Insure Think

Marketing executives continue their march into the insurance data center.

We live in a brave new world now with digital devices and equipment surrounding us in a sea of capabilities that (generally) improve the quality of our experiences.

Celent surveyed 41 vendors about their cloud applications, pricing models, platform investments and their expectations of where the market is going.

By appealing to their enlightened self-interest, CIOs can convert CFOs into fellow innovators.

Key performance indicators tend to provide a one-dimensional view of project value. Try asking some “key performance questions” as well.

Even though insurers have been mentioning Google overtures to participate on the comparison site for more than two years, the Google Compare U.S. site launch keeps getting pushed back.

The new wave of digital technologies is sending a clear message to even the most recalcitrant insurers: Go digital or go home.

New study shows data center growth will soon peak, and then decline. What will take their place?

Allstate's director of technology and operations says that despite the appeal, there are fundamental challenges that could delay the widespread adoption of smart-home technologies.

System and application issues are only getting more complex and expensive. Time for more self healing.

Allstate’s CIO describes how the company’s IT leaders and managers are helping to recast the company.

Key performance indicators tend to provide a one-dimensional view of project value. Try asking some “key performance questions” as well.

A new Celent report profiles claims solutions that are available in North America.

Novarica provides seven guidelines to help CIOs to determine their architectural governance maturity.

Yes, cloud has the potential to deliver cost-savings and flexibility. But there are some other advantages that may become apparent.

One of the few positive outcomes of the financial downturn has been the realization that ongoing innovation and transformation really are required to stay ahead of our direct competition and the evolutionary changes in the marketplace.

Becoming a digital insurer is a long-term endeavor, but can open doors to the new possibilities.

Even in technology, good things may take time.

Insurers once had a monopoly on lifetime customers, but technology has changed the game.

By reducing administrative tasks and automating paperwork, tablets can increase agents’ selling time and help them respond to customers in seconds, not hours.

SMA believes that insurers must embrace a "shared economy," crowdsourcing and open innovation to get ahead in the new marketplace.

Insurers should be on the lookout for innovative partnership arrangements that produce unique and valuable solutions.

A trip to area hotbed of technological innovation calls into question the potential viability of insurers' legacy systems, operations and processes.

Insurers have a range of open-source options for running their businesses.

Insurers across all lines of business increasingly recognize that their core systems are not able to properly position them to deal with imminent competitive threats.

As a consulting architect your job is to bridge the gap between business and IT, which requires interfacing with business people, and the first step is gaining your coworkers’ trust.