Tech Decisions November 2006
Cover Story
Made From the Finest Ingredients
Cooking up successful IT projects requires combining optimal amounts of technology and business. In the past, IT acted as the sole chef responsible for creating the entire menu of available systems, b
Features
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Diet Plan
Shrinking huge systems by shedding extraneous policyholder data through data conversions projects creates leaner, more efficient databases. Despite the expense and hurdles, these initiatives deliver a
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ECM:A Path to Profit
Navigating through ever-growing content in a variety of forms can be as challenging as giving directions to lost motorists who speak a different language. However, yesterday's department-level imaging
Columns Trends & Tech
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Integrating the Enterprise
I recently was speaking with a senior IT manager at a major retail company, which is in the process of growing its market into wholesale--selling its goods to large companies, enterprises, and governme
Columns CIO Chronicles
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Nothing to Fear
Going to industry conferences always produces new reflections. This one was no different. The venue was full of smart, educated, experienced, and motivated people exchanging stories and ideas. Yet som
Columns Automated Exec
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'Greg Oberland, Northwestern Mutual
At home, Greg Oberland, the CIO and senior vice president of information systems at Northwestern Mutual, experiments with digital photography, listens to music on a Nano iPod (recently purchasing a do
Columns Stats Watch
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A Capital Idea
Solvency II is the newest compliance issue facing European insurers, setting minimum capital requirements for all lines of insurance. In a recent survey of European insurers conducted by Ernst & Young
Departments Industry Intelligence
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Liberty Mutual Upgrades System for Workers' Comp
Workers' compensation customers of Liberty Mutual can expect faster service thanks to an improvement in the way the carrier handles claims. The carrier provides claims managers instant online access t
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Chubb Connects Customers to Repair Shops, Offers Thermal Testing
The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has launched an online tool to help put personal insurance customers in touch with the carrier's network of preferred independent auto-body repair shops. The new
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California Health Insurer Wins Web Site Honor
Blue Shield of California has won the 2006 Web Marketing Association's WebAward Competition as the best insurance Web site. The competition included 96 business fields, and judging was conducted using
Departments Business Solutions
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A Singular Solution (Part Two)
In the April 2003 issue of Tech Decisions, Udo Shucar, an IT project manager for Munich Re, spoke about the global reinsurer's plan to consolidate all its systems into a single point of entry: "The di
