Tech Decisions October 2006
Cover Story
Close Inspection
An insurer can follow peer and expert advice to the letter, but there still is no guarantee its next software deal will unfold without pain and suffering. While carriers keep searching for that elusiv
Features
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Time to Let Go
Predictions of a legacy-system replacement boom have been made for years, but the old, reliable technologies have continued to serve the industry well. Yet nothing lasts forever, so is this really--fin
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Unfinished Symphony
Insurance involves the orchestration of varying processes--some easy to perform, others difficult to achieve, depending on the carrier. But like notes in a musical score, combining the right processes
Columns Editor's Note
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Deal or No Deal?
August is considered a slow month in many industries. This wasn't the case, however, in insurance technology. Within a mere seven days, for example, news releases arrived regarding three substantial i
Columns Trends & Tech
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Taking Care of Business
While visiting a Fortune 100 company, I was discussing Web sites with a few senior marketing people. One of their concerns was site obsolescence. They did not want to invest substantial resources into
Columns Stats Watch
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Clean Money
Terrorism has changed the world over the last five years, and nowhere is that more evident than in the need for anti-money laundering (AML) software for financial services companies in the United Stat
Columns Tech Therapy
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Ask Dr. G.
Dr. Gigabyte recently has returned to the civilized world. He was last seen scrambling about the high tundra in West Virginia--yes, there is tundra in W. Va.--in pursuit of the Dolly Sods Bigfoot. Dr. G
Departments Industry Intelligence
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Compliance, Legacy Systems Often Ignored in Carriers' Budgets
As the final quarter of 2006 begins, many insurance carriers are in the midst of budget plans for 2007. While this traditionally is the time to consider major improvements, Gartner's research vice pre
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Who's Using What
CUNA Mutual Group has implemented from Fiserv the asset/liability system IPS-Sendero A/L, a risk management solution offered to financial institutions. Fiserv Insurance Solutions announced the release
Departments Business Solutions
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Life Support
Marketing life insurance and annuity products never has been an easy task, but as more products become available and the complexity of those products tests the understanding of even trained profession
Departments Top Tech
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Winterthur U.S. Holdings' Peter Logothetis
For starters, Logothetis wants to help his company enhance its competitive edge by expanding Web-based, customer-facing applications for its commercial and personal lines products and services. Second
News
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oct ed note
August is considered a slow month in many industries. This wasn't the case, however, in insurance technology. Within a mere seven days, for example, news releases arrived regarding three substantial
