Tech Decisions November 2008
Cover Story
Under the Scope
With the combined talents of the business units and IT, the best of today's business analysts bring a broader skill set to the job. With a deep understanding of insurance and technology, they are able
Features
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Pass It On
In legacy system replacement projects, insurers increasingly are using collaborative techniques and iterative development to overcome communication obstacles and create requirements documents everyone
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Peel Back the Onion
Is business process management (BPM) underappreciated in the insurance industry? The answer is most certainly yes, according to Marek Jakubik, cofounder and managing director of the Insurance Technolo
Columns Editor's Note
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A Cure for Panic Attacks
What should insurance IT leadership do when the financial markets commonly are described as being a devastating bloodbath, hit by a train or in a terrifying plummet, a spectacular free-fall, or a stom
Columns Trends & Tech
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Web Science
Nearly two decades ago, on Christmas Day 1990, Tim Berners-Lee "invented" the World Wide Web when he connected two computers using HTTP via the Internet. I am not quite sure where Al Gore was that day
Columns CIO Chronicles
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Climb Every Mountain
If you've never been to Torrey Pines State Park in San Diego, it is worth the trip. The sweeping landscapes full of green pines, cacti, and twisting trails all converge upon dramatic cliffs that dip a
Columns Tech Tattler
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Who Would Make the Best Technology President?
Certainly Sens. John McCain and Barak Obama have substantive differences on a host of issues, but when it comes to technology, it sounds like the same person could have written both of their platforms
Columns Stats Watch
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No Time to Lag Behind
What does the short-term future look like for personal auto insurance in the U.S.? Novarica principal Chad Hersh has authored a study on the market and believes challenges lie ahead for carriers, part
Departments Industry Intelligence
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Sorting Through the Wall Street Mess for Insurers
However, what bothers insurers is--whether there had been federal regulation of the insurance industry or the current state regulation--insurance regulations as we know them would not have been able to
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Workers' Compensation Program Becomes a Snap
ICW Group has entered the small-business market for workers' comp insurance by launching Snap Instant Quote, the insurance carrier's new small-business underwriting software. ICW Group now offers its
Departments Business Solutions
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Reassuring the Reinsurers
Reinsurance is a necessary part of Farmers Life's business strategy, according to Ayleene Hartman, reinsurance actuary with Farmers Life. "We've always had a good relationship with our reinsurers and
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Best Says P/C Sector Combined Ratio to Rise More Than 100; Penn Treaty Stops Selling New Policies;
A.M. Best Co. rating service is increasing its combined ratio loss estimate for the property/casualty industry by close to five points from its projection at the beginning of the year, pushing the fig
Departments Top Tech
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High Hiring Standards
George Napoles, CIO at Jackson National Life Insurance Company, sets high standards for those who work in his department. All potential IT employees first must take a programmer's aptitude test that e
News
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Ed Note
What should insurance IT leadership do when the financial markets commonly are described as being a devastating bloodbath, hit by a train or in a terrifying plummet, a spectacular free-fall, or a
