Tech Decisions January 2010
Cover Story
Will Congress Be Piling On More Regulatory Changes?
Regulatory compliance is next in line for Congress. Until Congress acts, insurers watch, wait, and envision what change will mean.
Features
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Turn the Page: New Year Brings Hope for Economic Recovery
The last year didn't exactly deliver a rebound for insurers, but there are plenty of reasons for hope in 2010. Carriers are continuing to invest in technology that will allow them to begin a new chapter of growth.
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Letting Go of Core Insurance Systems Thanks to SaaS
There is no shortage of SaaS-based solutions for policy administration in the market, but is now the time for insurers to move this core system outside their own data center?
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2010: A PAS Odyssey?
From science fiction to the living room, technology fuels the insurance industry.
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The Match Game
While vendors are making strides meeting needs in some areas, insurers continue to demand more improvements in their policy admin systems.
Columns Editor's Note
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Decade of Transition for Insurance IT
It would seem the worst of the financial crises of the last year or so is over, but much of the turmoil they produced is not.
Columns Trends & Tech
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Cloud Computing--Redux
I know I have discussed cloud computing in this column before, but the fact is it just won't go away. Every day I am inundated with news articles and calls from sales people telling me the cloud is where I need to be.
Columns Stats Watch
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More Technology Options for Payment Plans
It seems hard to believe there is an area of the insurance business that has escaped the scrutiny of technologists, but premium payment solutions might fall into that short list.
Departments Industry Intelligence
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Liberty Mutual Enhances Risk Management System
Property/casualty insurance and employee benefits buyers can save time, increase productivity, and manage costs as a result of major changes to the Web-based risk management information system known as RISKTRAC.
Departments Business Solutions
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Vendor Partnerships a Policy for Insurer
One of the foundations of any productive partnership is trust. That is especially true when an insurance company selects a software vendor--particularly a vendor that will provide the platform that drives the carrier's business.
Departments Top Tech
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Building Insurance IT From the Ground Up
Steve Sitterly jumped at the chance a little more than two years ago to join a fledgling startup insurance carrier and build a flexible, scalable platform from the ground up.
