Tech Decisions April 2011
Cover Story
Insurers, Vendors Living Happily Ever After
Carriers and vendors have both heard enough horror stories about software implementation to chill even Steven King’s blood. Turning those stories into fairytale endings has required a better approach—from both sides—that makes vendors and carriers long-term partners.
Cover Story
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Other Carrier/Vendor Partnership Viewpoints
Recently on our PropertyCasualty360.com Web site, we asked a number of insurance software solution providers a variety of questions for a five-part series called: Q&A: How Software Vendors View the Insurance Market.
Features
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IT Development Teams Take Two Steps Forward
Agile development has established its place in the product-development world—but what should its place be in your insurance organization?
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Help Is On the Way for Independent Agents
Providing quality technology solutions—and advice—for independent agents helps carriers differentiate themselves from the competition.
Departments
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Buckeye Branching Out Its IT Operations
Buckeye Insurance Group is a small company with some big technology plans.
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Clearing Hurdles
Deloitte report examines the challenges for insurers in 2011.
Stats Watch
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Insurers Adapt to the New Normal
Celent CIO survey examines pressures, priorities for carriers.
Business Solutions
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Insurer Back in Control of Manual Processes
Manual processes are eliminated—and compliance issues resolved—thanks to software.
Editor's Note
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Giving Vendors Their Due
When I first started with this magazine, a decision was made that the focus of our articles would be on what insurance carriers have to say, along with a few consultant and analyst types.
