Tech Decisions October 2011
Cover Story
Insurance IT Innovation: What's the Big Idea?
Technological innovation provides the edge to help insurers gain ground over the competition and take business to the next level.
Features
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Buried Alive!!! Developing Data Strategies
Insurers don’t want to be like the guy on the beach who wakes up to find himself buried under a ton of sand. Developing a data strategy—and strong leadership—will keep the sources of information flowing.
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The Handoff
Content is coming at insurance carriers from multiple directions. It’s a combination of the old—legacy systems—and the new—social media. Carriers need to focus on workflow to keep from fumbling the data.
Columns
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The Unstructured World
What do insurers do with all those images, email, and tweets?
Departments
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Nearshore an Option for North American Insurers
After Y2K insurers couldn’t wait to replace old operating systems.
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MetLife Survey Focuses on Drivers, Technology
Has modern technology made our roadways safer?
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Progressive Agrees to License Patents to Allstate
Progressive and Allstate have settled a patent dispute over technology that allows personal auto insurers to charge drivers based on how, where, and how much they drive.
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Getting More for Your Money
IT expenses aren’t falling, but a Novarica study maintains IT capabilities continue to rise.
Business Solutions
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Paying the Bills
Small carriers have the same responsibility to their customers as their national competitors.
Editor's Note
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Failure or Roadblocks
No one likes to make mistakes.
Trends & Tech
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Better Mousetraps
Steve Jobs and his vision for Apple have changed the way we live in the 21st century.
