Tech Decisions September 2012
Cover Story
Insurance IT All-Stars Leading the Way
As always, our class of IT All-Stars is an experienced—but varied—group of IT executives that have dealt with the serious problems that have faced the industry and is making plans to deal with the issues that are about to come our way.
Features
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The Efficiency Mantra
Improving underwriting efficiency tops the to-do checklists of carriers in both personal and commercial lines.
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Why Can’t We Be Friends?
Finding ways to achieve ease of doing business needs to be the goal of not just insurance carriers, but independent agents as well.
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Far, Far Away
The capability is available for remote workers to operate securely.
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Seven Questions About Remote Access
Off-the-shelf software and hardware now make remote work widely feasible.
Stats Watch
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Down the Line
Investment in claims’ systems seems less of a priority for insurers
Business Solutions
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Keep Your Hands Off
Continued growth made a new policy administration system a priority.
Departments
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Practice Makes Perfect
Industry analysts examine best practices for initiating mobile technology.
Editor's Note
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What Lies Ahead?
I don’t want to revive the old discussion about whether insurance agents are a dying breed, but it would be foolish to ignore the changes in the industry—particularly for personal lines agents—and what the future holds for them.
Trends & Tech
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Sea of Mediocrity
The level of talent among programmers appears to be slipping away.
Columns
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Continental Drift
Plate tectonics and the property & casualty vendor market.
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Think Big, Act Small
Carriers need to drive dynamic distribution channels.
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