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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 15, 2012
One of the words technology people love to use is innovation. Things change so quickly—thanks to technology—that even insurance carriers are getting caught up in the drive. Of course, calling some technology advancement innovative doesn’t make it so.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 1, 2012
CIOs report new technology is among their major challenges for 2012.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
March 21, 2012
There is a change in the data collected by Celent for its annual survey of insurance IT leaders. A new word—innovation—has made its way into the title for the recent survey: 2012 U.S. Insurance CIO Survey: Pressures, Priorities—and Innovation.
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By Staff Writer |
January 12, 2012
Celent, a division of Oliver Wyman, Inc., announces that Craig Weber is replacing Mike Harding as CEO of the advisory services and research firm that focuses on the global financial services market.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 13, 2011
Change is coming. Make no mistake about it.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 14, 2011
Change is coming and at a pace that is, “quite dramatic,” according to Sudhakar Ram, chairman and managing director of Mastek. “And customer needs are changing as well.”
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
November 11, 2011
With Wednesday’s announcement that LexisNexis was getting out of the insurance software business, the start of another merger-and-acquisition season has begun in the insurance software world. There has been more activity in 2011 than in 2010, and opinions vary over whether 2012 will be an even busier year.
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 21, 2011
In what industry observers are describing as a “significant deal,” Accenture has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held Duck Creek Technologies, which specializes in software solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close within the next 30 days, were...
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 15, 2011
As long as there are large businesses with an appetite for expansion, we will always have deals such as the one between Accenture and Duck Creek Technologies. Through this acquisition, Accenture is making a major effort to establish its name in the p&c policy admin market and in particular with...
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By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 14, 2011
In what industry observers are describing as a “significant deal,” Accenture announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-held Duck Creek Technologies, which specializes in software solutions for the property & casualty insurance industry. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close within the next 30...
