Skywire Software, a provider of software and services to the insurance industry, has formed a partnership with policy administration vendor Insurance Systems Inc. (ISI). The alliance will give insurers the ability to accelerate rating and underwriting, enhance their ability to write more business, and better manage communications with insureds."Skywire and ISI have complementary technologies that together provide a full suite of policy administration and fulfillment capabilities, equipping insurers with software components that solve key business challenges," says Carolee Dagenais, business alliance manager at Skywire. "This alliance presents a compelling value proposition for insurers to leverage technology and enhance their time to market.""With today's modern IT architectures, there are more opportunities for insurers to invest in industry-leading components and connect them via SOA and Web services," says Dave Hanley, vice president of business development at ISI. "Our Web-based policy administration suite together with Skywire's rating, document automation, and customer communications management capabilities give insurers more choices for an end-to-end system for underwriting, rating, policy issuance, and fulfillment."