Virtual Viewpoint: Insurance R&D

Cindy Saccocia, director, U.S. Insurance Industry Solutions, Microsoft

There’s no doubt the insurance industry still faces difficult challenges, even as the economy begins to improve. Insurers today are concerned with market risk, increased regulation, declining premiums, and the ever-present need to cut costs. Managing an insurance company through difficult times is nothing new for insurers and it should not impede their strategy to invest in the future.