Insurance solutions developer ISCS, finalized the programschedule and set the dates for the annual SurePower User Group(SPUG) Conference. Registration is now open for the October 21-23program, which will be held at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose,Calif.

“SurePower's users have a great breadth of experience with thesolution,” says ISCS founder and president Andy Scurto. “Based onlines of business written, states covered and company-specificstrategic business goals, ISCS customers are all utilizingfunctionality within SurePower differently. By enablingconversations between industry experts and users, new ideas andsolutions are brought to light and brought to life.”

The SPUG Conference gives current and future SurePower users anopportunity to hear from industry experts, learn firsthand aboutISCS's newest offerings and influence product development. It isalso a great opportunity to network with peers, and discuss howothers are addressing similar challenges.

Highlights of the agenda include:

• Benchmarks in New Product Development:Strategy Meets Action (SMA) recently conducted a study benchmarkingthe time, resources and processes for product changes and newproduct development. SMA partner Karen Furtado will present resultsso attendees can evaluate how they stack up.
• Big Data: Novarica's managing director, ChadHersh, and Doug Moore, VP and CTO of ISCS, share what insurers aredoing with new opportunities in data, as well as sharing a visionfor the future of unstructured data and analytics.
• Portals & Mobile: Attendees will find outwhat's new in this emerging arena as ISCS leaders reveal recentdevelopments in portal functionality and mobile capabilities.
• Discussion Sessions: Best practicessurrounding the industry's latest trends will be explored duringinteractive discussions on underwriting, claims and billing, cloudcomputing, implementation best practices, workflows, upgrades, andreporting.

In addition to scheduled sessions, networking opportunities areincluded throughout each day, and lunches offer tables marked byroles, such as claims, underwriting, IT and project management, toencourage discussion with colleagues at other companies that shareinterests. Full details and registration information can be foundon the ISCS website.