CSCs Java-based POINT IN J
[ Source: TechWeb ]
January 2009-
CSC introduces POINT IN J, a Java-based policy administration system that has wide-spread appeal both to legacy insurers and to new entrants to the insurance industry.
POINT IN J heralds a new era of policy admin systems.
Decision Management for Insurance: Revenue-Generating Decisions Begin at the Point of Sale
[ Source: FICO ]
January 2009-
A new generation of technology solution—Decision Management—is bringing revenue-generating decisions to the point of sale with precision pricing and straight-through processing.
In this white paper, you'll learn how Decision Management can deliver deeper insights into risk exposure, enabling you to expand risk tiers, assign more accurate pricing and rapidly bring innovative products to new markets. You’ll also see how Decision Management can help you contain costs by allowing business users to implement business rule ....
Smarter Underwriting: New Strategies for Cost Control and Pricing Precision Using Decision Management
[ Source: FICO ]
January 2009-
Today insurance carriers are extending the efficiencies achieved through back office automation to point-of-sale (POS) decision making across all channels, including self-service websites, in-house sales and agent/distributor networks. New Decision Management solutions not only facilitate straight-through-processing, by improving the quality of inbound data, they also increase the accuracy, objectivity and consistency of underwriting and application decisions, even when business volume is rising rapidly. In addition, by providing deeper insights into loss risk, Decision Management enables ....
CSC's Java-based POINT IN J - End-to-End Policy Administration
[ Source: CSC ]
October 2008-
Long thought of as the 800 lb. gorilla in property and casualty insurance systems, CSC has demonstrated that it is a fast moving and agile 800 lb. gorilla. POINT IN J, introduced during Connect 2008, is CSC's Java-based end-to-end policy administration system that runs on Sun Microsystem’s Solaris operating system and Sun hardware. POINT IN J takes advantage of technologies not typically seen in the insurance industry and will appeal to both legacy insurers and ....
Buckeye Insurance Group Achieves Growth and Expense Objectives with New Administration System
[ Source: Insuresoft ]
June 2008-
The experience of Buckeye Insurance Group shows how replacing a legacy policy administration system with a single solution vendor, capable of cost-effective end-to-end application maintenance outsourcing, can support achievement of growth and expense business objectives. Successful utilization requires a vendor with solid base functionality and robust architecture and a client company with strong corporate commitment to using the system as designed and migrating to new versions as the system evolves.
Advancing Agent Connectivity: The 5 levels of maturity
[ Source: iter8 Inc. ]
June 2008-
Excellence in agent connectivity is rarely, if ever achieved. Rather it is a work in progress, one which is in flux as the carrier develops from one level of maturity to the next, always increasing effectiveness and efficiency, and thereby, profitability. Fortunately the cost-benefit ratio of advancing agent connectivity is highly favorable for the carrier, with relatively small investments, wisely deployed, yielding substantial returns in short order. Agent Connectivity is without ....
Cars and Trucks Are Talking: Why Insurers Should Listen
[ Source: Diamond Management & Technology Consultants ]
May 2008-
Automotive “telematics” such as event data recorders, global positioning systems, and other emerging innovations could save auto insurers $20 billion in annual claims payouts, or 17 percent of personal lines auto insurance losses each year. These savings will be the result of lower legal costs, more accurate insurance premiums, more efficient claims processing, fewer fraudulent claims, and new revenue from new monitoring and risk prevention services. But the road ahead presents challenges, too. ....
Nevada General Insurance Company & The Diamond Data Warehouse from Insuresoft
[ Source: Insuresoft ]
May 2008-
Managing data became an integral part of why Nevada General Insurance Co. (NGIC) selected The Diamond System from Insuresoft as their policy processing insurance software system. Not only would Diamond help process NGIC’s policies, handle claims, billing and rating, but Diamond also provided NGIC with a central repository for data that would house past and future transactions in one area – The Diamond Data Warehouse.
Taking Policy Administration System Transformation 'One Bite at a Time'
[ Source: Diamond Management & Technology Consultants ]
April 2008-
Most insurance carriers are placing policy administration system (PAS) transformation near the top of their to-do lists for the coming year, and many of these companies will expect a dramatic change in business results by moving PAS to the forefront of daily business operations. However, it is critical that carriers do not underestimate the operational challenges associated with replacing an existing PAS platform, because it will require changes to nearly every business process and technical ....
Cypress Property & Casualty Grows from Startup to Regional Carrier with CSC’s BPO Services
[ Source: CSC ]
April 2008-
CSC’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operations provided full back office support for Cypress Property & Casualty Insurance including call center, billing, accounting, reporting and compliance. Behind the scenes, CSC’s property and casualty BPO operation uses CSC’s POINT IN software, the leading policy administration system for mid-sized companies.