Archive for April, 2008

Telepresence Solutions Help Organizations Enhance Customer Service, Performance and Operations

As vendors continue to broaden the telepresence portfolio, real-time video communication will become increasingly standard, improving the pace of doing business.

In an Increasingly Global World, Insurers Who Leverage Telepresence and Videoconferencing’s Capabilities Put Themselves Ahead of the Curve

The continued evolution of virtual communication has made telepresence and videoconferencing feasible as an integrated part of a firm’s unified communications, driving more efficient and cost-effective operations.

As Vendors Introduce Less-Expensive Technologies, Insurers Can Capitalize on the Promise of Videoconferencing and Telepresence


New Telepresence and Videoconferencing Technologies Offer Strategic Front-Office and Back-Office Benefits


PMA Insurance Group Follows Vendor to Java-Based Platform

PMA Insurance Group weighed ease of use, the merits of a single reporting platform and cost-effectiveness in deciding whether to follow Hyperion’s migration to a Java-based platform.

RSA Insurance Ireland Selects Agiliance

RSA Insurance Ireland has selected Agiliance IT-GRC 3.0 for its compliance initiatives.

WSI Unveils Hurricane Forecast Service

WSI Corporation has introduced LiveCat Forecast, a service to predict the path and intensity of upcoming hurricanes.

Knight Drives the BASICs at Chubb

Chubb’s new enterprise CIO Jim Knight will work towards bringing the carrier’s IT organization to new levels of capability.

Unum Group’s Simply Unum Initiative Taps Technology’s Capability to Provide Flexibility, Balance and Momentum

Unum’s Tom Watjen, one of I&T’s 2007 Tech-Savvy CEOs, describes how the success of the carrier’s Simply Unum initiative is driving further IT/business alignment.

BlueCross BlueShield’s Vicky Gregg Embraces IT’s Ability to Transform Health Insurance

Investment in data management technologies and adoption of "green" business principles are among the ways Vicky Gregg, president and CEO of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, is trying to change the way health insurers do business.