Implementations for non-core systems follow many of the same best practices as for core systems but with a few tweaks for scale and scope.
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Non-Core Insurance System Modernization Matters Too: Part One, Assessment
The assessment process for non-core systems is similar to the process for core systems but with some tweaks to contextualize the approach for the size and scale of the project effort.
Restless Pursuit of Excellence: Guillermo Ramírez, RIMAC Seguros
An executive who puts high value on communication and the empowerment of talent, Ramírez has undertaken the establishment of technology standards and digital and core transformation.
The Key to (Small) Project Management: Keep it Simple
There are ways to apply some of the best practices from larger project efforts to smaller projects, while not burdening smaller projects with unnecessary bureaucratic overhead.
5 Ways to Improve Insurance Project Management
Implementing project management best practices helps insurers improve their performance, sell more products and retain customers.
Budgeting for Innovation: 5 Principles to Make Sure You’re Prepared
Budgeting for innovation in 2016 is shaping up to be a challenging one. In fact, it could be harder to formulate budgets this year than in prior years. Why is that?
IT/Strategy Alignment Checklist: 2. Know What You Have
An IT baseline inventory organized by workplace, information, application and technology map technology to a company’s strategic vision.
Apollo 13 and Insurers’ Moral-Technical Innovation Challenge
Insurance carriers may have an abundance of technical resources at their command, but without a sense of urgency, a sufficient level of morale that sparks creativity and genuine commitment, their survival over the longer term remains uncertain.
Inside Manulife’s Four-Point Differentiation Strategy with CIO Joe Cooper
Fresh from its acquisition of Standard Life Canada, Manulife is using technology to differentiate itself on the basis of customer engagement, information management and analytics, efficiency and effectiveness, and accelerated solution delivery.
Revisiting the Assumptions of Core System Selection: Does Size Still Matter?
In today’s insurance core system market, it is critical to treat information such as vendor size, installed base and technical modernity claims as data points to be explored further, rather than facts that can be evaluated in isolation.