Magazine: MAY 2009
Cover Story
When it comes to its qualities as a buzz term, Software as a Service (SaaS) has a lot going for it. Unlike “SOA,” there’s only one way to pronounce it, and unlike “cloud,” both business and IT...
Columns
Inside Track
The chorus of the classic 1970s rock song “Signs,” by the Five Man Electrical Band, lamented “signs, signs, everywhere signs, blocking out the scenery, breaking my mind.” Perhaps if this song were...
Trends & Tech
I get to work with lots of different organizations. I help build collaboration portals, Internet portals, and knowledge management portals. I help integrate their portals with other applications so...
Departments
Business Solutions
Horizon Casualty Services always is seeking innovative technologies and approaches to achieve precision in meeting client-based performance metrics and to optimize workflows, notes Ilene Wachs,...
News
Travelers has announced the release of the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Dashboard, a new feature of the carrier’s e-CARMA Risk Management Information System application. The KPI Dashboard allows...
Business process outsourcing continues to be a major focus of attention for insurance carriers, according to the analysts from Celent who prepared the report: “Insurance Business Process...
As a former director of operations at CSE Insurance Group, Lee Baumgartner is well aware of the needs of the carrier’s users. That knowledge has come in handy as the industry veteran coordinates his...
The National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society Limited (NFU Mutual) and Guidewire Software have announced NFU Mutual has selected Guidewire BillingCenter as its new billing system. Sentry...