E Fusion 2006: technology leveraging business value: October 23-24: Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel, Boston.Beyond E-Commerce--Online Selling in the Web 2.0 World Online insurers have moved well beyond click-and-buy. Where are they finding success in the land of multi-insurer offerings, and where are the newest venues opening? David Johnson--Director of Market Development, Availity L.L.C. Jaimie Pickles--Executive Vice President, InsWeb Corp. Best Practices in Product Development A look at how insurers are using technology, externalization The ability to easily connect to and transfer information between business partners. Increasingly, information systems are designed to make their data available to outside partners and customers. This type of collaboration is expected to be a vital part of IT in the 21st century. See EDI. and new approaches to quickly develop new products, get them approved and ensure they're on target. Matthew Josefowicz--Manager, Insurance Group, Celent Communications Paul H. McDonnell--Senior Vice President, Managing Director, Insurance Segment Leader, BearingPoint Reinventing Claims Some insurers are building knowledge-based systems that bring files up to speed in weeks, not years, and keep tabs on the shifting mass of claims data. Also, how insurers can use insurance-to-value ratios to head off claims issues down the road. George Davis--Vice President, AIR Worldwide John Ryan--Senior Vice President, ESIS ESIS - Education and School Improvement Service ESIS - Electronic Standby Instrument System (aviation) ESIS - Element Structure Information Set ESIS - ESA Space Information Systems ESIS - European Chemical Substances Information System ESIS - European Structural Integrity Society ESIS - European Survey of Information Society Building the Service-Oriented Architecture Insurers are organizing around Web services, reuse of functions and centralization of data. A look at best practices and areas to avoid. Peter B. Settel--Vice President, Operations, Homesite Insurance Riccardo La Rosa--Principal Consultant, Molecular The View From A.M. Best Analysts How A.M. Best analysts view insurers' use of technology, and how it plays into company assessments. E-Fusion Awards Judging Harnessing the New Media Cool examples of how companies are using cutting-edge tools--blogs, online video, podcasts, community building, interactive content--to make customers' online experiences more compelling. Larry Cowles--Second Vice President, MassMutual Financial Group Rick Gilman--Vice President, Communications, ACORD Cutting the Wires--How Insurers Are Really Using Wireless Best practices and real-life lessons from companies that are harnessing PDAs, wireless and other mobile technology for producers and field force, with a look at where it's working and where you'd better think twice. Rod Travers--Senior Vice President of Technology, Robert Nolan Co. Plus Others Building Tomorrow's Results On Today's Information As information and opportunities increase, so does confusion. But new approaches are emerging that are pointed to breakthroughs in two areas: how to better anticipate financial performance by focusing on today's metrics, and how to use what we know today to build tomorrow's profitable sales channel. Barry Rabkin--Senior Research Analyst, Insurance, Financial Insights, an IDC Co. Patricia L. Saporito--Director, Insurance Solutions, Business Objects Americas Electronic Exchanges Find Their Legs The London market finally begins trading online, as RI3K and Aon U.K. announce an electronic relationship. Meanwhile, the market for facultative risk online is expanding in the United States, led by eReinsure and others. Alex Letts--Chief Executive, RI3K Ltd. Igor Best-Devereux--Chairman and CEO, eReinsure What's Ahead for Insurance Tech Tomorrow's insurance technology today--what's showing promise? Paul C. Tinnirello--Executive Vice President, CIO, A.M. Best Co. E-Fusion Awards Announcement Register now at www.efusion2006.com |
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