Creating Culture of Innovation at Insurance Companies; X by 2's Petersmark Offers Innovative Look at Innovation
November 17, 2014 10:37 ET | X by 2
BAL HARBOUR, FL--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2014) - As CIO at a property/casualty insurer, Frank Petersmark helped establish an innovation center in 2009. "We set up a virtual and physical...
Insurance IT Investment Decisions Take More Than Numbers; Think Critically, X by 2's Sundaram Writes
September 23, 2014 01:01 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwired - Sep 23, 2014) - When insurance executives are deciding whether to invest in upgrading a policy administration, claims, billing or other major system, the numbers...
Keeping Insurance Data Quality Healthy: X by 2 Architect Reveals Four Ways at IASA Michigan
April 16, 2014 13:18 ET | X by 2
NOVI, MI--(Marketwired - Apr 16, 2014) -  As core insurance systems develop problems, data-quality issues grow undetected in the data warehouse, Yunus Burhani, a senior architect with insurance...
Top 2014 Insurance Technology Challenges Named by X by 2
January 03, 2014 01:25 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwired - Jan 3, 2014) - What will be the top IT challenges and trends for the insurance industry in 2014? X by 2, a consulting firm specializing in the industry, offers...
X by 2's Petersmark Tells How Insurers Can Create IT Plans That Deliver Value in IASA's Interpreter
May 23, 2013 00:18 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwired - May 23, 2013) - The most elegantly articulated information technology strategy isn't worth the paper it's printed on if it isn't implemented, Frank Petersmark,...
Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan and X by 2 Team Up to Overcome Legacy Limitations, Give Customers Online Self-Service, Unify Data
May 15, 2013 10:57 ET | X by 2
PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwired - May 15, 2013) -  Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan wanted to offer its customers more self-service online while preserving the agent's role as a trusted...
Insurance IT Transformations: Do the Opposite of Conventional Wisdom to Succeed, X by 2's Sundaram Tells Michigan IASA
May 01, 2013 00:47 ET | X by 2
DETROIT, MI--(Marketwired - May 1, 2013) - To succeed with insurance IT transformation initiatives, do the opposite of the conventional wisdom, Ram Sundaram, principal of X by 2, an insurance...
Top Business Technology Challenges for Insurers in 2013 Named by X by 2
January 07, 2013 12:02 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Jan 7, 2013) - What will be the top IT challenges and trends for the property/casualty, health, and life insurers in 2013? X by 2, a consulting firm...
Insurers Running Big IT Projects Need the Right Architecture and Small-Team Strategy, X by 2's Sadykhov Writes in Best's Review
December 20, 2012 00:18 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Dec 20, 2012) - Big information technology projects at insurers often unravel because of flawed architecture and large, unwieldy teams, Oleg Sadykhov, principal...
Insurers Succeed in IT by Doing Opposite of What's Been Proven Ineffective, X by 2's Petersmark Writes in Best's Review
April 27, 2012 00:30 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Apr 27, 2012) - Insurers can put big IT transformation projects on the road to success by doing the opposite of what's been proven ineffective Frank Petersmark...