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...
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,...
Insurance Company IT Failures Diagnosed by X by 2's Sundaram in Best's Review
December 09, 2011 01:18 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Dec 9, 2011) - Insurers' IT transformation projects often implode, levying devastating costs in time, money and morale, K. Ram Sundaram, senior principal of X by...
Insurance Companies Choosing Software Must Go Beyond Analyst Recommendations, X by 2's Sundaram Writes in Best's Review
November 11, 2011 01:18 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Nov 11, 2011) - Insurers choosing commercial off-the-shelf software face a high-stakes challenge, K. Ram Sundaram, senior principal of X by 2, writes in the...
Generalists Must Go Above Specialists in Insurance Technology Transformation Projects, X by 2's Sundaram Writes in I&T
August 02, 2011 07:15 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - Aug 2, 2011) - Relying exclusively on narrow subject experts has ruined many insurers' technology transformation projects, resulting in long delays and huge...
Insurance Companies Installing ECM Systems Need to Build on Strong Software Architecture, X by 2's Hussain Tells Insurance Network News
March 10, 2011 16:22 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - March 10, 2011) - Getting an optimal enterprise content management (ECM) system requires choosing the right solution architecture, Yasir Hussain, a senior...
Insurers Meeting New Consumer Demands Through New Channels Need Flexible, Agile Scalable Technology, X by 2's Petersmark Writes in Best's Review
March 01, 2011 14:13 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - March 1, 2011) - Insurers meeting new consumer demands must build flexibility, agility, and scalability into their processes and technology, Frank Petersmark writes...
X by 2 Names Petersmark CIO Advocate
January 10, 2011 10:05 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - January 10, 2011) - X by 2, a technology consultancy that specializes in enterprise and application architecture for insurance companies, has named Frank...
Software Architects Indeed Have Dream Job, X by 2's Ahmed Says
October 25, 2010 11:27 ET | X by 2
FARMINGTON HILLS, MI--(Marketwire - October 25, 2010) - The ultimate dream job: rock star, NBA player, surgeon? No way.  The best job in America is software architect, according to...