Archive of rticles, editorials, commentary, research and published material pertaining to the Canadian insurance industry.

• 2010
• Gartner Highlights Four Innovation Forces in Information Infrastructure
• Novarica Report: Insurer IT Spending to Increase Modestly in 2011, Core Systems Remain Primary Focus
• LOMA Resource and SMA Survey Finds Life Insurance Industry Plans to Increase IT Budget in 2011
• IDC Predicts Cloud Services, Mobile Computing, and Social Networking to Mature and Coalesce in 2011, Creating a New Mainstream for the IT Industry
• Ernst & Young: Canadian companies unprepared to address new technology risks
• Gartner Reveals Top Predictions for IT Organizations and Users for 2011 and Beyond
• Celent Report: E-Business Strategies for a New Mobile World: Considerations for Insurance
• Gartner Says Cloud Computing Heralds An Evolution of Business, No Less Influential than the Era of E-Business
• Novarica: Cloud and SaaS at US Insurers: Experience and Expectations
• Capgemini selected by The Main Street America Group to Provide Application Management Services for Guidewire's ClaimCenter System
• Gartner Identifies Four Converging Trends That Will Change the Face of IT and Business
• Zurich, Canada launches online builders risk website offering fast and easy service to brokers and customers
• IBM outlined a vision for next evolution of the Internet
• Gartner Says Social-Networking Services to Replace E-Mail as the Primary Vehicle for Interpersonal Communications for 20 Percent of Business Users by 2014
• Novarica Case Study Profiles Great American Insurance Co. Core Systems Transformation Project
• Novarica Cool Capabilities Report Highlights Five Innovative Insurer Technology Initiatives
• Gartner Identifies Seven Major CEO Concerns CIOs Should Address
• Celent Report - What Insurance Customers Really Think: An IT Service Provider Report Card
• Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2011
• Duck Creek Technologies® Formalizes Partnership with Preview
• Novarica Report Finds Annuity Writers' IT Strategies Focused on STP, Speed-to-Market, and Actuarial
• Novarica Report Finds Commercial Lines Insurers' IT Strategies Focused on BI, Claims, Policy Admin, and Portals
• The Market Dynamics of Document Management: Report Published by Celent
• Operational Transformation Needed to Align Marketing and IT Groups as Companies Seek Competitive Advantage in Fast-Changing Digital World, Finds Study from CMO Council and Accenture
• IBM Introduces New Cloud Collaboration Services
• Gartner Outlines the Top 10 Forces to Impact Outsourcing and IT Services Industry
• Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional v10.5 Enhances Collaboration Across the Enterprise
• IBM to Ship IBM to Ship World's Fastest Microprocessor
• Compuware Gomez Data Point: The Average Web User Transaction Involves Over Eight Different Hosts
• Gartner Highlights Four Myths Surrounding IT Self-Service
• Manulife Financial and CGI Renew IT Managed Services Agreement
• The Emerging Semantic Web: Ideas for Insurers - Report Published by Celent
• Sun Life Financial Awards Accenture Multi-Year Application Development and Management Services Contract
• Pitney Bowes Business Insight Unveils New Version of Sagent Data Flow
• APEJ CIOs Face New Breed of Challenges: Innovate, Drive Revenue, Help Manage Cashflow and Improve Business Processes in 2010 and Beyond, says IDC
• Developers Rate IBM Top Private Cloud: Evans Data Corporation Survey
• Gartner Says 40 Percent of Global 2000 Enterprises to Have Context-Aware Computing Projects Focused on the User Experience by 2013
• Solvency II Under the Bonnet: Building the Risk IT Architecture that Serves Your Business Strategy: Report Published by Celent
• Gartner Global IT Council for Cloud Services Outlines Rights and Responsibilities for Cloud Computing Services
• Pitney Bowes Business Insight Releases New Version of Spectrum™ Technology Platform
• Through 2014 Public IT Cloud Services Will Grow at More Than Five Times the Rate of Traditional IT Products, New IDC Research Finds
• Gartner Says Worldwide Cloud Services Market to Surpass $68 Billion in 2010
• The Co-operators Ranked No. 2 Among Canada's Best 50 Corporate Citizens
• The Labours of Hercules: The Challenges Facing Insurance Enterprise Architects - Report Published by Celent
• Progressive Car Insurance Recognized by CIO Magazine for Excellence in IT
• Pitney Bowes Business Insight and Salesforce.com to Deliver Insurance Industry Solutions in the Cloud
• Guidewire Software Launches World-wide PartnerConnect Formal Alliance Program
• IDC FutureScan: Buyer Intent Is Positive, But Cautious
• Insurance Software Deal Trends 2010: Life/Health/Annuity Edition: Report Published by Celent
• Insurance Software Deal Trends 2010: Property/Casualty Edition: Report Published by Celent
• "Security and Privacy Issues": An Executive Presentation and Luncheon by NCI, June 3, Vancouver
• IBM and McMaster University Collaborate on "Smarter Transportation" Research
• Desjardins Selects IBM Canada for its Centralized IT Infrastructure Operations and Hosting
• Gartner Says Hybrid Thinking for Enterprise Architecture Can Help Organisations Embrace Transformation, Innovation and Strategy
• eMarketer - How Effective Are Corporate Social Media Policies?
• Leveraging Social Networks: An In-Depth View for Insurers: Report Published by Celent
• Perception of Data Security at Odds with Reality, Accenture Study Finds
• Tug of War: The Competing Forces That Drive Insurance Technology Strategy: Report Published by Celent
• Progressive Launches Industry's First Android App for Car Insurance
• Reality-Checking the Evolution in Core Insurance Systems: Report Published by Celent
• Gartner Sees Shift in CEO Priorities as Organizations Focus on Customer Retention
• DALBAR Recognizes the Best Websites in Life Insurance & Annuities
• Gartner Outlines Top 10 Technologies to Impact Property and Casualty Insurance
• "IT Security Data Loss Prevention: a practical approach" - Two Seminars with Eugene Ng, VP Technical Services, NCI
• Cloud Computing, SaaS, and Technology Outsourcing for Corporations: Report Published by Celent
• Gartner Outlines 10 Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2010 and 2011
• Mobile Increasingly Important for Small Biz: eMarketer
• Accenture Joins AT&T Business Exchange
• Compuware Gomez Publishes New White Paper: "Why Web Performance Matters"
• Forrester: 2010 Software Spending Devoted To Existing Systems More Than Emerging Technologies
• 2010 US Insurance CIO Survey: Pressures, Priorities, and Practices: Report Published by Celent
• Accenture and SAS Plan to Jointly Develop, Implement and Manage Next-Generation Predictive Analytics Solutions
• SAS® Text Analytics reveals new insights in stored documents
• Demand for Mobile Financial Services Grows: eMarketer
• Independent research firm recognizes SAS as a leader in predictive analytics, data mining
• Secure Wireless Networks For Everyday Living: NCI
• LIMRA Surveys Insurance IT Executives: Identifying Trends in Technologies Having the Most Impact over the Next Five Years
• The Asset Manager's Guide to Social Media: kasina
• Soft Market Is Catalyst for Carriers' Increasing Technology Investment to Streamline Workflow, According to IVANS Survey
• Social Business Goes Mainstream in the Enterprise, Forcing Cultural and Process Shifts from the Inside Out, IDC Research Finds
• Model Insurer 2010: Case Studies of Effective Technology Use in Insurance: Report Published by Celent
• Few Companies Have Policy for Employee Use of Social Networks: eMarketer
• IBM Delivers New Software and Services for Information Governance
• Gartner Reveals Five Social Software Predictions for 2010 and Beyond
• Forrester: IT Security Spending To Increase In 2010
• Endsleigh Insurance Case Study: PBBI
• Big Boost Is Forecast for App Stores: eMarketer
• IBM and Insurance & Technology Announce Insurance for a Smarter Planet Virtual Briefing Centre
• IT Spending in Financial Services: A Global Perspective: Report Published by Celent
• Wealth Management Business and IT Priorities for 2010: A Global Perspective: Report Published by Celent


• 2009
• Boardroom Series: What Now for Insurance Technology Investment? Report Published by Celent
• Guidewire Software and Ward Group Announce New Joint Assessment Services for Property and Casualty Companies
• Amid the Downturn, Firms Look to Information Technology to Restore Strength: Accenture
• Gartner Survey Shows 10 Percent of Respondents Say Workers Using Employee-Owned Notebooks as Their Primary Work PC in 2009
• SMA P&C Study Sees Shift in Insurer IT Spending - Webinar and Reports
• Zurich Financial Services Group and CSC Sign New IT Services Contract in Europe and North America
• Next Gen to Meet New Normal in the Post-Recession Economy, According to IDC
• IBM Launches New Storage Cloud Solution for the Enterprise
• Managing Users' Transition from File-Orientation to Web 2.0 Approach Will Be a Major Challenge: Gartner
• Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2010
• Risk Management Technology Revealed: Aon eSolutions Global Survey 62% note savings in risk transfer costs as a result of using risk technology
• Pitney Bowes Business Insight Unveils Next Generation Data Quality Solution
• IT Spending for Property and Casualty Insurers Flat through 2010: PCI
• South Africa's Financial Intermediaries Association (FIA) Joins ACORD
• Australian Insurance Industry Standardises with ACORD Members Vote to Adopt ACORD Messaging Library
• Gartner Identifies Ten Enterprise Architecture Pitfalls
• Gomez Publishes New White Paper: "Best Practices to Assure High-Performance Web Applications in a Web 2.0 World"
• FINEOS included in the IBM Insurance Process Acceleration Framework
• US Insurers To Increase IT Spending for 2010, In Quest to Achieve Growth and Operational Efficiency: Novarica
• Study on the State of Data Quality Reveals Businesses Still Face Significant Data Challenges: PBBI
• Open Source Enterprise Applications on the Rise, IDC Study Shows
• IBM Widgets for LinkedIn, TripIt Simplify Professional Networking and On-Line Travel Planning
• Gartner Says Cloud Consumers Need Brokerages to Unlock the Potential of Cloud Services
• Gomez Unveils Major Platform Upgrade to Optimize Performance and Quality of Web and Mobile Applications
• Forrester Updates Outlook For Global And US IT Purchases In 2009
• Gartner's Cloud Computing Special Report Examines the Realities and Risks of Cloud
• Location-Based Services Pinpoint Success: eMarketer
• DALBAR Recognizes the Best Web Sites in Life Insurance & Annuities
• Only 59% of Insurance Technology Buyers Would Definitely Buy The Same Solution Again, says New Report From Novarica
• The Protection Insurance Industry and IT - A Mixed Picture of Success, Reports FINEOS
• Reaping the Benefits of Web 2.0: European Insurers' Strategies that Work: Report Published by Celent
• Insurance Software Deal Trends 2009 - Property/Casualty Edition: Report Published by Celent
• Insurance Software Deal Trends 2009 Life/Health Edition: Report Published by Celent
• Take Control of Car Insurance Costs with Progressive
• ACORD ACE Designation Program Marks Milestone
• Information Model Preview Distributed to ACORD Members
• Temple Insurance and Frank Cowan Company Receive ACORD's Innovative Implementation Award
• IDC Report Examines Customers' Leading Requirements and Provider Preferences for Cloud-Based Application Development and Testing Services
• IBM awarded seven-year services contract by Sun Life Financial
• Gomez and dotMobi Launch First Benchmarks That Measure Five Critical Dimensions of Success for Mobile Web Sites
• Gartner Survey Shows 40 Per Cent of SOA Users Don't Measure Time to Achieve Return on Investment
• Gartner Says Interest in Strategic Document Outsourcing Has Surged as Companies Look for Ways to Cut Expenses
• DMTI Spatial Releases Beta Version of Location Hub® User Interface
• Generations Divided on Workplace Social Nets: eMarketer
• CITS Initiative Continues to Develop Guidelines for the Life Insurance Industry: CLIEDIS
• CSC To Support Development of Insurance Industry Standards
• ACORD Announces New Designation Program: The ACE Enrollment Open for First Class, Graduation Set for May 2010
• IDC Says Cloud Computing Is More Than Just Hype; Worldwide IT Spending On Cloud Services Expected To Reach US$42 Billion By 2012
• IBM Appointed to Run Lloyd's Exchange
• Foresters And CGI Announce A 10 Year, $182 Million, Full IT Outsourcing Agreement
• Aligning ITO & BPO - A Holistic approach: Case study from Cognizant Technology Solutions
• Gomez's New Instant Test Reveals How Websites Perform from the Customers' Perspective
• Off-site Receptionist/Scheduling Assistant, by Bernadette Wong, CEO, K&MSS
• DMTI Spatial Unlocks Business Value Inherent in Location Risk Management with the Introduction of its New Risk & Profit Location Content Cartridge (LCC)
• Business Success Through Insurance Data Mastery: A Whitepaper from Information Builders
• Harcase signs North American partnership with Octello to sell and implement its' RapidSure Enterprise Insurance Solutions
• Trends in European Insurance for 2009: Report Published by Celent
• Merger & Acquisition Case study from Cognizant Technology Solutions
• TowerGroup: IT Spending by U.S. Financial Services Suffers Worst Decline in History
• 2009 US Insurance CIO Survey: Pressures, Priorities, and Practices: Report Published by Celent
• Pitney Bowes Inc. Launches Pitney Bowes Business Insight
• Celent Model Carrier 2009: Case Studies of Effective Technology Usage in Insurance: Report Published by Celent
• Information Builders Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in New Business Intelligence: Report by Independent Analyst Firm
• Gartner Reveals Eight Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009 and 2010
• Gartner Presents CIO Resolutions for 2009
• La Capitale Financial Group agrees to acquire the Full Suite of Vista(TM) Suite of Insurance and Wealth Management Business Models and Methodologies: Newlink
• Client Calling for Orphan Accounts, by Bernadette Wong: K&M Secretarial Services
• IBM, RIM Mobilize Business With Lotus Software and Developer Tools for the BlackBerry Platform
• IT Spending in Financial Services: A Global Perspective - Report Published by Celent
• IASA Announces Second Annual Vendor Alliance Seminar
• Automation Will Be Critical Element As Insurers Seek More Agility In 2009, by Chuck Johnston, Oracle Insurance


• 2008
• IDC Predicts Slower IT Spending Will Accelerate Adoption of Disruptive Technologies and Business Models
• Success Virtually a Phone Call Away…K&M Secretarial Services
• IBM's 3rd annual 'Five in Five' foresees influential tech changes
• Gartner Survey Finds 90 Percent of Respondents Expect to Maintain or Grow Usage of SaaS
• IPD Advances Workplace Efficiency in Insurance
• Over 100 Insurer Executives Have Rated Their Experience With Tech Vendors in Novarica ACE Rankings
• Insurance Data Mastery Solution Spectrum: Report Published by Celent
• Gartner Says Master Data Management Is One of the Fastest-Growing Software Segments in 2008
• CSIO calls for nominations for 2nd Annual Achievement Awards
• ACORD White Paper Examines Role of Standards in Solvency II Preparedness
• ACORD Selects Progress Software to Support the New ACORD Standards Framework with Progress® DataXtend® Semantic
• IBM Builds Trust and Confidence in Human Identity Systems to Better Protect Customer and Corporate Intelligence
• Gartner Says Companies Can Save 1 Million Kilowatt Hours by Implementing 11 Best Practices in the Data Center
• Forrester Projects Which Enterprise Web 2.0 Collaboration Technologies Will Grow, Which Will Decline
• CSC Study Identifies Emerging Wave of Disruptive Technologies That Will Reshape Business
• Information Builders Introduces New Do-it-Yourself Business Intelligence Tool
• IDC Finds Cloud Computing Entering Period of Accelerating Adoption and Poised to Capture IT Spending Growth Over the Next Five Years
• LOGiQ3 Ranks Highly on the PROFIT HOT 50
• Gartner Highlights the Nine Most Contentious IT Issues for the Next Two Years
• Bad News on the Street: Insurance IT Strategy and the Financial Crisis Report Published by Celent
• Co-operators General Insurance Company Renews IT Contract with CGI for Seven Years
• Aon eSolutions Launches iVOSc Carrier Edition, a Version of iVOS for Insurance Companies
• SunGard Wins Special Recognition for SOA Achievements
• SOA Consortium and CIO Magazine Announce Winners of SOA Case Study Competition
• Pitney Bowes MapInfo Introduces MapXtreme 2008, Newest Version of .NET-based Location Intelligence Platform
• ACORD Launches Reinsurance & Large Commercial Blog
• Novarica ACE RankingsT Document "Average Customer Experience" to Help Insurers Evaluate Technology Vendors Based on Peer Experience
• Younger Consumers' Demands Push Insurers to Break the Traditional Business Model Molds - By Richard Daukant, SAP Canada
• EMC, IBM and Microsoft Jointly Create First Web Services Interface Specification for Greater Interoperability of Enterprise Content Management Systems
• Gartner Says Users Are Becoming Increasingly Confused About the Issues and Solutions Surrounding Green IT
• Gomez Adds Cross-Browser Testing for New Chrome and Internet Explorer 8 Beta Browsers
• Capturing the Strategic Value of IT: A Review of IT Investment Evaluation Methods: Report Published by Celent
• Gartner Says Organizations Should Not Prevent Participation in Social Applications for Fear of Bad Behavior
• An Effective Business Intelligence Strategy is the Key to Business Success, Says IDC
• DMTI Spatial Releases Neighbourhood and Community Boundaries
• Gartner Highlights 27 Technologies in the 2008 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies
• Industrial Alliance and IBM and the "Neurons in Action" project in Quebec City
• Gartner Says Companies Should Implement Information Access Technologies, Rather Than Buying More Storage, to Manage Old Corporate Data
• Paperless Offices Remain an Elusive Dream, IDC Explains
• IBM Supercomputer Bolsters Cancer Research
• Application Performance Issues Cause Organizations to Lose Millions, According to New Aberdeen Group Study: Gomez Inc. News
• Gartner Says Cloud Computing Will Be As Influential As E-business
• Guy Carpenter's i-aXs® Platform Wins TDWI Best Practices Award
• Gartner Identifies Three Steps to Encourage Corporate Investment in Virtual Worlds
• CompuOffice Software Inc. enhances the Mortgage, Investment and Loan Analysis module in LifeGuide
• Gartner Says Few E-Commerce Sites Have Taken Advantage of Web 2.0 Technologies to Make the Shopping Experience More Attractive to Buyers
• IBM Empowers Business People With Customized Web 2.0 Software
• Enhanced Self-Service Load Testing Solution from Gomez Helps Businesses Deploy Web Applications with Confidence
• Gartner Identifies Top Ten Disruptive Technologies for 2008 to 2012
• ACORD Launches Implementation Forum This October
• ACORD Receives Donation of Insurance Information Model from Prima Solutions
• ACORD Receives Donation to Enhance Insurance Capability Model from Deloitte
• Policy Works Inc. Receives CSIO Achievement Award
• Insurance Networking News, Celent Announce INN's 2008 Vanguards in Insurance Practices
• Desjardins Financial Security Acquires the Full Suite of Newlink's Vista™ Business Models and Methodologies
• Gartner Says Virtual Office Deployment Can Make Good Business Sense
• Gartner Says Use of Open Source Will Be Key Enabler for SaaS Development Platform Adoption
• Innovation Group Joins IBM Insurance ISV Ecosystem
• Business Intelligence Leader Information Builders Releases WebFOCUS for Google Maps
• Gartner Says Unified Communications Projects Should Focus on Increasing Business Agility, Not Reducing IT Costs
• IBM Launches Mobile Web Initiative to Transform Consumer and Business Experiences
• Gartner Identifies Seven Grand Challenges Facing IT
• Progressive.com Ranks #1 on Keynote's Auto Insurance Carrier Scorecard
• Protecting What's Yours: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Emerges as a Critical Component to Organizations' Overall Information Protection and Control (IPC) Strategy, IDC Says
• Information Builders to Sell iWay Universal Adapter Suite for IBM WebSphere Products
• IBM Predicts Five Future Trends That Will Drive Unified Communications
• ISO Insurance Technology Solutions Awarded U.S. Patent for Its Method for Software Product Generation and Maintenance
• Companies Collaborate to Deliver Pre-Built Connectors within SOA: Information Builders
• IBM Invests in Future Web 2.0 Developers on Campus
• Accenture Unveils Enhanced Claims, Underwriting & Policy Administration Solutions to Help P&C Insurers Industrialize Their Operations
• OARBIC Solutions Inc. and Picom Software Systems Ltd. sign distribution agreement for North America
• IDC's Forecast for Management Survey Predicts the Top Ten Items in CIOs' 2008 Shopping Carts
• Gartner Says Emerging Technologies Will Marginalize IT's Role in Business Intelligence
• 10 Steps to Profit from Location Intelligence revealed at the Intelligent Enterprise Expedition 2008 (IEE08): DMTI
• Gartner Says More Organizations Are Using IT Outsourcing to Enhance Business Performance Rather Than to Just Cut Costs
• Celent Model Carrier 2008: Case Studies of Effective Technology Usage in Insurance Report Published by Celent
• Gartner EXP Worldwide Survey of 1,500 CIOs Shows 85 Percent of CIOs Expect "Significant Change" Over Next Three Years
• Gartner Says Organisations Must Establish Data Stewardship Roles to Improve Data Quality
• IBM Technology Used by MIB, Inc. to Protect Insurers and Consumers Against Fraud
• DMTI Spatial Releases Reverse Geocoding Service for Location Intelligence Developer's Zone
• Guy Carpenter Integrates First American Proxix Solutions and RiskMeter.com into i-aXs Data Management Platform
• Information Builders Delivers WebFOCUS FLEX Enable for Highly Interactive and Visual Business Intelligence Applications Innovation Enables Development of User-Friendly Animated Dashboards
• IBM Advances Web 2.0 Platform for Business
• NewLink Launches a French Version of the Vista™ Service Oriented Architecture – Enterprise Business Model
• Skywire Software Achieves IBM SOA Specialty Partnership Status
• Gartner Says Most Organizations Are Not Prepared For a Business Outage Lasting Longer Than Seven Days
• 'User-Determined Computing' Redefines Information Technology Priorities, Accenture Survey Finds
• Insurance CIO/CTO Pressures, Priorities, and Plans in 2008: US Survey Results Report Published by Celent
• IT Governance in the Multinational Insurer: Report Published by Celent
• ACORD and LMBC Form New ACORD Brokers Committee
• Document Automation Solution Vendors for Insurers 2007: Report Published by Celent
• Report: Worldwide, IBM Is Well Ahead of Traditional Competitors in SOA Consulting Services
• Gartner and ACORD Joint Study Finds That Insurers and Reinsurers Lack Governance for XML Initiatives
• IT Spending in Financial Services: A Global Perspective - Report Published by Celent
• An E-Signature Update for US Insurers: Report Published by Celent
• A Global View of Policy Administration Systems: The 2007 Overview - Report Published by Celent


• 2007
• Software as a Service (SaaS) Will Impact Partnering Landscape, According to a New IDC Study
• IBM Reveals Five Innovations that Will Change Our Lives Over the Next Five Years
• Simplifying the Insurance IT Application Landscape: Report Published by Celent
• IBM and Innovation Group Open New Innovation Center in India; New Center Helps Insurance Companies Transform their Business
• Information Builders Adds Collaboration Tools for Operational Performance Management
• IBM Accelerates Into Next Phase of Autonomic Computing
• TowerGroup: Rapid Advancements in Technology To Reshape Insurance Landscape Over Next Decade
• Business Innovation Will Come from Organisational Openness, Says Gartner
• TowerGroup: Insurance Carriers Must Adopt Electronic-Commerce Initiatives or Risk Losing Competitive Edge
• Top Ten Trends in L/H Insurance E-Business 2007 and Beyond: Report Published by Celent
• Gartner Says IT Leaders Should Use a Business Model for Justifying Emerging Technologies
• Progressive Unveils Industry's First Web 2.0 Site
• IDC Asia/Pacific Software Survey Reveals that Security Protection Is The Prime Deciding Factor in Open Source Technology Deployment
• Advanced Analytics Transforming Insurance with Profound Implications for Competitive Dynamics, ISO's Chief Says
• Gartner Says IT Leaders Must Consider Alternative Delivery Models or Risk Being Bypassed By the Business Units
• Experts at CSC Conference Praise Advances in Insurance Software
• Gartner Says Five Major Trends Will Force IT Organizations to Change the Way They Support Workers
• Gartner Identifies the Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2008
• Gartner Says Worldwide IT Services Market On Track to Grow 9 Percent in 2007
• SAS unveils plans to provide deeper integration of SAS® Analytics and Solutions within database engines
• Information Builders Continues Innovation of Active Reports Technology With Active Dashboards
• IPD Advances Workplace Efficiency in Insurance
• IBM Unveils Industry-First SOA Software to Help Companies Centrally Manage Customer, Product, and Account Master Data
• Information Builders Delivers Next Generation of Location Intelligence
• Gartner Says CIOs Must Manage IT Risk as Business Risk
• New security survey shows organizations are strong on infrastructure, weak on monitoring and enforcement: by CIO, CSO & PWC
• Top Ten Trends in P/C E-Business 2007 and Beyond: Report Published by Celent
• Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Communications-as-a-Service Revenue to Total $252 Million in 2007
• Gartner Says Worldwide Software as a Service Revenue in the Enterprise Application Software Markets to Grow 21 Percent in 2007
• Gartner warns Web 2.0 will force business to re-examine approach to IT security
• The Insurer Build vs. Buy Debate: Report Published by Celent
• Safeguarding Personal Information Calls For A More Comprehensive Approach by Financial Services Institutions: Report from TowerGroup
• Anarchy is Knocking at the Gates of IT Security, Says Gartner
• IDC Predicts Rapid Growth for Business Process Management Software Market, Reaching $5.5 Billion by 2011
• A Democratisation Process Will Bring Wireless E-Mail to the Masses, Says Gartner
• Insurance CIO/CTO Pressures, Priorities, Projects, and Plans:The View Across the Atlantic: Report Published by Celent
• Security risks and organizational culture greatest barriers to Web 2.0 workplace adoption, says KPMG
• Gartner Says Traditional Investment Services Firms Must Respond to New Web 2.0 Brokers' Innovation
• Gomez to detail Ajax testing and performance strategies
• Gartner EXP Outlines How CIOs Can Drive Enterprise Revenue Through Seven Levers of Growth
• Analysts: SAS Expanding Market Share in Business Intelligence
• ACORD Testing & Certification Facility Expands Now Includes Reinsurance & Large Commercial Placing Messages
• Accenture to Invest $250 Million to Expand Technology Consulting Capabilities to Help Clients Align IT Strategy with Business Strategy
• Bad Technical Implementations and Lack of Governance Increase Risks of Failure in SOA Projects, says Gartner
• Gartner Says Worldwide Web Conference and Team Collaboration Software Markets Will Reach $2.8 Billon in 2010
• Leading Global Organizations Embrace Business Intelligence Innovations Showcased at Information Builders Annual User Conference
• No Business Intelligence? No Business, Says IDC
• Insurance Software Deal Trends 2005-2006: Reports Published by Celent
• Business Process Management Solution Vendors for Insurers 2007: Report Published by Celent
• How Secure Is Your Business IT Network? Ipsos-Reid Poll for CMS Consulting
• Gartner Says the Consumerization of IT is a Major Threat to Enterprise Security
• TowerGroup Study of Insurers and I.T Vendors Finds Industry-Wide Standards are Needed to Realize True Potential of SOA
• CIGNA HealthCare chooses SAS® business intelligence for member and employer group informatics
• SunGard Ranked "Traction Index" Leader in Celent's Insurance Software Deal Trends Report
• MTS Allstream wins contract with Royal & SunAlliance for managed MPLS network
• Information Builders Announces iWay Compliance Solution Framework
• Information Builders Rolls Out New Active Technologies to More Than a Thousand Customers at Annual Summit User Conference
• CGI To Merge USA Insurance Divisions
• Guy Carpenter's i-aXsT Platform Wins MapInfo Award For Excellence in Use of Location Intelligence
• SAS in Leaders Quadrant for Customer Data Mining Magic Quadrant
• Gomez Introduces Industry-First On-Demand QA Solutions for Web 2.0 Applications
• Insurance Networking News and Financial Insights Publish First Annual Ranking of Insurance Technology Vendors
• Progressive.com Wins the Webby People's Voice Award in the Insurance Category
• Lloyd's role in driving reform, by Richard Ward, Lloyd's CEO
• ACORD Launches New Chinese Mini-Site
• Blue Gene, Progeny of IBM's Chess Champ, Deep Blue, Becomes an Engine of Scientific Discovery
• Gartner Says Worldwide Enterprise Content Management Software Market Will Reach $4.2 Billon in 2010
• More IT Vendors to Embrace Business Transaction Management as Next Step in IT Management, Says IDC
• Virtualization Will Drive Major Change in IT Infrastructure and Operations in the Next Three Years, According to Gartner
• Gartner Says SOA Will Be Used in More Than 50 Percent of New Mission-Critical Operational Applications and Business Processes Designed in 2007
• eMarketer: Business Crawls onto Web 2.0
• IDC Reveals the Future of Email As It Navigates Through A Resurgence of Spam and Real-Time Market Substitutes
• SAS, Source Evolution to Enhance Business Intelligence Competencies Together in Eastern Canada
• M&A Deals in Insurance IT and Services: 2006 Report Published by Celent
• Tritech Financial Systems Inc. announces the release of Web Reporting Portal
• Lunch Seminar: "Analytic Dashboards: Helping Business Users Visualize Information Quickly" by Information Builders
• "Momentum" - CLIEDIS’ Ninth Annual Seminar
• IBM Chooses Information Builders' WebFOCUS for Worldwide BI Offerings on the System i Platform
• SAS® accelerates optimization, delivers power and accessibility
• China Property & Casualty Reinsurance Company signs on with eReinsure
• DMTI Spatial to Power OEEDC's Web Portal with Location Intelligence
• NewLink launches the VistaT insurance, wealth management and banking enterprise business framework on the Microsoft VisioT platform
• ACORD Launches Testing and Certification Facility in London
• Whitehill Technologies releases IStream Publisher 4.1
• Made in IBM Labs: IBM Opens "Innovation Factory" Using Collaboration to Accelerate Innovation of New Products, Services
• Business Process Management Suites (BPMS) Will Be Among the Fastest Growing Software Markets through 2011, Says Gartner
• Web Services and SOA in Insurance 2007: Realizing and Communicating the Business Value: Report Published by Celent
• IDC's Financial Insights Asia/Pacific Survey Discusses Key Areas of Strategic Focus for Insurers in 2007
• The Market Reform Vision for 2007 and beyond: Making London the market of choice: Lloyd's Market Reform Group
• European Insurance CIO Pressures, Priorities, Projects, and Plans in 2007: Survey Results - Report Published by Celent
• Business Intelligence Market Will Grow 10 Percent in EMEA in 2007 According to Gartner
• Gartner EXP Survey of More than 1,400 CIOs Shows CIOs Must Create Leverage to Remain Relevant to the Business
• Financial Services Institutions Increase IT Spending on Risk Management Solutions: TowerGroup
• SunGard Unveils 2007 Industry Predictions for Information Availability
• IDC's Global Services Team Presents Top 10 Predictions for 2007: Services Leveraging New Delivery Models Are Key Growth Area
• Will Technology Keep the Good Times Rolling for P/C Insurers? Report Published by Celent
• DMTI Spatial launches the Location Hub™ using a SaaS delivery model for enabling Location Intelligence in the Enterprise
• ACORD President & CEO Gregory A. Maciag Launches Blog
• NewLink partners with BusinessGenetics to offer the Vista™ insurance and wealth management models using their business modeling approach
• Information Builders Releases WebFOCUS Magnify, a Service-Oriented Approach to Search Technology
• Canadian Company, OneMove Technologies, Launches Ground-Breaking Insurance To Protect U.K. Homebuyers
• New Property & Casualty Technology Blog site launched; sponsored by Guidewire
• ING Finalizes Contracts with Team of IT Service Providers
• Celent Model Carrier 2007: Case Studies of Effective Technology Usage in Insurance : Report Published by Celent
• eMarketer: Merchant beware: E-thieves are out there
• IBM confirms 15 years of technological advancement for MDI and billion in potential saving for the consumers
• Key IDC's FutureScan: IT Buyers Ignore Economic Storm Clouds, Expect More Spending Growth in 2007 than 2006
• Gartner Highlights Key Predictions for IT Organizations in 2007 and Beyond
• Frank Cowan Company Partners With Temple Insurance Company
• Crossing Frontiers in Business-to-Business Electronic Payments: Report Published by Celent
• Corporate Actions Automation in Continental Europe: Report Published by Celent
• Gomez Survey Reveals Impact of Positive Web Experiences on Online Retailers' Holiday Sales


• 2006
• kasina Announces Its First Ranking of the "Top 10 Web Sites for Financial Intermediaries"
• IDC Releases Top 10 Predictions for Worldwide System Infrastructure Software, 2007
• IT Spending Trends: A Global Financial Services Review - Report Published by Celent
• Gartner Highlights Seven Core Benefits of Web 2.0 for Traditional Industries
• Insurance CIO/CTO Pressures, Priorities, Projects, and Plans for 2007: Survey Results Report Published by Celent
• E-Mail Management: Gain Control and Ensure Compliance: Mobius
• SAS ranked first for its core risk management technology in Chartis RiskTech 100 report
• Information Builders Extends the Power of Active Reports to Mobile Devices
• CGI Ranked as Top Solutions Provider to the Insurance Industry
• Progress EasyAsk Technology Helps Kingsway Financial Services Increase Business Volume by Optimizing Search for Critical Business Information
• ACORD Leverages IBM Workplace Forms Technology in New ACORD eForms+
• Tritech and Fusepoint Announce High Availability Data Centre Solution for P&C Insurance
• Information Builders and iWay Software Release DataMigrator 7.1 and Service Manager 5.5, Offering Most Complete Data Integration Platform for BI
• IDC's Insurance Networking News and Financial Insights Announce InsureTopTech Ranking for 2007
• Gomez Unveils Real-User Web Experience Measurement Service, Helping Ensure Superior Online Customer Experiences
• Information to Decisions Inc. licenses NewLink’s Vista™ insurance and wealth management models to deliver data warehouse solutions
• Whitehill Technologies and Mobius expand presence in Insurance sector with new partnership
• Canadian Business Executives And Technology: The Future Is now - A C-Suite Executive Survey Conducted by Ipsos Reid, Sponsored By SAP Canada
• Escalating Competition Spurring Breakthroughs In Analytics That Are Transforming The Insurance Business, ISO's Chief Says
• TowerGroup: Insurance Carriers are Embracing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Gomez surveys reveal gap between expected and actual performance of online shopping sites
• Salaries For Top E-Business Executives Lag Those of Their Counterparts Outside of Asset Management, Says kasina
• A.M. Best Co. Announces E-Fusion Award Recipients
• Gartner Analysts Examine the Future Scenario of Security during Gartner Symposium/ITxpo, October 8-13, in Orlando
• IDC: Financial Insights Asia/Pacific Finds Wireless Technologies Equip Innovative Insurers with Competitive Edges
• Gartner Outlines Roadmap to the Next Era of Personal Computing
• An Overview of the Lloyd's of London Market: Key Business and Technology Issues: Report Published by Celent
• Newlink Group: Faster Process Improvements through Industry Frameworks
• Insurance Accounting Systems Vendors 2006: Report Published by Celent
• Gomez Expands Array of Web Performance Benchmarks
• Information Builders Continues Its Market Leadership and Innovation With Enhancements to Portable Business Intelligence Offering
• Information Builders and Xignite Partner for First-Ever Integration of On-Demand Financial Web Services With Enterprise Reporting
• Desjardins Group signs a new service agreement with Bell Canada, a contract valued at 670 million dollars
• Allstate Canada messaging and collaboration system secure with Ceryx
• Information Builders Unveils New Release of WebFOCUS Performance Management Framework to Empower Organizations to Make Strategic Decisions Based on Business Performance
• The Urge to Converge: Applications that Unify Access to Information Will Fuel Growth in BI, Search, and Discovery Markets, IDC Finds
• Gartner Urges CIOs to Wake up to IT's Energy Crisis
• CSC Report: Welcome to the Connected World: How Eight Trends are Radically Changing Work and Play
• IDC Forecasts Growth for Remote Access Services Software as Businesses Develop Continuity Plans
• Document Management for Insurers: Overview and Solution Spectrum - Report Published by Celent
• South Korea Ranks First in E-Government - The US ranks fourth. - eMarketer
• New Research Highlights That Insurers Are Failing To Hit ROI Targets For IT Projects: SunGard Survey
• Gartner Says Worldwide Financial Services Spending to Increase 4 Percent in 2006
• IDC Reveals the Real Impact of Open Source: Sustaining Innovations and Extending the Useful Life of Software Assets
• Gartner's 2006 Emerging Technologies Hype Cycle Highlights Key Technology Themes
• The Four Leading Content Management Vendors Remain at the Top, But IDC Reveals a Shift in the Ranks
• Gartner Identifies Top 5 Steps to Dramatically Limit Data Loss and Information Leaks
• Managing Vendor Selection For Vertical Enterprise Applications: Report Published by Celent
• 2006 Global Information Security Survey published by InformationWeek and Accenture, prompting increases in security spending in the coming year
• Accenture to Acquire NaviSys, a Leading North American Life Insurance Software and Services Provider
• Information Builders Addresses Performance Optimization and Usage Monitoring With WebFOCUS Resource Analyzer
• Desjardins Financial Services acquires a license to NewLink's Vista Service Oriented Architecture - Enterprise Business Model
• Coty Cosmetics, City of Chicago, Novelis, VP Buildings, and 355 Other Organizations Leverage iWay Software to Put SOA Into Action and Yield Tangible Results - Information Builders
• Gomez Unveils Gomez Performance Network 6.5 Featuring First Intelligent Diagnostic Capability for Web Performance Problems
• A Customer Experience Analysis of Insurance Industry Websites: Research by Vox Inc.
• Many Canadian Companies Tackling Security Risks Posed by MP3 Players and Mobile Devices: Ipsos-Reid Survey for Sun Microsystems
• Gartner Survey Shows that Corporate Wireless LAN Deployment is Increasing, But Security is a Major Concern
• The Popularity Of Notebook PCs Will Help Close The Digital Divide Between Society’s Technological Haves And Have-Nots, Says Ipsos Insight Study The Face of the Web
• Accenture Survey of IT and General Business Executives Identifies Ways for CIOs to Enhance Influence
• Health Industry Insights' Study Reveals $3.7 Billion Increase in IT Spending for Electronic Health Record Market: IDC Reports
• Progressive Receives Top Honors from Keynote Systems
• State Auto Finds a Better Way to Manage Documents with Mobius
• SOA-Based Services Gain Foothold in U.S. Companies' Overall IT and Business Strategy, and Spending Plans in SOA Rise, IDC Finds
• IBM: First of a kind technology brings together tens of thousands of global citizens to discuss urban Issues
• Gartner Identifies Five Application Integration Trends That Are Changing Business Applications
• Insurance Software Deal Trends 2004 - 2005: Reports Published by Celent
• ACORD Releases Single Business Data/Information Dictionary
• Streamlined Process Speeds Up Specification Releases At ACORD
• Information Builders' iWay Software and AmberPoint Integrate Solutions to Provide a Foundation to Streamline SOA in Complex Environments
• ACORD Launches Video-on-Demand on Web Site to Advocate and Educate on Insurance Data Standards
• Adobe Delivers Intelligent ACORD Forms for Insurance Industry
• Whitehill Technologies, Inc. Acquires InSystems
• NewLink Launches New Vista™ Industry Frameworks, Models and Methodologies for Insurance, Wealth Management and Banking
• Business Success with KANA's Multi-Channel Customer Service Solutions
• Information Builders Introduces Process-Driven Business Intelligence
• New Version of KANA IQ Delivers Unprecedented Translation Support; Facilitates Regulatory Compliance
• Information Builders Unveils WebFOCUS Power Painter to Set New Standard in Business Intelligence Usability
• Government Agencies That Deliver Outstanding Customer Service Provide An Experience That Rivals The Private Sector, Accenture Report Finds
• Infosys Study: Insurance Industry Shifting Technology and Business Strategies to Spur Profitable Growth
• eMarketer: Canada's Digital Report Card
• eMarketer: The World Wide Web may finally be living up to its name
• Open Source is Becoming an Essential Part of Services Portfolios for Major Services Players, IDC Reveals
• Gartner Says Fewer Outsourcing Megadeals Were Signed in 2005, But Market Will Continue to Grow
• 2006 Secor/Commerce Internet Index: Desjardins Financial Security Web Site Still Best in Quebec
• Lloyd's Schematron pushes the right buttons
• Gartner Says Worldwide Application Acceleration Market Topped $1.2 Billion in 2005
• Mobile Phones Could Soon Rival the PC As World’s Dominant Internet Platform: Ipsos Study
• IT Consulting Market Enters Phase of Solid Growth, and EMEA Will Surpass the Americas in Spending by 2009, IDC Reveals
• Gartner Says Corporate Mobility Becomes Mainstream and Outlines the Shape of the Future with Mobile Business 2.0
• Independent Research Firm Ranks Hyland Software a Leader for Transactional Content-Centric Applications
• InSystems Launches IStream for Insurers
• Universal Insurance Selects CGI for Seven-Year BPS Deal
• Integrated Solutions for the Insurance Business From Web Financial Solutions XML Integration technologies for better business
• Enhanced SAS® Anti-Money Laundering now quicker to detect suspect activity
• Hyland Software named to KMWorld's list of 100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management
• InSystems Unveils New Version of Insurance Document Software Calligo Enterprise 5.4 Boosts Speed to Market
• Information Builders Introduces WebFOCUS: Intelligent Search to Address Enterprise Search Requirements
• SOA: Driving Enterprise Data Strategy in the Insurance Industry: Seminar by Information Builders
• Guy Carpenter Announces Development of i-aXs™ , a Revolutionary Online Risk Management Platform for the Insurance Industry
• US Gartner Presents 10 Year Scenario for Information Technology, Business and Society
• eMarketer: By several measures, the US appears to be less "connected" than many other countries.
• XML FUNdamentals: A Tutorial by Web Financial Solutions
• eMarketer: Even the professionals hired to safeguard data online do not think companies are doing a great job protecting important data.
• Gartner Survey Shows Most IT Outsourcing Deals Continue to be Focused on Cost Keys to Successful Outsourcing Deals to be Discussed at Upcoming Gartner Outsourcing Summit, April 3-5 in Orlando
• ACORD Releases Standards Strategy
• Analyst Firm Names IBM Leader for Independent Software Vendor and Developer Programs
• IDC's FutureScan: Buyer Expectations for IT Spending Growth Hit Double Digits
• Information Technology Spending in United States Expected to Increase, Accenture Study Finds
• European Insurance IT Spending: 2006 - 2010: Report Published by Celent
• AAA Life Licenses PilotFish Technology’s XCS eiPlatform for ACORD-compliant SOAP Web Service Interface
• Compliance & Technology: Best Practices for Insurers: Report Published by Celent
• Ontario Government's FSCO Strengthening Consumer Protection and Supporting Economic Growth
• Transport Canada celebrates its 10th year on the web
• Gore Mutual Delivers Superior Customer Service and Optimizes Business Processes With Synergize from Microdea
• Ipsos Forecasts IT Spending In Canada To Reach $41 Billion In 2006
• Financial Insights Releases Annual Top 10 Strategic IT Initiatives for Insurance
• Gartner Survey of 1,400 CIOs Shows Transformation of IT Organisation is Accelerating
• iWay Software Announces Comprehensive SOA Integration Suite
• Royal & SunAlliance Canada Selects CGI For Seven-Year IT Services Contract
• KANA Response Named Best in its Category in SearchCRM.com “Products of the Year” Awards
• InSystems Writer to Help KMG America Create State-Compliant Policies Faster
• Independent Analyst Firm Positions Information Builders in Leader Quadrant for Business Intelligence Platforms
• The Value of Mentoring: by Peter Symons, OARBIC
• Business Process Management: anatomy of an integrated solution: Newlink Group
• IDC Forecasts Continued Double-Digit Email Archiving Applications Market Growth Through 2009
• SAS® Canada establishes Healthcare Advisory Council
• State of Vermont's Captive Insurance Automates Document Delivery and Improves Productivity with Synergize from Microdea
• IDC Examines the Future of Email As It Navigates Security Threats, Compliance Requirements, and Market Alternatives
• Gartner Consulting's Worldwide IT Benchmark Group Says Majority of Industries Will Cautiously Increase Worldwide IT Spending in 2006


• 2005
• SunGard Announces Formation of Enterprise Solutions Group
• Using Emerging Technology for Competitive dvantage: A Near-Term Guide for Property/Casualty Insurers Report Published by Celent
• Using Emerging Technology for Competitive Advantage: A Near-Term Guide for Life/Health Insurers Report Published by Celent
• Three Futures for Technology and Insurance: Report Published by Celent
• What Explains the Canada-US Technology Investment Intensity Gap? - Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
• New Guidebook From PricewaterhouseCoopers Helps Companies Align Security with Strategic Business Objectives
• “Great deeds are usually wrought at Great Risks” Peter Symons, OARBIC, Part 2 of 2
• ISO: Nanotechnology to have dramatic impact on the insurance industry's future assessment of policies and payment of claims
• “Great Deeds are Usually Wrought at Great Risks”: Peter Symons, OARBIC, Part 1 of 2
• Ipsos Reid National On-Line Study: Companies Not Spending Enough On Business Intelligence Activities
• IBM provides innovative technology for online global dialogue
• Voice over Everything (VoE) to Change the Face of Communication in the Workplace, says Gartner
• Swiss Re's sigma study: Insurability in a changing risk landscape
• AIM Survey Highlights Regulatory Pressures
• Ontario Hospitals Report Performance Results in SAS®
• InSystems Writer Lets Insurers Simplify Creating State-Compliant Policies
• Information Builders Introduces Industry's First Portable Business Intelligence Solution
• IDC: The Future of Enterprise Software: IDC Names Eight Macro-Trends Reshaping the Industry
• Noridian Administrative Services wins 'Innovative Business User of Technology' award for company-wide workflow technology initiative: Hyland Software Inc.
• Upgrading Call Center Technology at Allianz Life: Report Published by Celent
• CGI announces the 2005 Client Conference: "Get Smart"
• ACORD, eEG7 and CSIO Announce Release of Harmonized Data Dictionary for Global Insurance Industry
• Avaya Helps Allstate Insurance Company Enhance Customer Service With IP Telephony
• Setting Priorities on Projects (part 2 of 2), by Peter Symons, Managing Partner, OARBIC
• Setting Priorities on Projects (Part 1 of 2), by Peter Symons, Managing Partner, OARBIC
• Linux Enters the Mainstream: eMarketer
• Thirty Years of Customer Interaction Provides Insight on Implementation and BI-Lifecycle Challenges and Opportunities to Adapt to Customers' Evolving Business Needs: Information Builders
• TowerGroup: ABN AMRO Outsourcing Agreement Signals Evolution of I.T. "Megadeals"
• OARBIC - Why Consultants are good for IT Manager’s careers - no, really, they are...
• IBM Contributes Business Process Content to ACORD Insurance Industry Standards
• Process Innovation and Management in the Acceleration Age: Susan J. Bird - Newlink Group newsletter, Vol. 12, Issue 2
• Information Builders' Customers Achieve Significant ROI From Operational BI Implementations
• Open Text, InSystems Extend Partnership to Improve Speed-to-Market for Insurance, Financial Services Companies
• IBM Formally Acquires DWL, Enhancing Data Integration Portfolio
• Hyland Software Receives KMWorld 2005 Trend Setter Award Enterprise Content Management publication recognizes OnBase® ECM software suite
• IDC's Financial Insights Europe Predicts IT Insurance Spending Growth of 3.4% CAGR
• Banks Worldwide Plan to Overhaul Aging Core Banking Systems To Gain Competitive Advantage, According to Global Accenture and SAP Survey
• ACORD Forum London, 19-20 October, a New Focal Point for International Insurance
• Progressive.com Takes Top Honors In Watchfire® GómezPro Q2 2005 Insurance Carrier Scorecard - Named Best Overall; Leads in Most Categories and Tasks
• InSystems FREE Interactive web seminar: Turning Compliance Initiatives into Revenue Opportunities
• Information Builders: iWay Software to Sell IP Rights to Microsoft for Eight iWay .NET-Based Integration Adapters
• CGI-AMS Acquires MPI Professionals Expanding Upon Financial Services Expertise
• IBM to Acquire DWL - Customer Data Integration Software to Strengthen IBM’s Information Management Portfolio
• Service Firms Must Significantly Invest In Building Their Service Oriented Architecture Capabilities, IDC Finds
• Portfolio Systems 2005 Series: Full Suites with FIX Trading - Report Published by Celent
• 'Extreme Data'Revolutionizing the Way Companies Do Business, Says CSC Report
• IDC Forecasts IT and Business Services by Industry: Success Rides on Understanding Industry Specific Needs and Proper Vendor Positioning
• The Wealth Management Technology Landscape 2005: Report Published by Celent
• TowerGroup Examines How Institutions Can Drive Holistic Business and Technology Transformations to Improve Efficiency
• eMarketer: Enterprise IM - Companies find that the benefits of the speedy communication platforrn comes with headaches as well
• Information Builders' WebFOCUS Delivers Lloyd's of London a Cost-Effective, Reliable Way to Transfer Critical Business Information
• Consumption of Web Services Will Greatly Increase Through 2009, IDC Finds
• Information Builders' iWay Adaptive Framework for SOA Integrates With Eclipse Universal Development Platform
• NewLink Group Inc. announces a partnership with Flying in Formation Inc. to offer Business Process Excellence services to the Insurance and Wealth Management industry
• John Hancock Life Insurance Expands Partnership with CGI By Signing New Seven-Year IT Services Contract Valued at US$166 Million
• OnBase® Healthcare Solutions Awarded American Hospital Association Endorsement
• Postini indicates that Phishing Increased in June: eMarketer
• Progressive.com Takes Top Honors In Watchfire® GómezPro Q2 2005 Insurance Carrier Scorecard
• Desjardins Group and CGI Create Strategic Alliance to Offer Canadian Credit Unions Technology Solutions and Services
• Independent Research Firm Ranks Leading Business Intelligence Offerings in New Industry Survey: Results Name Information Builders' WebFOCUS as the Top-Ranked Business Intelligence Offering for Users Based on TCO, Scalability, ROI, Usability, and Overall Satisfaction
• Assumption Life upgrades legacy systems using Whitehill Technologies
• Information Builders to Offer Vertical Solution for Insurance Industry
• Gregory Maciag, ACORD, Releases New Book on Standards and the Competitive Advantage The Business Information Revolution Released at ACORD LOMA ISF
• ACORD Launches ROI Tools at Forum. New Member Benefit For Analysis
• Information Security Tops List of CFO Concerns: CSC Survey
• ACORD Surveys Top 25 Members, Shares Results. Role of Standards Strong and Growing
• The Application Management Services Market Heads for Growth in 2005, IDC Finds
• Micro Focus, Cratos, and Microsoft Help Lombard Canada Ltd. Migrate its Mainframe Systems to the Windows Platform
• InSystems Calligo™ Doc Services 3.1: Next Generation Document Platform
• i-flex invests in Castek for Property & Casualty insurance solutions
• Information Builders Honors Five Customers for Outstanding Use of Technology
• Hyland Software Forms Partnership With Canadian-based Imagine eDoc Solutions Inc.
• Speeding Products to Market: Aligning People, Process and Technology: InSystems FREE Interactive web seminar - May 31, 2005 2:00 p.m. ET Featured Speaker: Kimberly Harris-Ferrante, Vice-President, Gartner
• Spending on Software as a Service Exceeds Expectations and Will Continue to Grow Through 2009, IDC Finds
• E-Commerce: Ten Years Later: eMarketer
• ACORD Examines Regulatory Impact on Data Standards in New Analysis
• Hyland Software Hosts Record Setting User Conference
• InSystems Named Leading Software Provider in Celent 2005 Insurance Software Deal Trends Reports
• SAS strengthens assault on BI market with enhanced offering
• Insurance Software Deal Trends 2003-2004: Insurance Reports Published by Celent
• InSystems Calligo Doc Services improves contract issuance at Horizon: Case Study
• What's Wrong with Insurance IT Sales Practice, and How to Fix it: Celent
• Microsoft® .NET Framework and Visual Studio® .NET Help CGI Increase Functionality, Expand Future Capabilities and Increased Overall Operational Efficiency
• E-Mail Marketing Trends Revealed: eMarketer
• Wireless Internet Access Climbs Nearly 30% In 2004: Ipsos-Insight
• Greater Use of Knowledge Management Tools Meets Need for Improved Business Processes, IDC Says
• Canadian Businesses Plan To Spend Less On IT, More On IT Outsourcing: Ipsos-Reid
• Rethinking Insurance Network Infrastructure: The Case for Convergence: Celent
• CSC Wins Award from IBM for Use of IBM Technology in a Business Solution
• Newlink announces new version of Vista™ - Affordable Data Warehouse Reference Models
• New Version of Vista™ - Affordable Industry Reference Models Announced by Newlink
• Data Standards, Financial Reporting Focus of Joint ACORD, XBRL White Paper
• TiG and IBM Enter Five Year Agreement to Create a Client-focused Global Delivery Centre
• Fiserv Awarded Number 1 Ranking in FinTech 100 by American Banker and Financial Insights
• US Insurance IT Spending 2005-2010: Celent
• Business-to-Business Electronic Payments: Putting Wind in the Sails: Celent
• TowerGroup Forecasts Cautious, Controlled Technology Investment From U.S. Insurers in 2005
• InSystems Selected as a Leading Company in Knowledge Management Technology
• Aviva Canada extends contract with CGI
• The Push For Productivity: IDC Canada Reveals Top IT Trends For 2005
• Top Trends in Insurance IT in 2005: Celent
• LOMA Research Report Explores the Pros and Cons of Outsourcing and Offshoring
• Insurance CIO/CTO Pressures, Priorities, Projects, and Plans: 2004 Survey Results: Celent
• American National Insurance: A Business Process Management Case Study - Report Published by Celent
• Technology and the Soft Property/Casualty Market: Celent
• ACORD Wins Innovation of the Year Award
• TowerGroup: Geographic Information Systems Plays Critical Role in Insurance
• Top Ten E-Business Trends for 2005: eMarketer
• Internet and E-Business Trends in 2004: eMarketer
• Hyland Software And BISYS® Form Strategic Business Alliance
• IBM pledges 500 patents to support open source
• Norwich Union Signs New Contract With IBM
• Global Financial Institutions to Spend USD$362 Billion on Technology investments in 2005: TowerGroup


• 2004
• IDC Study Shows RFID Deployments Accelerating in 2005; Leading Services and Integration Firms Playing Significant Role in $2 Billion Marketplace
• Manulife Financial and IBM Sign $70 Million Agreement to Support Business Growth
• Expert Travel Financial Security Group Standardizes on Cognos Enterprise Business Intelligence
• Bell Canada signs seven-year, $140-million contract with Manulife Financial for fully outsourced Internet Protocol-based network management
• CIBC acquires SAS®9 data management software: SAS
• Web Metrics and The Bottom Line: eMarketer
• Hyland Software Attains Gold Certified Partner Status in Microsoft Partner Program
• Image Process Design, Inc. Enters into National Software Agreement with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
• Sapiens to Bring Business Rules Technology to Linux
• IT Spending Landscape Evolving : eMarketer
• The Virtuous Cycle of Compliance and IT? Report Published by Celent
• Innovation breeds growth and survival, say Business Leadership Forum speakers: IBM
• ACORD Advocacy Campaign Challenges Leaders to Look Anew at Data Standards
• Information Builders at the Forefront of Operational BI, Extending the Power of Decision-Making Across the Enterprise
• DWL Ranks on 2004 Deloitte Canadian Technology Fast 50 List For Third Consecutive Year
• Manulife Financial and CGI Finalize Agreement for the International Systems Development Centre (ISDC)
• Canada Gets with IT: eMarketer
• Wireless Technology for L/H Carriers: Slow, Steady Growth Ahead: Celent Report
• Top 10 Trends in Insurance E-Business Today and Tomorrow: Celent
• Enterprise Technologies Help Insurers Turn Overwhelming Volumes of Content from Liability to Asset: TowerGroup
• DALBAR Recognizes the Best Web Sites in Life Insurance & Annuities
• Largest Security Study Ever Conducted Finds Asia and South America Trail North America and Europe In Security Development and Best Practice Implementation: Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers and CIO Magazine
• CSC Study Shows Open Source Applications Prolific, Vital to Business, Government Operations
• ACORD Receives Industry Initiative of the Year Award
• Information Technology Spending in United States Expected to Increase: Accenture Survey
• ATM Security & Fraud: Tools and Techniques to Mitigate Persistent Losses - Celent Report
• Threat to US Financial Institutions: TowerGroup Estimates Projected IT Spend
• Offshoring in Financial Services: A Detour Along the Automation Highway: Celent
• New Reporting and Compliance Rules Challenge Systems At Most Large U.S. Companies, PricewaterhouseCoopers Find
• IBM Provides Mainframe-Powered Disaster Recovery Solution to the Principal Financial Group
• Hawk Corporation Chooses Hyland Software for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
• Hyland Software Forms Strategic Partnership with Quintek Services, Inc. to Focus on Insurance Industry
• SAS leads data mining and data warehousing access tools markets
• CSC and Zurich Financial Services Sign Global IT Applications Outsourcing Agreement
• Aon (US) and CSC Sign $600 Million IT Outsourcing Agreement
• The Innovation Group Leverages Alliance With OARBIC To Extend Services and Support for Customer
• Castek Announces Agreement with Samsung SDS to provide resale and implementation services for Insure³ suite of products in South Korea.
• Outbound E-Mail Cause For Concern? eMarketer
• SAS earns high ranking on CBR’s "Top 10 Most Influential BI Vendors, 2004"
• Controversial "Offshore Outsourcing" Term a Misnomer for Complex Array of Global Sourcing Strategies: TowerGroup
• IM Use at Work Here to Stay: eMarketer
• Scaling the e-Financial Supply Chain Mountain: Celent Report
• Software, Consulting and Content Firms Form The Compliance Platform
• Business Rules Engine Vendor Evaluations: Reports Published by Celent
• Enterprise Solutions Critical to Driving Competitive Differentiation Among US Insurers" TowerGroup Study
• IT Outsourcing In Canada: Ipsos-Reid
• Manulife Financial partners with CGI to build upon Halifax operations by creating the International Systems Development Centre (ISDC)
• The Incredible Shrinking IBM Desktop
• Castek Announces Agreement with Global InfoTech for services into China
• Getting Results from Outsourcing: Operating Model, Risk and Governance Implications: Seminar June 24 by iGATE
• Seminar: Information Access and Analytical Reporting for the Insurance Industry: SQLiaison
• SAS announces next step in evolution of risk management
• IBM Centre for Advanced Studies to Publish CASCON 2003 Workshop Proceedings: Generation5
• InSystems Calligo Enterprise 5.1 Announced
• ITA to Research IT Deployment in Small and Medium P&C Companies
• IBM Helps Eliminate Virus and Spam Headaches for Small and Medium Sized Businesses
• New IBM Portable Storage Products Give Users Flexibility in How They Tote Their Data
• Gómez Unveils Next-Generation Internet Performance Management Solution
• SAS and IBM demonstrate industry leadership in data mining interoperability
• InSystems Joins IBM’s ISV Advantage Initiative to Help SMB Customers in the Insurance Industry
• SAS®9 solutions pack powerful punch
• Hyland Integrates with Leading GIS Software Product
• New SAS®9 Software Revolutionizes the Business Intelligence Industry
• kasina Announces "Top Twenty Sites - Mutual Funds"
• Insurance Data Mastery Solution Spectrum: Report Published by Celent
• Insurers Nearsighted on IT Decisions, According to Sapiens Survey
• DALBAR Recognizes the Best Web Sites in Financial Services
• Online Payments in the US: Navigating The Marketplace: by Celent
• TowerGroup Views Sarbanes-Oxley as Catalyst for Long-Overdue Financial Institution Technology Upgrades
• SAS Commits $30 Million to Develop its New Canadian Corporate Headquarters in Toronto's South East Downtown Neighbourhood
• SQLiaison’s Fellow DSS™ gives Aviva Canada access to management-level information
• Kana Introduces Kane Response Live for Assisted-Service Through Web Collaboration
• SAS outperforms competitors in data mining category
• Aviva Canada gets access to management information with SQLiaison’s FellowDSS™ - a case study
• Leading Technology Research Group Names Hyland Software as Challenger within Enterprise Content Management Market
• Insurance Software Deal Trends 2001-2003: by Celent
• Small Biz Sees Big Benefits in Broadband: eMarketer
• CFO Survey Reveals Majority of Corporate Technology Plans Not Linked to Business Plans: CSC and FEI
• New TowerGroup Research on Insurance Software Vendors
• Allenbrook and Whitehill Technologies Strike Partnership for the Future
• Information Builders and SOLCORP Announce Strategic Marketing Agreement
• MDS Inc. chooses IBM and Oracle to integrate global operations


• 2003
• Hyland's Focus on Healthcare Products Nets More than 50 New Customers
• Sun Life Financial celebrates successful integration of Clarica Life Insurance
• IBM and ATB Financial sign largest IT services agreement of its kind in western Canada
• Markel Insurance (USA) Improves Service with Document Management System OnBase from Hyland
• Shoppers Prepared to Trade Concerns over Electronic Tagging Technology for Real Shopping Advantages, says GartnerG2
• TowerGroup Identifies 10 Top Imperatives for Building Payments Businesses in 2004
• ACORD & MBA Announce Joint Release of Evidence of Commercial Insurance Form
• LOMA and PossibleNOW Provide a Safe Harbor Defense for Do Not Call Compliance
• Hyland Software Forms Strategic Partnership with Image Process Design (IPD) to Focus on Insurance Industry
• The IBM Services Centre Executive Briefing
• MDS Inc. signs global technology outsourcing agreement with IBM
• Conferencing Technologies Save Time and Money: eMarketer
• Is STP Dead? TowerGroup Offers a Eulogy for an Overexposed Acronym.
• Wireless E-Mail Helps Workplace Productivity: eMarketer
• Progressive.com Honored Eighth Consecutive Time By Gomez
• Gómez Elevates Internet Performance Measurement To New Vista
• Newest Version of DWL Unifi(tm) Drives Next Generation Web Self-Service Transactions
• Industrial Alliance Launches its New Website
• Just the Facts Planning and Budgeting for Your First Web Site: Nora Camps
• KANA Expands Lead in E-mail Response Automation With Banter Server Integration to KANA Response
• TowerGroup New Research: Mortgage IT Spending
• GartnerG2 Says Financial Services Providers Must Implement Straight-Through Processing Initiatives to Achieve a Competitive Advantage
• Ranking the Vendors of Portfolio Management Systems 2003: Celent
• InSystems Launches Calligo™ Doc Services
• Standards: Making IT Happen. By Doug Grant CIP
• IBM Brings XML to SMB
• Mortgage Boom Proves Technology's a Bust: by Celent
• TowerGroup Identifies Top Five Trends Driving Institutional Brokerage Technology Decisions
• Web Services in Insurance: Overview and Case Studies: Report Published by Celent
• IT Spending in European Insurance: Report by Celent
• XML-Based Standards to Play a Vital Role in Cash Management, Payments Channels: TowerGroup
• GDC delivers essential risk location tools for the Insurance Industry
• GartnerG2 Survey Shows Motor Carrier Fleets Have Strong Interest in Telematics-Based Solutions
• Providence Washington Case Study: Managing Technology Innovation: Celent
• Insurance Data Mastery Strategies: Celent
• Gómez Multidimensional Online Experience Benchmark Debuts
• Acordial announces the immediate launch of ACUO in North America
• Where will you be when the market turns? Anthony Kumnick, OARBIC Inc.
• Raising The Bar On Offshore IT For Insurance: Celent
• Web Services Explained, by Anthony Kumnick, OARBIC Software Inc.
• CSC Rolls Out Insurance Software Products Compliant With Company's New Enterprise Integration Architecture
• TowerGroup Sizes Global Technology Spending in Financial Services
• IT Spending in the US Securities Industry: Report by Celent
• John Hancock Plans to Assign Portion of Information Technology Services to IBM
• Mercator and IVANS Partner to Deliver Automated Property and Casualty Transaction Processing on Rich Integration Platform
• SAS launches new insurance industry solutions
• London Regional Input Group Sets Priorities for London Market: ACORD
• Web Front is Accepted as Service Provider for the Microsoft BizTalk Server Partner Program
• IBM signs up Canada Life for pay-by-the-policy software application services
• Applied Systems' - Two Data Centers Meet SAS 70 Standards for Data Security
• InSystems Launches Correspondence Application
• IBM and National Bank Financial sign IT services deal
• DALBAR WebMonitor Publishes Top Web Sites in Financial Services
• Consumer Value - Not Underlying Technology - will be Top Driver For New Consumer Payment Tools: TowerGroup
• B2B Exchanges: Ready to Grow: eMarketer's Steve Butler
• UK: Norwich Union appoints IBM and Orange for Pay as You Drive™ Insurance
• Web Front Announces Tablet PC Insurance Solutions
• Munich Re Selects SAP for Insurance Solution to Manage Core Processes
• CIO's Priority Number One: IT Security: Steve Butler, eMarketer
• Two-Thirds of U.S. Banks Outsource One or More Functions: Accenture
• The Future of Insurance E-Business Groups: Report by Celent
• Consumers Favour Home Healthcare Electronics: Accenture Study
• NetManage and Noble House International Team to Help Customers Maximize Time-to-Market and Cost Savings with OnWeb
• OARBIC announces the successful completion of the HUON implementation project for Ascentus Insurance Ltd.


• 2002
• kasina Releases its Annual “Top 20” List of Retail Mutual Fund Web sites
• Industry Consolidation is Inevitable, Predictable and Manageable: Book by A.T. Kearney Consultants
• Industry Consolidation is Inevitable, Predictable and Manageable: Book by A.T. Kearney Consultants
• Insurers Have Yet to Convince Consumers of Security of Internet for Policyholder Transactions: IVANS
• Tillinghast Survey Shows Insurers Increasingly Use Enterprise Risk Management to Address Their Most Pressing Business Issues
• Conning Research: A Perfect Storm Is Looming In USA Managed Care Industry
• Innovative Insurance Net-Based Initiatives To Be Honored by Insurance & Technology, InSystems and Celent
• CGI to Acquire Key Assets of INSPire Adding to Its North American Insurance BPO Offering.
• MIB Deploys REST Technology for XML Web Service
• TowerGroup Announces New Research -- Web Services in Insurance
• Canada Life Acquires German Operation of Prudential UK
• Manulife-Sinochem licenced in China; Manulife Indonesia Asian Insurer of the Year
• Insurance Services Office (ISO) to Deploy InSystems Integrated Document Automation and Compliance Solution
• Sun Life Financial (USA) Selects VeniceBridge for Content Integration
• Canadian CEOs Acknowledge Own Networks At Risk But Say Preventing Against Threat Not A Priority: IBM Survey
• IBM Services Centre For Insurance “Grand Opening” and Seminar "Managing Your Application Portfolio"
• Data Mining in the Insurance Industry: Solving Business Problems using SAS "Enterprise Miner" Software
• ACORD XML Standards in US Insurance Could Save over US$250 Million Annually: Celent
• IVANS Executive Broadband Access Provides Secure Solution for 'Anytime, Anywhere' Insurance Applications
• Canadian Internet Use Continues to Grow: eMarketer
• You Have To Have An Email Policy: SellingWithTechnology.com
• Telesat testing high-speed Internet service with Rural Property and Casualty Broker and CSIO Portal
• LAWPRO(R), BMO Bank of Montreal launch real time funds transfers for e-reg(TM)*
• Gómez Again Raises Bar On Web site Monitoring
• Canada to Rise from Mobile Doldrums: eMarketer
• Sun Life Financial and IBM sign outsourcing agreement
• Canada Continues to be a Global Leader on Connectedness: Conference Board of Canada
• DWL Shares Seat on IBM's 'Web Services on Websphere' Advisory
• Standards Organizations Announce a New Initiative for Globalizing Insurance Standards: ACORD and eEG7
• Seven Promising Trends for the Internet’s Future: Steve Butler, eMarketer
• GartnerG2 Says Mergers and Acquisitions Are No Longer the Quick-Fix for Businesses; Relationships Provide More Flexibility and Agility
• Joint Ventures, Alliances and Outsourcing Top List of Restructuring Strategies for World's Leading Insurers, According to Accenture Study
• Progressive.com Named #1 Insurance Carrier Web site by Gomez for the Sixth Consecutive Period
• Accenture Research Finds that Few Companies Use Outsourcing as Strategic Business Imperative
• Accenture Study Reveals Battle for the "Networked Home" Must Take New Direction
• Standard Register Completes Acquisition of InSystems
• InSystems, E-Business Solutions Provider, to be Acquired by Standard Register
• Sun Life Financial and IBM Canada announce intention to sign outsourcing agreement
• Lawson Survey: Insurance Executives Funding Initiatives That Cut Costs and Increase Efficiency
• GartnerG2 Says Enterprises are Not Doing Enough to Prepare for Cyberattacks
• U.S. Businesses "Continue to Underestimate" the Risks Involved in E-Commerce: St. Paul Companies Survey
• Canada's Success in E-Business: by Steve Butler, eMarketer Daily May 6, 2002
• The Benefits of Broadband, Part 5: E-Business, By Ben Macklin and Steve Butler, eMarketer
• New Study From CSC Identifies Six 'Disruptive' Technology Areas That Will Make or Break Companies
• The Benefits of Broadband, Part 5: E-Business, By Ben Macklin and Steve Butler, eMarketer
• Traditional Banks Extend Internet Banking Domination – GómezCanada's Banking Scorecard
• New Internet Brokerage Benchmark Ups The Performance Measurement Ante: Gomez
• New e-Business report from kasina helps Technology Vendors understand the business challenges facing Financial Services Firms
• Merit Award Winners Announced at e-Content Industry's Annual Gala Dinner
• Broadband Goes Mainstream:
• The Small Business Broadband Boom: By Steve Butler, emarketer.com
• Manulife Financial and IBM sign largest IT services contract in Canadian insurance industry
• Web Conferencing Hopes to Build on 2001: Your Virtual Insurance April 11.
• The Data Warehousing Institute's Recent Study Finds High Quality Data is Critical to the Success of Businesses Worldwide
• Canada Wins the Gold in Moving Government Services Online, 2002 Annual Global Accenture Study Shows
• Gartner Survey Shows Insurance Carriers Looking to Business Process and Technology Outsourcing: Virtual Insurance March 28
• InSystems Calligo Enterprise 4.1 Enables Enterprise Scalability, Deployment and Personalization
• Manulife USA and CSC Debut New E-Commerce, Workflow and Image Capabilities
• InSystems Chairman & CEO Named Among 100 Most Powerful People in the Insurance Industry
• Ernst & Young E-Business Risk Survey Finds Significant Number of Canadian Businesses Cannot Recover From a Computer Failure Fast Enough
• Data Reliability: The Foundation for Successful Enterprise Applications, by Delos Technology
• AXA France Selects InSystems Calligo as Strategic Platform for Web-based Document Automation
• IBM And DWL Form Global Strategic Alliance To Deliver Unified Business Services Software For Financial Services
• Apply for the Insurance Internet Innovation Award, sponsored by InSystems
• Manulife Financial and IBM sign IT outsourcing MOU
• The Year of the Supplier; By Steve Butler, eMarketer
• The Dominion of Canada and CGI Sign Five-Year Commercial Property Lines Outsourcing Contract
• IBM Canada Builds International Solutions Centre for Insurance Industry at University of Waterloo
• Seven Steps to a Successful Mobile Deployment: White paper from River Run Software Group
• Insurers See Mixed Results For New Technology Investments, But Remain Optimistic, According to New Tillinghast Survey


• 2001
• Four Technologies for the Future: Gartner Inc.
• Previously Wary Insurers Now Expect Technology to Drive Dramatic Change: Tillinghast - Towers Perrin survey
• Clarica provides customers with Web-based two-way secure messaging
• CSC Introduces CSC CyberCare Global Information Risk Management Line of Service
• Web Conferencing in the Asset Management industry: report from kasina
• CSC Survey Reveals Inadequate Information Security Practices Among Companies Worldwide
• CIO Canada, October issue, describes the Web-enabled Agent strategy by Clarica, winner of the 2001 ITX award for Outstanding E-business Strategy. In reality, developing an effective e-business strategy is frequently more of a trial and error process that includes a great deal of consultation and uncertainty. Clarica knows this first hand. Their Web-enabled Agent strategy involved as much learning and evolving as it did strategizing and planning.
• Gartner selects Delos' CMX Platform to Premier in Emerging Trends Showcase at ITXPO 2001.
• Delos launches CMX at Gartner Group's Largest Strategic Executive Conference
• 7 November 2001, By Noah Elkin, eMarketer. Implementation of electronic billing solutions is firmly underway with Canada's leading billers, according to a June 2000 survey fielded by the Optus Corporation and Ipsos-Reid that polled 45 senior decision-makers at Canada's largest billers. The study indicated that 87% of the country's top billers are actively considering an electronic bill presentment and payment (EBPP) initiative.
• PerformaScope™ Wealth Management and Insurance Performance Management Data Warehouse from NewLink and Thinknet
• WISe and the future of insurance e-commerce: Following the successful convergence of its standards activities, WISe is transferring its e-commerce enabling services to the commercial sector to ensure their future growth and development. WISe was formed in June 1999 with a clear and simple mission: to develop 'standards, strategies and solutions for insurance e-commerce'. Since then WISe has played a significant role assisting the industry with the evolution of various e-commerce strategies.
• The Enterprise Information Base: A Foundation for the Real-Time Enterprise, by Delos Technology
• If your company uses email, provides email service for your employees, or allows your employees to use e-email for business purposes, you have to have a written email policy. To not have one opens you up to all manner of headache and potential liability. From Your Virtual Insurance Volume 2 - Issue 10-19-01 by Sellingwithtechnology.com.
• Electronic Delivery: The Communication Method for the 21st Century By Kim King, NewRiver, Inc.
• Dot-Coms May Have Lost, But Study Finds Technology Has Won 70% of Executives Believe Internet Technology is Key to Core Business Success, According to New Survey by DiamondCluster, Context Magazine, and the Wharton School of Business
• Andersen Releases Second Annual Financial Services eBusiness Effectiveness Study
• e-Insurance - is it working? from "Your Virtual Insurance" newsletter
• Booz-Allen Survey Reveals Gap Between Internet Insurance Offerings and Customer Needs
• DWL receives US$31 million in venture capital funding
• Surviving The Dot-Com Shipwreck. The online insurance market has witnessed its share of companies that collapsed under the weight of mismanagement and from a lack of funding. What can the survivors--and carriers--glean from these mistakes?
• Insurance Industry in Danger of Massive Losses from Cyber-Security Breaches, Says Conning & Company Study.
• MetLife Selects Solution from DWL to Support Consolidation of Customers Across Multiple Lines of Business To Support 100 Million Customer Records With Real-Time Transactional Customer Application
• The International Insurance Society, which recently met in Vienna, conducts a survey each year of participants at its meetings to ascertain the issues that are concerning insurance executives around the world. The newest top issues are Meeting Customer Demands and Managing Capital and Risk. The most notable change since last year was that technology and e-commerce were not among the leading concerns.
• Lessons Learned Through Six Years of Component-Based Development, by Michael Sparling, Castek(as published in "Communications of the ACM")
• Good Hub Helps the World go Round. Alberta Broker, Aug/Sept 2001 issue, By Doug Grant.
• Increased adoption of defined-contribution health care plans leading to convergence of health care benefits and financial services industries
• IBC's Information Warehouse Access Tool Allows Insurers to Measure Success Against the Industry.
• Vancouver, BC - July 24, 2001 - Riskebiz Internet Services Inc. announced today that it has established an e-marketplace utilizing UDDI for the insurance industry. UDDI is a set of XML protocols and an infrastructure for the description and discovery of business processes. As a registrar, Riskebiz will provide a target-rich environment for finding insurance related Web Services. The Riskebiz e-marketplace will be the logical place for insurers, brokers, adjusters and all other companies in the insurance industry to find services relevant to their particular line of business, licensing or geographical location.
• EL SEGUNDO and SAN MATEO, Calif. July 11 -- Computer Sciences Corporation (NYSE: CSC), one of the world's leading consulting and information technology (IT) services firms, and AvantGo Inc. (Nasdaq: AVGO), the leading provider of mobile infrastructure software and services, today announced that they have formed a strategic alliance to extend insurance applications beyond the desktop to mobile devices. AvantGo M-Business Server is the only end-to-end mobile software solution to ensure instant, anytime, anywhere access to important information with any mobile device and wireless service even outside of wireless coverage areas. Using AvantGo M-Business Server with ViLink, CSC's Web-enabled platform for the life insurance industry, carriers can now securely disseminate critical information to agents, third parties and consumers via a wireless Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or Web-enabled digital telephone.
• Montreal, July 13, 2001 - The Economical Insurance Group, one of the largest property and casualty insurers in Canada, and CGI today announced the signing of a multi-million dollar contract whereby Economical will implement CGI's enterprise-wide insurance solution, GIOS (Global Insurance Open Solution), as well as Ratabase, CGI's rating and scoring engine. As part of this agreement, CGI will provide knowledge transfer, consulting and maintenance services for both solutions and assist in their implementation.
• July 18, 2001 - DWL Incorporated, a leading provider of transactional customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, Sun Microsystems, Inc. and iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, a Sun-Netscape Alliance, today announced the availability of the industry's first Enterprise JavaBeans™ (EJB™) architecture-based transactional CRM solution.
• June 4, 2001 -- Insurance & Technology, InSystems and META Group Partner To Honor Insurance Internet Innovation. The Insurance Innovators Award recognizes the use of Internet technologies to improve business relationships. The new award, to be first presented in June 2002, is intended to recognize an innovator (individual or group/team) who has acted as a change agent by advancing Internet education, and/or the adoption of Internet technology, in an insurance company or insurance industry association.
• Internet Gadgets with Insurance Value By Doug Grant CIP for Alberta Broker magazine, June/July 2001
• DALLAS, Texas, June 20 -- Property & Casualty insurance executives see significant change on the horizon for their industry. They believe a torrent of new products and ways of insuring risk will be developed, outsourcing will become more prevalent as companies strive to be agile, and technology will be expected to deliver measurable results. Robert E Nolan Company study.
• Canada Closing e-Business Gap With U.S., study from Canadian e-Business Opportunities Roundtable
• June 18 Symcor's Optus and Worldinsure Debut Technology Platform for Life Insurance Industry
• June 21 eHealthInsurance Discloses Report on Cost and Comprehensiveness of Health Insurance Bought On-line
• Insurance Industry Leaders Estimate an 89 Percent Increase in E-business Spending, According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers/EIU Survey
• New SOLCORP / INGENIUM 6.2 Delivers 7/24 Support
• CSC UNVEILS STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE FINANCIAL SERVICES APPLICATIONS
• TORONTO, ON May 7, 2001 - xwave, an Aliant company, announced today it has been awarded a contract with Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (TSE: KFS)
• May 14, 2001 - DWL Incorporated, a leading provider of real-time transactional CRM solutions, and CrossWorlds® Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:CWLD), a leading business integration software provider, today announced that they have entered into an alliance to jointly market and sell e-business solutions to the insurance, financial services, and consumer products industries.
• MyReinsurance.com Provides Customers With A More Personal, Productive Online Experience.
• KPMG Analysis: Around The World, E-Insurance Still 'Five Years Away'
• "Swiss Re adds new functions to Swiss Re Portal NEW YORK, Apr 9, 2001"
• Editorial: REAL TIME . . . NO, REALLY - Craig Harris, ci magazine March 2001
• E-VOLUTION - Terri Goveia, ci magazine March 2001
• Considering Packaged IT Solutions: Datamonitor survey.
• e-report card on Canada's e-business progress Feb. 23, 2001.


• 2000
• December 14, 2000 - DWL Incorporated, a leading e-solutions company, today announced with Andersen Consulting, (which will be renamed Accenture on 01/01/01) and Sun Microsystems, plans to deliver real-time mobile solutions using handheld computers from Palm, Inc. The companies will initially target the insurance and financial services industries and later the consumer products and retail markets.
• The insurance Internet evolution
• The Turning Point
• Insurance & the Internet. Ready? Set? Go!
• E-business and insurance: the impact and opportunities
• KPMG Analysis: The E-Business Value Chain
• KPMG Analysis: Claims Shifting Toward Online Haggling
• KPMG Analysis: European Insurers Leaping Onto Web
• KPMG Analysis: A New Technology For Consumers
• Insurance Firms Repositioning Themselves; Want More e-Business Vision - KPMG Survey