Archive of Insurance-Canada.ca Seminars & Conferences
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4th annual (2/2) Insurance Technology Conference This Forum focussed on the trends and directions in Claims handling in the P&C Insurance industry, with presentations on state-of-the-art uses of technology to support Claims processes. More details on topics and speakers. 4th Annual (1/2) Insurance Technology Conference Two of Canada’s leading insurance information sources – Insurance-Canada.ca and CI-Canadian Insurance Magazine – have teamed up to present a focused, one-day conference that will provide a business-oriented view of the best-of-breed technology and processes, to support innovative product, service, and distribution strategies. We have assembled a faculty that includes leading technology suppliers, management consultants, and practitioners. More details on topics and speakers. "Life Distribution Challenges and Technology Solutions" Learn about the results of surveys and studies which reveal what brokers really want from their technology. See how illustration systems are evolving as they cope with changing technologies, insurance products and broker requirements. Vendors of insurance company systems are helping companies add new support capabilities, while at the same time enhancing their straight through processing support. Others are changing the technology and processing landscape for MGA's and brokers. More details on topics and speakers. 3rd annual Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Conference One of our most popular seminars where participants learn from experienced brokers, carriers, and suppliers about the technologies and strategies that work in today's shifting market. Speakers will examine the insurance world from a 'broker centric' view, and illustrate specific tactics to keep brokers front and centre with their clients. More details on topics and speakers. Underwriting: Decision Support Systems and Tools With the continuing challenge to improve efficiency and customer service, ever more of the underwriting process is being automated or at least computer assisted. More risks are being quoted and bound without manual intervention, and when exceptions require professional underwriter review, the tools being used are becoming richer. Join us to review progress and directions in this fundamental underwriting component of the insurance business. More details on topics and speakers. Integrated P&C Insurance Distribution in the Broker Channel Whether it be traditional agent and broker channels, or through call centres or the Internet, most forms of insurance, Personal and Commercial, are now available to suit the consumer's preference. An increasing number of carriers and intermediary organizations are concluding that they must support multiple distribution systems. Insurance professionals must understand the preferences of their target markets and supply products with the appropriate technology support. More details on topics and speakers. Marketing: Differentiation Through Online Services The online world has evolved from avante garde to mainstream - the marketing machine itself cannot ignore the web in delivering the corporate value premise. Through a sophisticated web presence, a promotional presence in online directories and search engines and others, and a measured plan to feed the information hungry world, the brand message is carried to prospect, client, partner and even staff. More details on topics and speakers. Technology Speeds Life Distribution Functions and processes ranging from quoting, to issue, to service, to channel analysis and distributor compensation are increasingly spanning multiple organizations through communications links. Join us to review how technology is changing elements of Life Distribution. More details on topics and speakers. 2nd annual Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Conference One of our most popular seminars where participants learn from experienced brokers, carriers, and suppliers about the technologies and strategies that work in today's shifting market. Speakers will examine the insurance world from a 'broker centric' view, and illustrate specific tactics to keep brokers front and centre with their clients. More details on topics and speakers. Policy and Document Management Systems: Developments and Trends A policy as a representation of a certain set of risks may represent the basic administrative unit of the insurance business. In terms of business management married to technology, policy management and document management systems are integral to administering customer relationships, claims, distribution channels and so on. This seminar focuses on the current trends in dealing with the policy and document management components, and their relationship with other systems. More details on topics and speakers. Improving Claims Processing: Focus on "People" Claims Claims, related to the loss of ability by a person to live or work normally, cross all areas of insurance, from Life's short and long term disability, to Health, and to bodily injury in auto and other lines in the P&C sector. Pharmacy and dental claims are perhaps the most automated while complex injury claims are a very big challenge. Communications and technology tools which are becoming functionally richer. Insurers are challenged to choose the right improvements to pursue, and tools to implement. More details on topics and speakers. Integrated P&C Insurance Distribution in the Broker Channel Much technology has been deployed by insurers and brokers in commercial and personal lines to make communications between these two stakeholders more efficient and timely. Third party services are being integrated to improve processes and decision-making. From portals like CSIO, to real-time CSR-insurer transactions and integrated automated risk assessment and underwriting, this seminar explored technology supporting people in the evolving "Distribution of Insurance in the P&C Broker Channel". More details on topics and speakers. Right makes Might: Marketing Challenges/Technology Solutions Distributors are concerned about maintaining presence and relationships with the 'right' insurers and examining customer bases to focus the products to the 'right' customers. Insurers are evaluating distribution channels in connection with branding to ensure that their messages are seen by the 'right' audience, and in the 'right' context. Technology is being applied in new ways. More details on topics and speakers. Life Distribution Evolves with Technology Life distribution will remain advisor-centric. The concept of an industry-owned portal has fallen by the wayside. The real value of the Internet and computing technologies is slowly being realized and implemented. Hear the current status, and thought provoking views on the near-and mid-term changes we are likely to see. More details on topics and speakers. 1st annual Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Conference One of our most popular seminars where participants learn from experienced brokers, carriers, and suppliers about the technologies and strategies that work in today's shifting market. Speakers will examine the insurance world from a 'broker centric' view, and illustrate specific tactics to keep brokers front and centre with their clients. More details on topics and speakers. Strategic Value from Standards in Insurance Underwriting Market conditions are placing greater demands on underwriting discipline, which is impacting all elements in the distribution and service of insurance. New technology is allowing, and enabling, greater use of those data and process standards. This seminar focuses on creative use of such standards, including product life-cycle management, in underwriting. More details on topics and speakers. Technology Differentiated Claims Handling Claims and claims expenses are the largest cost to P&C insurers, and represent the largest opportunity for bottom line improvement. The work of claims professionals has never been more critical, more demanding, and more dependent on technology. This seminar will cover best practices and leading implementations of technology in support of Claims success. More details on topics and speakers. Seamless Distribution in the P&C Broker Channel Our Consumers experience the instant processing promised by the Internet everyday - from debit cards and online banking to Internet retailing and software and softcopy downloads. Technology and information are being deployed as never before, enabling the promise of e-business: to improve information flow and to create better integrated supply and distribution chain links. Much is happening. Join us to explore the progress towards the Seamless Distribution of Insurance. More details on topics and speakers. Maximizing Competitive Resources: Life Underwriting and Knowledge Management Knowledge is THE competitive advantage in life insurance underwriting and servicing. Bringing the right information to the right person at the right time is the mantra of successful underwriting competition. Our ePaperclip panel with Senior Underwriting Representatives will set illustrate the state-of- the-art, after a review of Knowledge Management fundamentals sets the stage. To be concluded by a case study of KM and its place in the Corporate strategy at Clarica. More details on topics and speakers. Marketing Insurance: A Technology Boost This seminar will help you plan your next steps in taking advantage of technology to support your marketing campaigns. Whether it is better understanding of your customers and prospects, or improved customer and prospect communications through your Web site or email marketing, or tieing the two together in a segmented marketing and sales campaign, our guest speakers have some valuable information for you More details on topics and speakers. Immediate (Life) Application Processing - The Winding Path The seminar will focus on the use of the Internet and associated computing technologies to improve life application processing. As each link in the supply/distribution chain -- from broker to MGA to company to information provider -- is brought on-line, both efficiency and effectiveness of the entire chain is improved. Immediate interactions among these participants remove both time and costs as the industry targets straight-through processing. Come and hear our experienced practitioners provide a real-world perspective of the current status, and thought provoking views on the near-and mid-term changes we are likely to see. More details on topics and speakers. Brokers: Driving Technology to Work Learn from experienced brokers, carriers, and suppliers about the technologies and strategies that work in today's shifting market. Speakers will examine the insurance world from a 'broker centric' view, and illustrate specific tactics to keep brokers front and centre with the clients. In addition to a full agenda of insightful presentations, there will be ample opportunities to talk informally with presenters and other attendees to get information which you will use the next day. More details on topics and speakers. Taming the Information Explosion New content management and collaboration technologies are being deployed in insurance today in an effort to improve efficiencies. In turn improved customer service can lead to better retention and improved sales, establishing and protecting competitive postioning. Register today to better understand these trends and determine further steps in your own environment. More details on topics and speakers. Technology Supporting the Property Casualty Broker-Company Link E-nabling the broker channel is moving into the third phase. EDI was incapable of meeting expectations, perhaps due to product complexity. Company unique Internet support of brokers brings real-time and supports functions EDI could not. The CSIO Insurance Portal brings us closer to the SEMCI vision. More details on topics and speakers. Claiming Benefit from Technology and the Internet Claims is receiving significant executive and boardroom interest. Effective use of technology and the Internet are viewed as being an essential, but only one of several, components. More details on topics and speakers. Leveraging Relationships New Technologies, New Opportunities - a review of changing roles and relationships within the extended insurance services team, and with the customer. More details on topics and speakers. Brokering the Internet A P&C broker-centric review of where the Internet is going. More details on topics and speakers. Insurance Marketing and the Internet influence More details on topics and speakers. 8th annual Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Conference Business value from greater integration. More details on topics and speakers. e-nabling the e-distribution chain Solutions, tools and plans in Canada today. More details on topics and speakers. Are your e-Connected Customers Covered? Understanding and Managing e-business risks for small business - Advice for you and your Customers. More details on topics and speakers. For Brokers only: Leveraging the Internet to Customers, Markets & Others. (Full Day) Enhancing Intermediary-Insurer Teamwork using the Internet Increasing Insurance Skills using the Internet Targeting the Insurance Consumer using the Internet Internet, Insurance and Security: The Integration of Risk and Management How the Internet is Changing Insurance Claims Distribution The Insurance Intermediary Consumer Claims Distribution 
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