Archive for 'Industry' Category
On Being More than just an IT Vendor
I received an invite today to participate in the Insurance Accounting and Software Association (IASA)’s fall planning session for volunteers. Call me a geek if you will, but it made me really excited to be volunteering with this group. Having been in the industry a long time, I’ve participated in various CPCU chapters and on [...]
4th Asian Microinsurance Completed in Vietnam
The 4th Asian Microinsurance Conference was held in Vietnam 22nd/23rd of July and resulted in some solid recommendations for microinsurance moving forward and very strong networking presence of over 100 delegates from 20 countries. The lead sponsor Unirisx Asia Pacific Chairman, David Piesse, who founded the conference with AIR four years ago said “We have come a [...]
Unirisx is Key Sponsor of 4th Asian Conference on Microinsurance
Unirisx in conjunction with the Asia Insurance Review is pleased to be lead sponsor of the 4th Asian Microinsurance Summit in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City on July 22-23rd July. There is an expected audience of over 120 people from 22 countries.
David Piesse, the Chairman of Unirisx Asia Pacific, who founded this conference four years ago [...]
Summer is here!
It’s summer here in North America and vacation season is in full swing. In fact, even around here, people who are normally tied to their email are starting to disappear for a day here and there to seek out some natural surroundings or merely a bit of peace and quiet, escaping from the usual business [...]
It’s not about reaction, but anticipation
The article below captured my attention. Written about the state of insurance technology in India, it describes many of the same forces of change as other markets, whether the US, Europe or Asia. We all know that the insurance industry is dynamic and fast growing, but it certainly seems to have sped up as of [...]
Bancassurance- The Price of Persistence is Partnership!
My travels this week took me back to the Middle East where I happily traded a UK Bank Holiday for a seat at a Bancassurance conference organised by the Middle East Insurance Review.
I have been involved in bancassurance projects for a dozen years now and have seen active service in UK, Southern Europe and the [...]
It’s the Business, Stupid
As I’ve noted before, the trade show season for insurance IT is in full swing. That means we are having lots of conversations with customers, new and old alike, on what is going on in the industry. In fact, this week, we had staff at three different conferences in different cities, all focused on different [...]
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
A client recently asked us, when is the right time to move from management reports to a business intelligence system? It’s a good question, and a hard one to answer, as it really depends on many factors that are unique to that particular business and its competitive landscape. In fact, having good access to and [...]
Serving the Under-Served
At Unirisx, we believe in making technology available to the business people who need it most, not just the largest and most well-known (although some of those are our customers too!) While most people outside insurance are unaware of its existence, the General Agency (GA) market in the US plays a critical role in distribution [...]
Microsoft Joins The Cloud!
An interesting article caught our attention — Microsoft is joining the World of Cloud Computing. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, said in an e-mail to all employees “…..Today, nearly every one of our products has, or is developing, features or services that support the Cloud.”
That’s a big announcement, given Microsoft’s market reach, marketing muscle and [...]
