SMA Summit: Premier Event for Insurers and SMA Advisory Clients
The annual SMA Summit is an opportunity for insurers to step away from their day-to-day routine and think outside the box – by looking at the next big things that may be coming down the pike. Our theme and agenda is shaped by what’s happening with innovation and next-generation technologies.
SMA WatchPoints for P&C
It is no real secret that market intelligence is essential for both insurers and solution providers. In our industry things are changing at an alarming pace and it is tough to keep up. There are numerous internal and external factors that are influencing and shaping the US Property and Casualty...
Speed to Market is Key to Competitive Advantage
SMA is constantly hearing from insurance executives that improving “time to market” is a pressing priority. Because product development and configuration capabilities are so critical for competitive positioning and profitability, SMA has conducted a first-of-a-kind examination of what the actual timing is today and what insurers are doing to improve...
Telematics and Agents: Like Water and Oil?
Much has been written and debated about usage-based insurance, enabled by telematics technologies. But one aspect of the conversation that has been largely ignored concerns the implications for agents and brokers. The vast majority of P&C companies in the US use the independent agent distribution channel, and Canada is even...
Agility is the Watchword
SMA’s ongoing research and experience confirms how critical portal capabilities are to the success equation. The business capabilities required for effective distribution management are dependent on an infrastructure that is able to support and manage any-to-any-point and any-to-any type of interaction or exchange.
Study Shows Increased Spending on Data and Analytics Continues in 2013
There is no question that analytics projects are viewed as game-changers, but insurers also see the need to focus on improving and enhancing their data to fully capitalize on the power of analytics. I’ve recently seen that confirmed through our second annual Data and Analytics study done in conjunction with...
