C-suite

Nasser Zagha joins the carrier after working in technology roles for various banks.

Carriers are tapping into a wide range of new leadership in order to accelerate transformation efforts.

The insurance industry in the midst of major structural changes, led by those willing to take risks and go against the inertia of a venerable sector.

The firm has improved claims processing, premium production, fraud management and other crucial operations, and strengthened relationships with agencies and policyholders, says CIO.

CIOs are now pulling in quarter-million dollar paychecks, while the top salaries start at $150,000 and are all geared toward management roles.

Said Taiym will implement emerging technologies that will aid the broker in delivering improved strategic risk solutions for clients.

Anthony Vidovich takes over the strategic direction of claims for the carrier's general insurance business, encompassing commercial and personal lines.

Business-wide transformation begins with a thorough diagnostic of competitive strengths and challenges that enables leaders to prioritize where they want to start.

Iván de la Sota begins his new role on April 1 following two-plus years leading the insurer's Iberian and Latin American division.

Business users can more easily learn to use and benefit from modern analytics and business intelligence tools, enabling them to take the lead role in this area by 2019, says Gartner.

Shelia Anderson is tasked with modernizing core and developing new applications for customers.

Puneet Bhasin arrives at the carrier by way of Waste Management, and will lead the company's new multi-year digital transformation initiative.

Staffing firm TEKsystems finds that new digital initiatives don’t fall within IT’s purview.

Without a clearly articulated set of business value metrics for IT, it can be a challenge for leaders to create compelling business cases for new investment opportunities.

About a quarter of insurance executives said they are allocating budget to 'aggressive' projects, according to Celent research.

Though many insurers still feel they are behind in innovation, all are taking steps to build capabilities.

Effective managers are analytical leaders who are adaptable and possess systematic and methodological ways to achieve results.

Worldwide IT spending will reach $3.7 trillion this year, with the primary drivers of growth being projects in digital business, blockchain, the IoT, machine learning and artificial intelligence.

If you are an owner of insurance technology ecosystems, and are wondering what to do, the answer is patch.

Tech execs have become less certain of their ability to satisfy end users.