Distribution

Insurance aggregation platform looks to Informatica Cloud to accelerate process automation.

Employee benefits mobile platform upgraded to accept vision claims, provide ID card through app.

The shift to digital means carriers must focus on sales and service portals, agency management and compensation systems.

The new version, ForeSight 6.0, is designed to have improved tablet functionality and added customization.

Among life/annuity insurers, distribution is an area increasingly attractive for analytics investments. More than half of life/annuity insurers surveyed by Strategy Meets Action say they're currently investing in analytics technology to supplement distribution.

The shift to digital means carriers must focus on sales and service portals, agency management and compensation systems.

Online distribution isn't just for personal auto anymore. Insurers are now expanding electronic application functionality to small commercial, life and annuity and beyond, leveraging business rules and third-party data to satisfy consumers and agents, expand their reach and shrink sales cycles.

While small employers are scaling back benefits this year—a potential hedge against higher costs expected under the U.S. health care law—WellPoint plans to spend $150 million preparing to sell on the exchanges.

Motivated by health care reform and the advent of exchanges, the mutual life insurer will offer dental, vision, life, disability and accident products on the Bright Choices Exchange.

Social media and mobile computing serve as a backdrop for several of Deloitte’s insurance tech trends and opportunities for 2013.