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About the Conferences
Join us at the
2008 Winter Technology Conferences and hear about the latest technology
trends affecting the insurance industry. Meet with top technology vendors and
learn about their newest products.
LOMA’s
Distribution Technology Conference – Attend the
number one Distribution Event in the industry. Explore new ways to increase
your company’s bottom line. Learn how to develop effective distribution
technology strategies. Discover how to make the Internet a key priority for
channel investment. Listen to how others create integrated service networks
– the right way. Attendees will also have the opportunity to speak
peer-to-peer about solutions, trouble spots and success stories in interactive
sessions.
LOMA’s Emerging Technology Conference
– Get a firm grip on which emerging technologies are powerful – not just
popular. Learn to create secure technology platforms for e-business. Discover
how to improve process efficiency and increase customer service levels. Find
out how insurers are outperforming others by using the latest technology.
By implementing what you learn at
LOMA's Winter Technology Conferences, you will be able to take solutions
back to your company that will help to increase productivity and your
company's bottom line. Take advantage of this conference opportunity and find
out how to offer faster service, better distribution, and more online
resources to your employees and customers.
2008 Conference
Program, Speakers
& Topics
Here are the sessions planned for the 2008
conferences. Please click
here to register and join us in Tampa. Plan now to use this
comprehensive technology and business meeting to begin writing your next
success story. By implementing what you learn at LOMA’s Winter Technology
Conferences, you will be able to take solutions back to your company that will
help to increase productivity and your company’s bottom line.
Keynote
Address — The Art of the Steal
Keynote Session Sponsored by LOMA and CSC
Mr.
Frank W. Abagnale, World's Foremost Authority on Fraud and
Identity Theft
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Abagnale's lecture may
be the best one-man show you will ever see.
—Tom
Hanks
Frank
W. Abagnale is one of the world’s most respected authorities on the subjects
of forgery, embezzlement, and secure documents. For over 25 years he has
lectured to and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions,
corporations, and government agencies around the world.
He
began to acquire his rare blend of knowledge and expertise as a teenager. More
than 30 years ago, he was known as one of the world’s most famous confidence
men, as depicted in his best-selling book, Catch
Me if You Can. He cashed $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in every state
and 26 foreign countries over a five-year period. Between the ages of 16 and
21, he successfully posed as an airline pilot, an attorney, a college
professor, and a pediatrician. Apprehended by the French police when he was 21
years old, he served time in French, Swedish, and
US
prison systems. After five years, he was released on the condition that he
would help the
US
government, without remuneration, by teaching and assisting federal law
enforcement agencies.
Mr. Abagnale has been associated with the FBI for over 25 years. He lectures
extensively at the
FBI
Academy
and for the field offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. More than
14,000 financial institutions, corporations, and law enforcement agencies use
his programs. In 1998, he was selected as a distinguished member of the
“Pinnacle 400” by CNN Financial News. He has published several books about
protecting yourself from identity theft including: The Art of the Steal (2001); and his forthcoming Stealing
Your Life: The Ultimate Identity Theft Prevention Plan (April 2007).
He
was the subject of a major motion picture, Catch
Me if You Can (2002), directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo
DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, James Brolin, Jennifer
Garner, and Amy Adams.
Frank Abagnale’s incredible story has a moral. He takes you from laughter to
tears on an emotional roller coaster ride, and explains what life is really about.
Complete
Program for the Winter Technology Conferences:
LOMA Distribution Technology Conference
Monday,
January 28, 2008
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Revolutionary Technologies and the Future
David Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Global Futures and Foresight
Learn about some of the key drivers changing the marketplace, people,
technologies and business models. This
session will focus on technologies which will undoubtedly revolutionize the
way people live, work, consume and play in the not too distant future.
Understand the potential impact that these drivers and technologies may have
on the insurance industry…think about some of the challenges and
opportunities that the industry will face in the next few years, in connecting
with markets and serving distributors
and clients.
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
The Drive for Channel Growth—Gain Competitive Advantage Through Technology
Gail Johnson Morris,
SVP, Service Delivery, Foresters
Hear about Foresters’ decision to move away from a
captive distribution system and their drive to expand through independent
channels. This session will address characteristics of the independent
channels and the need to “raise the bar” to meet new challenges. It will
also examine the process for selection and implementation, and the critical
success factors in the implementation approach. Learn about the key benefits
of the solution, including flexibility to manage complex distribution
relationships, handle unlimited pay schedules, provide producers with
self-service tools, streamline internal processes, and speed time-to-market
for new products and compensation arrangements.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Automating Data Exchange for Straight Through Processing of Life Insurance
Bob Harding,
FLMI, ACS, AIAA, AIRC, ARA, Business Systems Advisor, I/S IFS Applications,
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
The need to automate the exchange of insurance data is a critical part of
efficiently conducting business between carriers and their distribution
partners. Many carriers are
changing their old internal systems to make it easier for their distribution
partners to do business. Speaker
will discuss how Mutual of Omaha is leveraging technology to automate
real-time exchange of data with their distribution partners to expedite
straight through processing of life insurance business and, ultimately,
increase their placement ratios. Hear
insight into how every participant in the insurance value chain—agents,
agencies, carriers and service providers—can streamline manually intensive
processes and standardize the way in which they interact and exchange information
based on their own implementations.
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:20 PM
Enterprise
Imaging –
Beyond Claims and Underwriting
Bill Zimmerman, Manager, Information Systems, Illinois Mutual Life Insurance
Insurance providers are faced with an ever-growing flood of compliance
initiatives and regulation at every level and in every department of the
organization, the effects of which are multiplied by the general lack of
automation. Traditionally the industry has looked at imaging as an isolated
solution only applicable to the New Business and Claim areas of the
organization. Learn how enterprise imaging can help an organization navigate
today’s complex regulatory landscape easier, create new efficiencies,
increase employee productivity and reduce potential exposures along the way.
2:30 PM – 3:20 PM
High Performance Agency Management
Jon Walheim, Insurance Front Office Transformation Lead, Accenture
John Durocher, VP, Client Services, salesforce.com
In the maturing markets in which most insurers derive the lion’s share of
their profits, new sales opportunities are becoming less plentiful. With
the growing pressure on prices dampening profitability, it is more imperative
than ever that all opportunities are seized … and that agents operate as
efficiently as possible. Step improvement in performance in distribution
channels can be attained by transforming the use of
information—gaining a deeper understanding of its territory and the
customers and agents who inhabit it; employing sophisticated
segmentation, analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of agents, and allocating
and coaching them accordingly; and using performance data to measure and
reinforce the desired behaviors and results.
Learn how applied channel insight and sales force
performance management can maximize territory performance.
3:30 PM – 4:20 PM
Growth through Integrated Technologies
Charlie Boston, Manager of Agency Operations, Humana
MarketPOINT,
This session will address the movement to a paperless application process, the
creation of customized enrollment solutions for select business partners and
the integration of lead assignment, contact management and enrollment systems
into a single point data entry process.
4:30 PM –
5:20 PM
Centralizing Producer Demographics
In this session, you will hear about the advantages of centralizing producer
demographics, license/appointment, and compensation related information.
Also, learn about the technology enablers to support such
centralization.
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Reception Sponsored by Versata
LOMA
Distribution Technology Conference
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Mobile Strategy—Using Technology to Work as a Team
Mark LaRose, Director, Sales and Marketing Systems, Individual Life Division,
Hartford Life Insurance Company
Hear how Hartford is leveraging technology to change the way its sales force
does business. The company is
allowing its sales force to obtain key information for their clients on-demand
and enabling sales force efficiency and effectiveness through innovative use
of technology. Hear how you can
utilize technology to put your competitors at a disadvantage.
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
Managing Change: The Future of the
Agency Workforce
Linda S. Johnson, FLMI, CLU, ChFC,
CPCU, Partner, Financial Services Sector Organizational Change Strategy, IBM
In the next 10 years, insurers will struggle to handle turnover of their aging
sales force. Demographic shifts
coupled with the challenges faced in attracting, recruiting and developing new
agents will continue to be a priority for most insurers. Hear about several key trends affecting insurance industry agency
distribution models, with particular focus on the impact of changing
demographics and the aging workforce on agents, agency recruiting, and agency
management systems. Also, hear
insights into strategies that organizations are taking to manage these
changes.
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Integration Advantages: The Many Benefits to Integrating an
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Solution with Line-of-Business
Applications
Laurie Belisle, Empire Life
Hear how a leading North American insurer successfully integrated
an enterprise content management (ECM) solution with existing line-of-business
applications, yielding operational and cost benefits. Learn how using ECM
technology helped streamline processes, improve workflows and customer
satisfaction levels. This session will highlight the business challenges
Empire
faced,
its integration methods with existing line-of-business applications and the
resulting benefits of this strategic technology initiative.
12:00 PM –
2:00 PM Lunch
in the Hall of Innovation
2:00 PM – 2:50 PM
Has Security Gone to The Dogs?
Nicholas Takacs, Information Security Manager, Penn Treaty Network America
Trying to drive sales, increase marketing and communication with your
distribution all while maintaining corporate and information security can be a
real challenge. This session will
take a fresh approach to security awareness that will build an empowered
employee population willing to work in a secure environment. With the
continuing pace of technology in information management, every employee and
every agent becomes a single point of failure in the security of your
organization. Take steps now to prevent problems in the future.
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM
Privacy & Information Security
Roy Hadley, Counsel, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
The industry is about to see some of the most dramatic and sweeping privacy
legislative changes in U.S. history. These changes will have a profound impact
on relationships with customers and employees. Now, more than ever, insurers
need to be kept aware of these regulations and standards and their impact on
the life insurance industry. Hear updates on applicable privacy and security
laws, regulations, and private standards, along with implementation issues and
best practices in data breach notification.
Also, hear about the ramifications and lessons learned from data
security breaches, current federal and state laws and regulations, and the
risks they present.
3:50 PM – 4:10 PM
Break
4:10
PM – 5:00 PM
Advice
Models and Tools for Retirement Planning
Arnand S. Rao, Partner, Diamond Management and Technology
Consultants
As baby boomers
enter retirement age, they need advice on what to do with their pension funds
and how to invest and spend their money through retirement. While such
personalized advice has been available at the high-net worth end of the
market, retirement providers and their advisers are challenged with scaling the
model to the mass market. This has resulted in a number of unique advice
models, ranging from full-service to hybrid models and self-service automated
advice models. Learn about different advice models and their suitability to
company strategy and customer base, and understand the practical challenges of
executing an advice model.Advice Models and Tools for Retirement Planning and
Advice.
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Reception in the Hall of Innovation Sponsored by IBM
LOMA
Distribution Technology Conference
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration Open
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30
AM – 9:20 AM
Going Green—How to Embrace Green Energy
Dawn Murray, Facilities
Manager, Corporate Real Estate, ING US
As
America
shifts to a more ‘green culture,’ ING has become committed to protecting
the environment by purchasing green power. The company has begun the
next phase of its worldwide sustainability commitment by agreeing to purchase
clean, emission-free wind energy credits for its
U.S.
operations. The purchase is equal to 100 percent of its electricity
usage at ING locations throughout the
U.S.
The global financial services company is seeking to become carbon-neutral by
the end of 2007. Hear about the environmental and economic benefits of
going green.
9:30
AM – 10:20 AM
Effectively Preparing for a Pandemic
Mike Byam, Vice
President, Chief Resiliency Officer,
The Hartford
Kerry Connor, Vice President, Continuity and Records Officer, MassMutual
Insurance companies must be ready to deal with any business disruption that
might occur. Most companies have a
pandemic plan in place, but would that plan work if this disaster occurred?
In the fall of 2007, The National Association of Insurance
Commissioners (NAIC) conducted a multi-week pandemic exercise.
The goal of this exercise was to identify systemic risk to the sector
as a whole, provide participants an opportunity to test their individual plans
against a realistic scenario and clarify the ripple effects of a pandemic
within the markets and interdependent sectors.
Hear about the results of this exercise and what you need to do to
effectively prepare for a pandemic.
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
Break
10:40 AM – 12:10 PM
The Art of the Steal
Keynote
Speaker – Frank W. Abagnale, the World’s Foremost Authority on Fraud and
Identity Theft
Sponsored by
CSC and LOMA
Frank Abagnale is one of the world’s
most respected authorities on forgery,
embezzlement and secure documents. For over 25 years he has lectured
and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions and government agencies
worldwide. He acquired his rare blend of knowledge and expertise as a teenager
and was known as one of the most famous confidence men. Cashing more than $2.5
Million in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 foreign countries he
found himself serving time in several prison systems over the years.
Mr.
Abagnale was released on the condition that he would assist the
US
government and for the past 25 years has been associated
with the FBI. He teaches and has published several books about
protection from identity theft including The
Art of the Steal and Stealing
Your Life. His story was the subject of the motion picture – Catch
Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Mr. Abagnale.
Frank W. Abagnale will provide the latest information you need to protect your
organization from embezzlement, forgery, counterfeit currency, check fraud,
identity theft and internet fraud. He will discuss the latest
sophisticated white-collar crime techniques made easy by technology, as well
as your organizations' potential liability under the new Uniform Commercial
Code. Mr. Abagnale will also describe ways to guard against check fraud
and will introduce the latest document features and equipment that you can use
to gain an edge in this costly battle.
The
topics covered include:
- Current
statistics on white collar crime
- Embezzlement
- Check
forgery
- Ethics
- Identity
Theft
- Detecting
counterfeit money and other negotiable instruments
- Check
washing
Mr.
Abagnale believes that punishment for fraud and recovery of stolen funds is so
rare, prevention is the only viable course of action.
12:15 – 2:15
Lunch in the Hall of Innovation
LOMA
Emerging Technology Conference
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Registration
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30
AM – 9:20 AM
Going Green—How to Embrace Green Energy
Dawn Murray, Facilities
Manager, Corporate Real Estate, ING US
As America shifts to a
more ‘green culture,’ ING has become committed to protecting the
environment by purchasing green power. The
company has begun the next phase of its worldwide sustainability commitment by
agreeing to purchase clean, emission-free wind energy credits for its
U.S.
operations. The purchase is equal to 100 percent of its electricity usage
at ING locations throughout the
U.S.
The global financial services company is seeking to become carbon-neutral by
the end of 2007. Hear about the
environmental and economic benefits of going green.
9:30
AM – 10:20 AM
Effectively Preparing for a Pandemic
Mike Byam, Vice
President, Chief Resiliency Officer,
The Hartford
Kerry Connor, Vice President, Continuity and Records Officer, Mass Mutual
Insurance companies must be ready to deal with any business disruption that
might occur. Most companies have a
pandemic plan in place, but would that plan work if this disaster occurred?
In the fall of 2007, The National Association of Insurance
Commissioners (NAIC) conducted a multi-week pandemic exercise.
The goal of this exercise was to identify systemic risk to the sector
as a whole, provide participants an opportunity to test their individual plans
against a realistic scenario and clarify the ripple effects of a pandemic
within the markets and interdependent sectors.
Hear about the results of this exercise and what you need to do to
effectively prepare for a pandemic.
10:20 AM – 10:40 AM
Break
10:40
–
12:10 AM
The Art of the Steal
Keynote
Speaker – Frank W. Abagnale, the World’s Foremost Authority on Fraud and
Identity Theft
Sponsored by CSC and LOMA
Frank Abagnale is one of the world’s
most respected authorities on forgery,
embezzlement and secure documents. For over 25 years he has lectured
and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions and government agencies
worldwide. He acquired his rare blend of knowledge and expertise as a teenager
and was known as one of the most famous confidence men. Cashing more than $2.5
Million in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 foreign countries he
found himself serving time in several prison systems over the years.
Mr.
Abagnale was released on the condition that he would assist the
US
government and for the past 25 years has been associated
with the FBI. He teaches and has published several books about
protection from identity theft including The
Art of the Steal and Stealing
Your Life. His story was the subject of the motion picture – Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Mr. Abagnale.
Frank W.
Abagnale will provide the latest information you need to protect your
organization from embezzlement, forgery, counterfeit currency, check fraud,
identity theft and internet fraud. He will discuss the latest
sophisticated white-collar crime techniques made easy by technology, as well
as your organizations' potential liability under the new Uniform Commercial
Code. Mr. Abagnale will also describe ways to guard against check fraud
and will introduce the latest document features and equipment that you can use
to gain an edge in this costly battle.
The
topics covered include:
- Current
statistics on white collar crime
- Embezzlement
- Check
forgery
- Ethics
- Identity
Theft
- Detecting
counterfeit money and other negotiable instruments
- Check
washing
Mr.
Abagnale believes that punishment for fraud and recovery of stolen funds is so
rare, prevention is the only viable course of action.
12:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Lunch in the Hall of Innovation
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Intellectual
Property Issues with Outsourcing Arrangements
Roy Hadley, Counsel, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
In the quest to achieve strategic focus, organizations are increasingly
choosing to outsource critical business functions including accounting, human
resources and information technology. These arrangements are not without
liability as companies are forced to share critical corporate information, and
undoubtedly valuable intellectual property including unique trade secrets,
with an outsourcing provider. Find out how you can maximize protection of your
intellectual property assets through a well-thought-out contract,
confidentiality agreements, and by actively managing the relationship between
the outsourcing provider and the end user. Hear tips on securing corporate
intellectual property in the outsourcing contract and how to develop an
intellectual property asset management program.
3:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Break
3:20 PM – 4:10 PM
Survival of the Fastest: Using Today’s Technology to Achieve Product Agility
for the Future
Jamie Bisker, Global Leader, Insurance
Practice, IBM Institute for Business Value
Philippe Lafreniere, Director of Insurance Solutions, Camilion Solutions
Insurers who
understand the need for product innovation and adopt technologies to enable
product agility will be the winners in 2020. Hear insights from Jamie
Bisker’s recently published Insurance 20/20 Now What? An Innovation
Appeal. He will outline the disruptive realities affecting the insurance
market today and tell you how you can create a holistic product strategy that
encompasses technology, business and operational processes to enable you to
react quickly to consumer needs and market demands with relevant, profitable
products. Also, hear about technology solutions that will accelerate your product development
process and enable speed to market, including case studies on insurers who
have realized increased revenue, decreased costs and reduced risks through
their adoption.
4:10
PM – 5:00 PM
Hackers: What Do They Want and How Can I Stop Them?
Ara Trembly, Senior Technology Editor, National Underwriter
The threat of outside intrusion into your computer systems by hackers has
become a fact of life in this Internet age. But why are so many people
trying so hard to get by your safeguards and into your systems? Once,
the “thrill” of cracking into a network was enough for hackers, but today,
hacking has become big business, and it may well involve damage to systems,
theft of corporate assets, or even threats that amount to extortion.
With increasing government regulation putting the burden of responsibility on
those who handle private information, all insurance operations need to know as
much as possible about protecting such data. Learn where you are most
vulnerable, what to look for to detect suspicious activity, and how to reduce
the chances of being hacked.
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Reception in the Hall of Innovation Sponsored by EDS
LOMA
Emerging Technology Conference
Thursday,
January 31, 2008
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM
SOA-based Straight Through Processing Environment for Private Label Term
Product: How it Changes the Economic Discussion for Life Product Development
Dave Dorans, VP, Product Consulting and Development
Transamerica Reinsurance
Learn how Transamerica implemented a straight-through process for term
insurance new business and how they reinforced administration. Hear how
unique workflow capabilities offer efficiencies and ensure quality of work, as
well as how an ASP environment can minimize resource strain and create a four
month implementation horizon from a zero base. This session will also address
how rules-based underwriting is changing the economics for life insurers.
9:30
AM – 10:20 AM
The
Rules of Attraction: How the Digital Marketplace Binds Us Together (and Why
Insurers Should Care)
Barry Rabkin, Senior Research Analyst, Insurance Service
Financial Insights, an IDC Company
From the caves of Lascaux, France to the Gutenberg Press to iPods and Second
Life, humans have used technology for communication, entertainment and
commerce. And now, the IP-enabled, interdependent and bandwidth-hungry
interconnected digital world is not just augmenting but merging into the
physical world. An important part of this overlap is the digital marketplace
bringing heightened customer expectations, more demanding intermediaries and
more intense competition. What worked for insurers in the pre-digital era is
far from enough. To win today and prepare for the more pervasive digital world
yet to come, insurers must develop new strategies, business models and
capabilities.
10:20 AM –
10:40 AM Break
10:40 AM – 11:30 AM
Transforming Today’s Call Center
Tonia Nix, Senior Business Consultant,
CSC
Today’s call centers are gaining a lot of attention among insurers as a
way to improve customer satisfaction, wallet share and customer retention.
Technology, along with improved processes, is going to be key in creating
highly effective call centers and transforming the customer experience.
This session will explore how IP telephony applications have transformed the
“at-home agent” opportunities, how advances in scheduling applications are
allowing call center managers enhanced planning functions for staffing and
workforce management, and the impact of portal technologies and standards on
self-service capabilities such as portal chats.
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Learning What a “Real” Insurance SOA Implementation Looks and Feels Like
Ron Gilmour, Fireman’s Fund
Gordon Sanders, Partner, Global Business Services, IBM
Many IT executives are interested in understanding and learning what a
“Real” Insurance SOA implementation looks and feels like.
Hear about a number of legacy system replacement strategies and
associated architectures that are using a variety of package components,
integration techniques and SOA options.
12:15 PM – 1:45 PM
Lunch
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM
The Smurf Problem: Securing Bluetooth
Nicholas Takacs, Information Security Manager, Penn Treaty Network America
Wireless technology continues to dominate the technology market, promising
better content, faster speeds, and increased connectivity. However, these
benefits come at a price. Learn how to implement these new technologies
(specifically Bluetooth) to enhance your business, while still maintaining
regulatory compliance and information security. It is a delicate balance that
can be achieved with careful planning and a proactive approach.
2:15
PM –
3:00 PM
How New Technologies Are Changing a Mainframe World
Matthew Josefowicz, Director, Insurance, Novarica, A Novantas Company
Survey the broad expanse of the insurance industry and change is everywhere.
Mergers, consolidations, new markets, new competition — issues that demand
organizations increase their business agility or face obsolescence.
Once
dominant with superior mainframe technologies, insurance carriers are
increasingly turning to SOA and Web services to expand the interoperability of
their legacy infrastructures. Hear about the economics of SOA and Insurance
and the technologies that make it all work.
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Networking
Break
Sponsored by
Robert E. Nolan Company
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Strategies for Achieving Speed to Market: Hopes & Hype
Lorraine Thompson, Market Manager Life & Annuity,
Camilion Solutions Inc.
Marc Dutton, President, FJA-US
Lynda Grybash, Director, Life & Annuity Solutions, CSC
Facilitator: Rachel Alt-Simmons, Tower Group
While speed to market can mean different things to different insurance
carriers, clearly rapid product development, as it moves from being a
competitive advantage to a competitive necessity, is a key strategic
component. Attend this interactive panel
discussion to find out how three industry experts have helped some of the
world’s largest and most innovative insurers achieve speed to market through
rapid product development. Learn about
the components of an effective Speed to Market strategy and how to improve
speed without sacrificing quality.
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Reception Sponsored by
IBM
LOMA
Emerging Technology Conference
Friday,
February 1, 2008
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:20 AM
Model Driven Architecture: Connecting BPM and SOA
Robert Lario, Principal, Inherit, LLC
Model Driven Architecture (MDA) provides the bridge between Business Process
Management and Service Oriented Architecture by offering the means to
precisely capture requirements, enforce architectural standards, maintain
trace-ability, and facilitate effective communication between business and IT.
A model driven approach enables business experts and software engineers to
focus on business risks, issues and concerns, by ensuring the effective use of
existing and evolving technologies. This presentation will introduce the
audience to the concepts of MDA, the role this emerging technology plays in
today’s enterprise, and the benefits to the insurance industry from a model
driven approach.
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
The Insurance Company of the Future
Jim Postma, retired Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Manufacturing,
at Meijer, a leading retail company
Steve Haas, Principal, Everest Group
Katrina A. Menzigian, Vice President, FAO and PO Research, Everest Research
Institute
This session will take a look at the future of U.S. life insurance companies
and how these companies will use global resources, regardless if the insurance
company provides global services to its clients. This discussion will
identify the pressure points for life insurance companies and the business
trends that will lead to globalization. It
will also focus on the global sourcing of finance and accounting and the
benefits companies receive from business process outsourcing (BPO).
Hear how other industries are capturing value from global sourcing and
insights into both the benefits and challenges of global sourcing.
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Understanding Market Change and Breakthrough Technologies
David
Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Global Futures and Foresight
Explore some of the drivers changing our markets, people and business models
and focus on the breakthrough technologies which will undoubtedly
revolutionize the way we live, work, consume and take leisure in the not too
distant future. Global Futures and Foresight will help attendees understand
the potential impact that these drivers and technologies may have on the
insurance industry.
About the Hall of Innovation
The Hall of
Innovation spans both the LOMA Distribution Technology and Emerging Technology
Conferences. The Hall provides valuable opportunities for attendees to
learn about technology's latest innovations and the hottest trends in
financial services distribution systems. Attendees will have several
opportunities during the conferences to network with peers and visit dozens of
vendors demonstrating today’s most important technology solutions.
Hall of Innovation Exhibit Hours
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
12:15 PM – 2:15 PM
Lunch in Hall of Innovation
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Reception in Hall of Innovation
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
12:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Lunch in Hall of Innovation
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Reception in Hall of Innovation
Contact infoman@loma.org
or call 770-984-3733 for details.
Thank
You to our Sponsors
Platinum
Camilion Solutions, Inc.
1104 Bevinger Drive
El Dorado Hills,
CA
95767
916.358.5799
www.camilion.com
With customers who are the world’s largest insurers, Camilion Solutions,
Inc. is a leading provider of product development and policy administration
systems for insurance. ProductAuthority®,
an enterprise product development solution, fundamentally changes how insurers
develop and “operationalize” their products across the enterprise to
accelerate speed to market.
CSC
200 W. Cesar Chavez
Austin,
TX
76701
800.345.7672
www.csc-fs.com
CSC leads the industry in helping insurers reach their business goals by
providing a single source for technology that addresses every facet of the
insurance enterprise. Our comprehensive portfolio of function-rich software
and integrated solutions is designed to help you achieve competitive
differentiation and stay ahead of emerging trends in the areas of new
business/underwriting, claims, business process management, customer service,
distribution, product development, policy administration and more.
IBM
Corporation
Route 100
Somers, NY
10589
www.ibm.com/insurance
IBM
is the world's largest information technology company, with over 80 years of
leadership in helping financial institutions innovate. IBM and its Business
Partners take their breadth and depth of insight on insurance industry issues
and apply their services and technology expertise to help solve the most
critical business problems.
Gold
EDS Solcorp
177 Lakeshore Blvd.
East
Toronto, ON M5A 1B7,
Canada
www.edssolcorp.com
EDS SOLCORP, a global unit within EDS, is a leader in software solutions and
consulting services for the insurance and financial service industries.
EDS SOLCORP provides an innovative, robust, and focused suite of solutions
that adapt to rapidly changing market and competitive landscapes while helping
to reduce the cost of administration, product development and producer
productivity. With more than 85 customers in 24 countries, EDS SOLCORP
delivers on its promises now, so you can deliver on yours.
ImageRight
1510 Klondike Rd, Suite 400
Conyers,
GA
30092
770.860.0065
www.imageright.com
ImageRight built the ImageRight document management system specifically for insurance – working with our clients’ IT executives, adjusters, claims managers, and underwriters. ImageRight installs with minimal customization and uses no proprietary interfaces. ImageRight’s Web services provide global access to the system’s functionally and content, improving portability, efficiency and customer service.
Resource
Magazine
2300 Windy Ridge Parkway,
Suite
600
Atlanta,
GA
30339
770.951.1770
www.loma.org/Resource.asp
Resource Magazine, published monthly
by LOMA, provides readers with information about developments in life
insurance company management. Topics covered include industry trends,
technology, customer service, human resources, financial management, education
and training. Resource keeps readers informed about industry management
through staff by-lined articles, case studies, contributions by industry
officials and LOMA research.
Versata
1104 Bevinger Drive
El Dorado Hills, CA 95767
916.358.5799
www.versata.com
Versata provides proven, best-in-class solutions for distribution channel
management, including compensation, producer administration and credentials
management, in addition to applications for point of sale/rating, producer
portal, analytics and business rule management to customers like Prudential,
Mass Mutual, Pacific Life, and Ameriprise.
These technologies, combined with Versata’s strong domain expertise
in the insurance and financial services industry, allow customers to realize
significant, quantifiable business value with the lowest possible total cost
of ownership.
Silver
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
The Proscenium,
Suite
1900
1170 Peachtree Street, NE
Atlanta, GA
30309
404.870.4669
www.lockelord.com
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell is a
full-service law firm of approximately 700 attorneys with offices in
Atlanta
,
Austin
,
Chicago
,
Dallas
,
Houston
,
London
,
Los Angeles
,
New Orleans
,
New York
,
Sacramento
and
Washington
,
DC
. The firm offers experienced litigation skill and counsel in the
insurance and reinsurance industries, financial services, appellate,
healthcare, energy, REIT, corporate and securities, tax, public law, real
estate and IP fields.
Bronze
Robert E. Nolan Company
17746 Preston Rd
Dallas, TX
75252
972.248.3727
www.renolan.com
The Robert E. Nolan Company is an
operations and technology consulting firm specializing in the insurance
industry. As trusted advisors for 35 years, Nolan has helped companies
redesign processes and apply technology to improve service, quality,
productivity, and costs. Visit www.renolan.com to view
original articles, case studies, and industry surveys.
About
the Exhibitors
3SG
Corporation
Blue
Frog Solutions
Camilion
Solutions, Inc.
COSS
CSC
Diversified
Information Technologies
EDS
Solcorp
eLynx
Hyland
Software, Inc.
ImageNow
by Perceptive Software
ImageRight
IMN
Insurance
Technologies
Interlink
Electronics
Information
Technology, Inc. (ITI)
Kaplan Financial
LIDP
LOMA
Majesco
Mastek
Napersoft
PlanetSoft
Pyramid
Solutions, Inc.
Pyxis Mobile
Ramco Systems
SunGard
TeamQuest
Topaz
Systems Inc.
Versata
Western Union
Payment Services
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