Fit for purpose technology and solutions for insurance
Dramatic changes across the insurance industry require new approaches to address the pressures of maturing markets, tight capital, and increasing risk while maximizing profitability. With its hybrid computing capability, IBM zEnterprise can host multiple, diverse application environments to support these key insurance imperatives:
- Increase flexibility and streamline operations
- Optimize enterprise risk management
- Create a customer-focused enterprise
- Optimize multi-channel interaction
Mainframe vs. distributed
Dr. Howard Rubin reveals the impact of your computing strategy in business terms
IBM zEnterprise insurance solutions
IBM Smarter Analytics: Anti-Fraud, Waste and Abuse Solution for Insurance (685KB)
An adaptive, predictive prepayment fraud detection solution, integrated with your claims systems, that learns from the latest data and includes identity validation to optimize operational efficiencies and reduce recovery expenses for fraudulent claims.
Leveraging IBM zEnterprise for IBM Smarter Analytics in detecting and preventing fraud, waste and abuse (147KB) (Point of view)
IBM Genelco Insurance Administration Solution (754KB)
An agile, customer-centric and rules-based core Life, Health and Annuity solution that accelerates product creation while taking advantage of consolidation and virtualization to deliver a more manageable enterprise-wide insurance solution.
The Value of IBM Genelco Insurance Administration Solution on IBM zEnterprise (147KB) (Point of view)
IBM zEnterprise Insurance Integration Hub Solution (1.1MB)
An insurance reference architecture, based on modern technology, that helps you improve customer satisfaction, bring products to market faster, and reduce costs by optimally placing mixed application workloads within an integrated hybrid system.
Case studies
Nationwide
Nationwide created a multi-platform private cloud optimized for all its different workloads
Swiss Re
IT staff at Swiss Re deploys IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator to speed user queries and reports.
Shelter Mutual Insurance Company
The company leverages advanced IBM z/VM® virtualization technology to consolidate applications from existing x86 servers to virtualized Linux environments on IBM System z®.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Minnesota
BCBS Minnesota achieves significant TCO reduction by consolidating applications from existing x86 servers to virtualized Linux environments on IBM System z®.
Primerica
Primerica chooses to upgrade its core database platform to an IBM DB2 10 for z/OS data server.
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance cultivates new business services with the powerful IBM zEnterprise platform.
Zavod za zdravstveno zavarovanje Slovenije (ZZZS)
ZZZS optimizes performance of key applications with superior processing power from the IBM zEnterprise System.
Video gallery
Shelter Mutual Insurance slashes cost and complexity Part 1 and Part 2
ZZZS modernizes delivery of Healthcare insurance services
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Enterprise insurance white papers
Secure the enterprise with confidence
Increasing security threats are risks to sensitive business information.
Insuring the Future of an Industry (PDF, 883KB)
IBM has enabled hundreds of insurance companies to achieve efficiency and agility through information-led transformation.
Insurance industry expert
Paul DiMarzio
IBM STG System z Growth Initiatives and Solutions
IBM insurance community links
IBM Insurance Virtual Briefing Center
Related links
Paul DiMarzio
IBM STG System z Growth Initiatives and Solutions
Paul DiMarzio has responsibility for the System z brand technical strategy with respect to emerging applications and support for heterogeneous workloads. He has 25 years experience in IBM, most of it with System z operating systems and middleware. *
* Postings on non-IBM sites are independent of IBM and do not necessarily represent IBM's positions, strategies or opinions.
