Adaptability, flexibility keys to future success: the information highway is littered with the remains of those who didn't make it. To avoid this fate, the industry must adapt to new ways

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The insurance industry needs to adapt its services to the radical possibilities of product dissemination and delivery presented by the technology of the information age. As insurance is increasingly viewed by consumers as a sales item, insurance companies need to market their products in a technologically advanced manner if the services they provide are not to be viewed as deficient by consumers. Insurers need to integrate information technology into their service infrastructures and focus on developing core applications that will fulfill their present and future service needs.

Author: Ashley, Charles C.
Electronic computers, Electronic Computer Manufacturing, Computers & Auxiliary Equip, Planning, Usage, Information technology

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Intranets help get it right the first time

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Insurance firms are using intranets to enhance in-house communications. Company communications are often less expensive with the use of intranets. Typically, the intranet is directed toward a proprietary group that need to communicate. Intranet infrastructures based on the Internet also give users the capability to perform electronic commerce activities, including transaction processing.

Author: Ashley, Charles C.
Prepackaged software, Software Publishers, Communication Software Pkgs, Management, Column, Telecommunications systems, Telecommunications software, Intranets

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Subjects list: Insurance industry, Insurance
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