2015 Life Insurance Conference - Sponsors and Exhibitors

TCS BFSI Platforms is a cloud-native, As-a-Service digital ecosystem that eliminates enterprise complexities to deliver superior customer experience and outcomes. TCS BFSI Platforms, which bundles business operations, a digital technology ecosystem, and cloud-based infrastructure in a Digital First Operating Model for Insurance, Banking and Financial Services organizations, is part of Tata Consultancy Services, an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that has been partnering with many of the world’s largest businesses in their transformation journeys for over 50 years. TCS offers a consulting-led, cognitive powered, integrated portfolio of business, technology and engineering services and solutions. This is delivered through its unique Location Independent Agile™ delivery model, recognized as a benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata group, India's largest multinational business group, TCS has over 469,000 of the world’s best-trained consultants in 46 countries. www.tcs.com/bfsi-platforms

Diamond Sponsor

IGATE is a NASDAQ listed global leader in providing integrated technology and operations-based solutions, headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey. As a trusted partner to corporations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, IGATE provides solutions to clients' business challenges by leveraging its technology and process capabilities, underwritten by an understanding of domain and industry imperatives. With revenues over US$ 1.1 billion, and a global employee talent capital of over 31,000, IGATE offers productized applications and platforms that provide the necessary competitive and innovation edge to clients across industries, through a combination of speed, agility and imagination.  Visit us at www.igate.com

Dell Insurance Services is a trusted provider of end-to-end business process and application solutions to the global insurance industry. We provide TPA/BPO services for over 2.5 million life and annuity policies for 30 insurers. Our domain expertise, proven platform and global delivery footprint help insurers retire legacy systems and accelerate product implementations. We also deliver a wide variety of application services including social media, business intelligence, legacy modernization and mobility solutions. Visit us a www.dell.com/insurance

Gold Sponsor

LIDP has lead the industry in providing innovative solutions for policy and contract administration for over 30 years. Our newest release, TITANIUM, is built for technicians and proven for business. With 24X7 availability, JEE portability and scalability and complete SOA enablement you can significantly reduce costs, speed and simplify the implementation of change and improve services to clients and producers. Visit us at www.lidp.com

SE2, an Eldridge business, is a leader in the US life and annuities insurance technology and services industry. SE2 has a proven track record in delivering technology driven transformations for the life and annuity insurance industry. SE2 uniquely combines the maturity and peerless industry knowledge of its 125+ years of life insurance and annuity industry heritage with its end-to-end digital platform to enable the rapid launch of new and innovative products through existing as well as digital channels. SE2 currently administers nearly 2 million active policies on behalf of its 25+ clients.SE2 has over $100 billion in assets under administration and handles more than 200,000 new business applications annually. Please visitSE2 at https://www.SE2.com/ to learn more.

Accenture is a leader in the market, helping carriers innovate and grow by applying modern new business and policy administration capabilities using the Accenture Life Insurance & Annuity Platform (ALIP) and an advanced portfolio of digital solutions, including Accenture’s Life & Annuity Analytics, available through cutting-edge cloud and shared services delivery models.

Oracle provides the modern, rules-driven flexibility insurers need to transform the way they do business. With Oracle’s comprehensive set of solutions, insurance companies can innovate to keep pace with changing demands, simplify their IT environments and transform the business into an agile, cost-effective enterprise.  Visit us at http://www.oracle.com/insurance

Captricity’s AI-powered data capture solution extracts and enhances data with 99.5% accuracy from any customer channel — including handwritten documents — and delivers it seamlessly into downstream systems and workflows. Thirteen of the top 20 US life insurers use high-quality, normalized data from Captricity to deliver business insights that increase revenue, lower costs, and drive a deeper understanding of risk. Captricity is headquartered in Oakland, CA. For more information, visit http://www.captricity.com.

Cincom delivers the most-intuitive and efficient Customer Communications Management (CCM) solution in the world — from real-time generation of customized correspondence to fully automated batch communications — in print and digital formats. Visit us at: www.cincom/cds

The leading institution focused on meeting the education needs of financial services professionals, the College for Financial Planning created the Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP^®) certification and has trained over 135,000 professionals. Flexible instructor-led/Web-delivered classes featuring eBooks and interactive quizzes bring the classroom to your home or office. The College also offers Professional Designations in Retirement Planning, Asset and Wealth Management, and now the LUTCF^®.  Visit us at www.cffpinfo.com

Competiscan clients utilize its web-based search utility to analyze direct and digital marketing activity of competitors to help understand what consumers, business owners, financial advisors, insurance agents, insurance producers and mortgage brokers are receiving within the marketplaces they serve. www.competiscan.com/

Transformation is difficult. It requires a partner with flexible solutions tailored to your needs — today and in the future. Concentrix provides contemporary technology solutions and end-to-end back-offices services with visionary leadership in administration, digital, analytics, underwriting, process optimization, and self-service all backed by a Fortune 212 organization. Let us help you transform your operations, launch new products quickly and enter new markets, while optimizing your operational costs. https://www.concentrix.com/cis

Corporate Insight delivers competitive intelligence, user experience research and consulting services to the nation’s leading insurance, financial services and healthcare institutions. As the recognized industry leader in customer experience research for over 30 years, we have been the trusted partner to corporations seeking to improve their digital capabilities and user experience. Our best-in-class research platform and unique approach of analyzing the actual customer experience helps corporations advance their competitive position in the marketplace. Visit us at: www.corporateinsight.com.

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is the world’s leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries. The company’s technology independence, global talent and extensive partner alliance combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally. For more information, visit www.dxc.technology

Edgewater Insurance Consulting provides strategic solutions to insurance organizations challenged to meet the demands of both agents and clients by system constraints. In addition to our business advisory, data management and technology expertise, our Cloud Services give insurance carriers a starting point for enterprise-wide systems integration and modernization initiatives too daunting to consider in the past.  To learn about Edgewater and our insurance industry expertise, reach us at edgewater-consulting.com, 781-246-3343, or makewaves@edgewater.com.

Founded in 1994, Equisoft is a global provider of advanced insurance and investment digital solutions. Recognized as a valued partner by over 75 of the world’s leading financial institutions in 15 countries, Equisoft offers innovative front-end applications, extensive back-office services and unique data migration expertise. The firm’s flagship products include a SaaS policy administration solution, CRM, financial needs analysis, financial planning, asset allocation, fund and portfolio analysis, quotes and illustrations, electronic application, agency management systems, as well as customer, agent and broker portals. Equisoft is also Oracle’s largest and most experienced partner for the OIPA platform. With its business-driven approach, deep industry knowledge, innovative technology, and some 500 experts based in the USA, Canada, Chile, Colombia, South Africa, India and Australia, Equisoft helps its clients tackle any challenge in this era of digital disruption. www.equisoft.com/en

EXL is a leading data analytics and digital operations and solutions company that partners with clients to improve business outcomes and unlock growth. By bringing together deep domain expertise with robust data, powerful analytics, cloud, artificial intelligence (“AI”) and machine learning (“ML”), we create agile, scalable solutions and execute complex operations for the world’s leading insurance corporations. Focused on driving faster decision-making and transforming operating models, EXL was founded on the core values of innovation, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect. Headquartered in New York, our team is over 43,100 strong, with more than 50 offices spanning six continents. Visit us at: www.exlservice.com.

First Consulting & Administration, Inc. is a premier provider assisting the insurance industry in achieving business strategies with a focus on compliance and regulatory issues. Since 1969, First Consulting has advised and assisted companies across the country. The primary areas of practice include product development, drafting and filing; compliance consulting; third party administrator licensing; research; advertising compliance; UCAA filings; corporate governance; anti-fraud training; and, a full range of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) services including Own Risk & Solvency Assessment (ORSA) compliance tailored to insurance company needs. More information about our Co-sourcing services is available at: www.firstconsulting.com

IBU, Inc provides INSTANT EOI DECISIONS using its on line underwriting system which significantly INCREASES ENROLLMENTS while reducing the burden on the HR department. The IBU underwriting system fits into existing enrollment systems, enhancing them by moving the EOI process on line. This enables the IBU system to apply rules sets to EOI data fields enabling an instant decision on a significant percentage of employees requiring EOI. There are no large set up costs as pricing is per case. IBU also provides human underwriters an APS/Questionaire alternative phone interviews if desired. Contact Lincoln Tedeschi at ltedeschi@ibuinc.com or by phone 860-295-1190 or text 860-270-0249. www.ibuinc.com

Powerful Cloud-Based, Low-Code Solutions
No matter where a Carrier is on their digital journey, or the size and complexity of their business, the OPUS (One Point Unified System) suite of solutions are a perfect fit, adding tremendous value and functionality to any current systems while supporting flexibility for future growth.

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Insight Decision Solutions provides a comprehensive, integrated suite of business intelligence systems for insurance providing actuarial, financial and operational analytics, complete with data management and integrated applications. The wide range of embedded applications includes profitability, experience studies, IBNR, sales and marketing, reinsurance, inforce management, performance management and can integrate with predictive analytics. The generic insurance model covers all lines of business: Life, Annuities, Health, Group Benefits, Reinsurance and Property & Casualty. It can be implemented as an ongoing actuarial data warehouse integrating admin and valuation data, or as a stand-alone experience study system. The system is built on Microsoft SQL Server with Analysis Services, delivered through Microsoft Excel, deployed onsite or in the cloud, and can be integrated with enterprise BI reporting tools. The system enables companies to make faster and better decisions, provide confidence in data, and enables staff to focus on analysis rather than working in support of the data. For more information visit us at www.insightdecision.com.

Insurance Technologies powers better digital connectivity for the life insurance and annuities business so consumers can get rates and buy products more efficiently. We provide digital sales capabilities for carriers and all distribution channels that modernize workflows and deliver a better experience where the consumer wants — in person, online or on the go. From pre-sale functions, to quoting and illustration, to e-application and post-sale services, our solutions unlock sales opportunities across all lines of the life and annuity business. Learn more at www.insurancetechnologies.com.

Iowa provides the ideal climate for business growth with pro-business policies and a legendary Midwestern work ethic.  Over 80 insurance companies have selected Iowa as their location for headquarters, establishing Iowa as an insurance hub with a savvy financial services labor market and an environment that is efficient, fair and responsive.   To learn more, visit our website www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is a provider of data and advanced analytics solutions, helping leading insurance companies automate and improve critical business processes, reduce expenses, combat fraud and gain pivotal insights to differentiate and deliver higher levels of customer experience across multiple lines of business. Our customers include 600 U.S. general insurers, including all major carriers, and we work with nearly all U.K. insurers. We have 99% U.S. motor vehicle coverage, 95% U.S. home coverage for claims records, 97% of policy information for the U.S. We have 98% motor market coverage in our U.K. policy history database. Our data and advanced analytics supported more than 239M U.S. insurance purchase decisions a year. Our world-class, advanced analytics expertise includes: 100+ advanced analytics professionals dedicated to insurance, global presence in multiple markets and 400+ predictive models deployed and in production across insurance acquisition and retention, risk, fraud, and competitive research. https://risk.lexisnexis.com/

Majesco is the leading software partner to both the P&C and L&A insurance markets to modernize, optimize and innovate their businesses at speed and scale. Over 330 insurers, from Greenfields, start-ups and MGAs to the largest insurers, reinsurers and brokers use Majesco’s next generation SaaS platform solutions of core, data and analytics, digital, distribution, absence management and a rich ecosystem marketplace of established and InsurTech partners to build the future of insurance. Our technology, expertise and leadership help insurers innovate and connect to build the future of their business. With over 825 successful implementations and over 65% of our customers on Cloud with Majesco platform solutions, together we have an amazing track record of innovation and real-world results. For more information visit: https://www.majesco.com/

NEOS is a recognized leader in helping global Insurance and Financial Services organizations drive transformative change. Specializing in Life, Annuities, Retirement, Employee Benefits, Property and Casualty, and Wealth Management, NEOS provides management consulting and delivery services that enable clients to solve strategy, distribution, operations, data, and technology challenges. For more information about NEOS, visit www.neosllc.com

NTT DATA Services is a global digital business and IT services leader. Our consultative approach leverages deep Life Insurance & Annuity industry expertise and technologies to create practical, scalable solutions that accelerate our client’s digital journeys. We provide third-party administration (TPA) services using our Global Insurance Digital Platform (GIDP^TM) ecosystem and are the second largest TPA in N.A., fully licensed in every state, managing over 7 million active policies for more than 30 L&A clients. We’ll help you reimagine the possibilities related to digital platforms & partner ecosystems, data & predictive analytics, customer & agent digital experiences, mergers & acquisitions, and third-party administration. Learn more at: www.nttdataservices.com/insurance.

Sapiens International Corporation empowers insurers to succeed in an evolving industry with robust technology solutions, designed to support the Life and Annuity insurance market. With more than 40 years of experience delivering to over 600+ organizations globally, Sapiens has a proven ability to satisfy customers’ core, data and digital requirements with robust digital insurance software platforms, solutions and services. Please visit us at www.sapiens.com to learn more.

For a 360° BI view of your company’s internal data and performance drivers, SNL iPartners is a streamlined business intelligence platform designed specifically for insurance companies. This full service data warehouse solution enables visibility into your operations and provides accountability for your staff by integrating data from your many internal application systems. For more information, please visit us at http://ipartners.net/

Soluta builds customized software solutions that enhance operational efficiencies. With over 50 years of experience providing business process outsourcing services to the insurance industry, Soluta’s professionals live and breathe complex operations. Leveraging industry and IT expertise, our team will think critically and creatively to meet your needs. Visit www.solutahealth.com to learn more.

StoneRiver life insurance solutions are specifically designed to improve time-to-market, simplify new business acquisition and reduce operational expenses. By implementing the complete solution set, clients can achieve straight-through processing from application submission, to underwriting and case management, to issuing a claim check. Implement the life systems together or individually. Visit us at www.stoneriver.com

Founded in 1992, UCT is recognized as the only North American company dedicated to life insurance data migration. An Equisoft subsidiary, UCT is a one-stop partner and solution provider for data analysis and auditing, data cleansing, conversion, balancing and reporting. The firm specializes in complex, high-volume data conversion projects that frequently involve multiple source and target systems. UCT also offers its advanced proprietary data conversion toolset (DCA) under licensing agreements. Having successfully completed over 200 migration projects for hundreds of insurance companies and policy admin vendors, UCT has developed a unique expertise, methodology and technology stack that dramatically reduces the costs and risks associated with data migration projects. Website: www.uctcorp.com/en

UTG is an insurance holding company and a member of a billion dollar financial services organization.  Through its insurance affiliate, UTG provides servicing on a broad block of life, health, and annuity products for both internal business and provides Business Process Outsourcing support for other insurance carriers. Visit us at www.utgins.com

Venture Solutions provides print and electronic mission-critical customer communication programs for the retirement and insurance industries. Our consultative approach allows us to deliver custom, industry-leading solutions that elevate our clients above the competition and transform critical communications into an engaging customer experience. Online account management/customer service tools, client-controlled letter creation, eMail/SMS communications, eConsent preference centers and mobile apps complement our full-service variable-color print and mail solutions. With over 50 years of experience providing high-quality paper and electronic communications in highly regulated industries, Venture has the expertise and capabilities in data, print and interactive solutions to exceed your expectations. Visit www.venturesolutions.com or contact us at 1-800-728-2615.

Xpertdoc provides innovative document output and customer communications solutions to the insurance industry. Our products and services help organizations automate and streamline the processes of document output and management, reducing risks, costs and time to market. Xpertdoc's award-winning CCM platform integrates easily with core systems and fully supports modern customer engagement strategies and multichannel communications. Visit us at www.xpertdoc.com/insurance

From lead topics at many of the major CEO forums to the front page of the Wall Street Journal, the use of analytics in healthcare and insurance industry is moving towards center stage. Major companies are introducing predictive analytics rollouts and pilot programs to enhance a value and variety of healthcare and life insurance products and processes. XtLytics offers tools for broader use of analytics in the Health Insurance industry and throughout entire Life Insurance and Property Casualty (P&C) insurance organizations. Companies are starting to realize the value of data and that it is an asset. XtLytics solutions and predictive analytic tools are built to help companies to streamline processes, reduce expenses and overall make better-informed decisions throughout their business. Visit us at www.xtlytics.com