Many of us, at one point in our life, were forced to sit at the kids' table for Thanksgiving dinner. We felt we had shown the maturity and fortitude to sit alongside the adults, rather than with the whiny cousins who flung pieces of cranberry sauce across the table at each other.

For many years, insurance IT leaders felt the same way. They had demonstrated their value to the enterprise, but for some reason they were passed over in favor of those on the business side—many of whom couldn't conduct their business without the tools and the training provided by IT.

Then, suddenly, things changed. Whether it was the collapse of the economy in 2008 or some other crisis point, IT was invited to join the adult table and to bask in the prestige that they not only deserved, but had earned as well.

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