Web services has yet to mature fully in the world of information technology, but insurers are finding that getting their machines to talk to each otherfor core functions including rating, underwriting, and claimsis driving them to take a closer look at this emerging technology.
BY ROBERT REGIS HYLE
The legacy of legacy systems has been systems that refuse to fraternize among themselves. The mainframe environment is loaded with information, but getting access to all that data through a single process was a dream many thought would go unfulfilled. Enter Web services. Two machines talking to each other is how META Group consultant Todd Eyler refers to Web services. Where we see it as far as a strategy is interoperability within your own organization and across the industry, says Vince Campisi, IT leader for claims, risks, and actuarial for GE Insurance Solutions.
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