Over half of insurers surveyed have made some progress in upgrading their old legacy computer systems, while a quarter have made significant progress, according to a recent report by industry analyst Celent.

“The tide of change has arrived,” said the Boston-based Celent.

The report–”The Challenge of Legacy Modernization”–discusses the results of a detailed survey of almost 100 insurers. The report looks at the state of the information technology environment, future plans, views on data migration, modernization preferences and vendor roles.

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