As 2013 draws to a close, so too does the regular print edition of Tech Decisions. For years, this publication has been the go-to source for all of the product information you need on insurance tech, especially from a carrier solutions perspective. But as the technology we have covered has changed and upgraded, so too must we change this product to best suit the needs of our audience. That is why, starting in January, we will no longer produce this magazine in the five times/year format that you are holding. Rather, we will publish quarterly in digital format, and of course, all of the content you have been reading here will continue to run in its entirety on PropertyCasualty360.com, where it has been published first for the last two years or so.

In the meantime, we encourage you to check out the Tech channel on PC360, if you have not already. There, we will continue covering new product development and new tech trends, especially with regards to how these things are affecting you and your business. This includes topics such as how telematics technologies can be used to monitor drivers remotely, gather data on driving habits and charge more appropriate premiums. Or how, as the IT budgets at insurance companies increase, the priorities of insurance IT departments might also change amid a more expansive mandate. Or how business intelligence is helping underwriters underwrite more effectively and turn manual processing into a rarity. Or how analytics are being used to gain fine-grain data on policyholders to determine what price points they will accept, and thereby, improve customer retention.

These topics and many more all underscore the dynamic and important world of insurance technology, and as so much else has migrated to the Web, so too will Tech Decisions. And as we look to 2014, we also look forward to expanding the topics we will cover on the technology front: how social media is becoming an indispensable addition to the agent and broker's toolbox; the proliferation of mobile technology for aiding sales, claims, mentoring and marketing; how insurers can finally take full advantage of cloud processing to implement infrastructure as a service, platform as a service and software as a service, and to speed loss notification and product development.