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Insurance needs technology: Here's how to move the needle starting today

Being able to communicate effectively with the board of directors will help you gain support for IT initiatives.

By Rosalie L. Donlon | Updated on August 13, 2015

Insurance company board members are painfully aware of the importance of technology to the company’s business. They understand that the issues include having the appropriate hardware, using the most secure software, buying the right number of electronic devices for employees, and guarding against cyber attacks among others. But often when the company’s chief information officer (CIO) gives a presentation, the board members think the CIO is speaking a foreign language.

“One of the differences between more successful and less successful CIOs is their ability to communicate effectively with their boards,” explains Frank Petersmark, AVP of Research & Consulting, Novarica. “Being able to communicate effectively with your board will help make securing organizational support for IT initiatives, such as funding and resource commitments much easier, as well as achieving the strategic goals of IT, which, if aligned properly will benefit the entire organization,” says Petersmark.

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