The Insurance Industry has a long history. It is known for its size and stability. As far as only the US industry is concerned, its net premiums written reached $1.2 trillion in 2015, and at present, it employs over 2.5 million people. Despite of its size and stability, the disruption is on the horizon now. […]
Blockchain, or the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) as it is now called, is fast disrupting the way we do business. While there are several use cases of the technology in other industries, Financial Services is on the forefront of adoption. The majority of global Banks and FIs are already experimenting with DLT, especially in the […]
The world seems to be talking about Clouds these days. During the monsoon season, Indian peninsula is all covered with thick, heavy and sometimes dark clouds. Cloud bursts always hit the headlines, making a villain out of clouds. It is well accepted that Water is the source of Life on planet earth. So, we search […]
Drones have a long history as killer machines providing intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance for war managers. But over the years, their appeal has continued to extend beyond the corridors of military power, with amateur hobbyists and experienced radio control enthusiasts being among key adopters. Today, we have drones that are a unique blend of complex, […]
Peace of mind means different things to different people. For highly regulated life science and pharmaceutical companies like yours, this implies, among other things, being in complete control over core business processes and related IT systems. After all, you have got to demonstrate your compliance maturity by providing watchdogs, such as the Food and Drug […]
Today – there are tons of articles on IoT – most of the stuff comes from manufacturers of hardware or software, who have a focus on selling a product or service. But, as a customer, before you jump the gun and get onto this confusing digital technology bandwagon – take a pause, step back and […]
Pricing risks effectively, and making money from it, has been your bread and butter for centuries. Be it life, health or property and casualty (P&C), insurers of your ilk have continued to leverage your deep understanding of risk management to underwrite financial protection for customers. However, the winds of change are beginning to blow across […]
Process Automation is not a new concept. This journey has been embarked upon by many since several years, and that’s how the whole IT industry has come into existence. My first attempt at automating my task was when I wrote rules in MS Outlook to categorize and move emails to different Inbox folders. Although that […]
In our previous blog on cloud, we saw the different ways in which you can generate optimal return on investment (ROI) through cloud deployment. Here are a few examples demonstrating the tangible gains cloud can deliver for companies across different industries: Media & Entertainment Use cloud to streamline business processes relating to document sharing, for […]
The origin of money had roots in the barter system, which was essentially a one-to-one exchange. What once began as a decentralized concept, has become very centralized over the centuries; with governments, regulators and financial institutions acting as intermediaries. As this is happening with digital, most intermediaries are getting challenged and technology itself is acting […]
We all love binge viewing now, don’t we? Be it Game of Thrones or House of Cards, streaming the latest episodes of these hugely popular television series, is something we simply can’t do without anymore. Pretty much the same thing can be said about the way we consume music, as underlined by the growing popularity […]
So, we are all playing, talking or listening about Pokémon Go. The unprecedented success of this Augmented Reality (AR) based gaming app reaffirms that the lines separating our physical and digital spheres are increasingly getting blurred. Convergence has well and truly arrived. What we call MOSAIC (Mobility, Social Media, Analytics, IoT and Cloud) at LTI, […]
