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Beyond the Traditional Short List: Up and Coming Property and Casualty Insurance Technology Firms Class of 2008

IDC
August 4, 2008
43 Pages - SKU: IDC1870078

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This Financial Insights report is the first in a series of annual reports that profile a group of selected up and coming (U&C) technology firms that support the insurance industry. In future years, Financial Insights will review the progress of past U&C firms in addition to the annual report about that year's class. The main objectives of these annual reports are to assist insurers to think beyond their traditional short list, alert technology firms about firms they might acquire or partner, and identify for venture capital firms emerging technology firms for potential tracking, investment, or acquisition.

This report is based on interviews of executives at U&C firms conducted in January through April 2008 and Financial Insights's analysis of the information collected.

"It's easy to think the insurance technology space is collapsing to a handful of very large technology firms. Easy, but wrong. The InsTech space has had wave after wave of new technology firms emerge that are striving to provide value to insurance companies in ways that are better or different that the existing competition, states Barry Rabkin, senior research analyst of insurance, Financial Insights.

Table of Contents
Financial Insights Opinion
In This Report
Situation Overview
Introducing the 2008 Class of U&C Insurance Technology Firms
Quick Profile of the U&C Class of 2008
Table: Quick Profile of the Class of 2008 Up and Coming InsTech Firms by Technology Space
U&C Technology Areas
Figure: Insurance Company Value Chain
Delving Deeper into the U&C InsTech Class of 2008
Figure: An Extended View of the Firm
Table: Core Elements of U&C InsTech Sourcing Firms
Table: Core Elements of U&C InsTech Analytics Firms
Strategic Play
Table: Profiling the Strategic Play of U&C InsTech Sourcing Firms
Table: Profiling the Strategic Play of U&C InsTech Analytics Firms
Product Development, Deployment, and Support
Table: U&C Sourcing InsTech Firms Product Development and Deployment Profile
Table: U&C Analytics InsTech Firms Product Development and Deployment Profile
To Market, To Market
Target Insurance Markets
Figure: Target Insurance Markets of Blue Cod Technologies
Figure: Target Insurance Markets of Guidewire Software
Figure: Target Insurance Markets of FirstBest Systems
Figure: Target Insurance Markets of Valen Technologies
Figure: Target Insurance Markets of Full Capture Solutions
Figure: Target Insurance Markets of EagleEye Analytics
Marketing and Distribution
Table: U&C Sourcing InsTech Firms Marketing and Distribution Methods
Table: U&C Analytics InsTech Firms Marketing and Distribution Methods
Financial Resources
Venture Capital Involvement
Figure: Range of VC Funding Levels by Round for U&C Firms
Revenue Information
Table: U&C Sourcing Firms Revenue Profile
Table: U&C Analytics Firms Revenue Profile
Client Information
Table: U&C Sourcing Firms Client Profile
Tracking Success
Table: U&C Sourcing Firms Success Measures and Challenges
Table: U&C Analytics Firms Success Measures and Challenges
Future Outlook
Market Dynamics
Figure: Technology Firm Maturity S Curve Model
Insurance Market Influence Factors Model
Competitive Forces in InsTech Space
Prognosis for U&C InsTech Firms
Table: Prognosis for U&C Sourcing Firms
Table: Prognosis for U&C Analytics Firms
Essential Guidance
Actions for Insurance Companies
Actions for Technology Firms
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Related Research
Appendix A: Comprehensive U&C InsTech Firm Elements
Figure: Comprehensive Firm Elements of U&C Sourcing Firms
Figure: Comprehensive Firm Elements of U&C Analytics Firms
Appendix B: Selected Actions of U&C InsTech Firms
Figure: Selected Activities of U&C Sourcing Firms
Figure: Selected Activities of U&C Analytics Firms
Synopsis

Beyond the Traditional Short List: Up and Coming Property and Casualty Insurance Technology Firms Class of 2008

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