Digital Marketplace: The Faint Pulse of Insurance Industry Activity

Table of Contents
Financial Insights Opinion
In This Report
Situation Overview
Surveying the Insurance Industry
Figure: Survey Respondents by Title
Figure: Survey Respondents by Department
Figure: Survey Respondents by Company Size (2007 Net Written Premium)
Insurers' Current Uses of Digital Marketplace Media
Figure: Digital Marketplace Media Currently Used by Insurers
Figure: Number of Digital Marketplace Media Used by Insurers
Insurers' Planned Uses of Digital Marketplace Media
Figure: Insurers' Planned Use of Digital Marketplace Media
Figure: Insurers' Plans to Use Digital Marketplace Media
Figure: Insurers' Perceived Time Frame to Use Web 2.0 Technologies for Select Business Functions
Figure: Insurers' Sense of Urgency for Functional Areas to Use Digital Marketplace Media
Delving Deeper into Virtual Worlds
Figure: Insurers' Planned Use of Virtual Worlds for Specific Business Initiatives
Pioneering Insurance Initiatives
Accessing and Managing Digital Marketplace Information
Figure: Insurers' Purchase Plans for Specific Technologies
Figure: Insurers' Perception of Importance of Specific Technologies to Competitive Success of Their Company
Future Outlook
Figure: Digital Marketplace Insurance Data
Essential Guidance
Actions for Insurance Companies
Figure: Digital Marketplace Business Applications
Figure: Make a Key Decision
Actions for Vendors
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Related Research
Appendix
Visualizing the Digital Marketplace
Gateways, Hubs, and Nodes
Figure: Digital Marketplace
The Evolving Digital Marketplace
Figure: The Evolving Web
Continuing Emergence of New Media
Figure: Portfolio of IP-Enabled Media
Potential Insurance Industry Applications
Table: Potential Insurance Industry Applications of Select Digital Marketplace Media
Synopsis