IT Landscape of Insurance Players in India 2012

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Stiff competition and unprecedented customer base is pushing IT adoption in Insurance sector, finds Netscribes

Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd. launches a report on the IT landscape of Insurance Players in India 2012 as part of Netscribes’ Information Technology Series.

Mumbai, India - February 13, 2012 -With the ongoing growth in customer base and daily transactions, insurers in India are gradually shifting their focus towards the adoption of IT oriented tools, services and platforms. Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., a knowledge consulting solutions company, announces the launch of its report IT landscape of Insurance Players in India 2012.

Till now, the ICT adoption in insurance industry has occurred in a phased manner, wherein it has exhibited a steady but impressive growth rate over the years. ‘Judging by the current scenario in the market, ICT spending by insurers in India stood at INR 76.17 bn in 2011 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 14% in next few years,” says Mr. Kalyan Banga, Product Manager at Netscribes. Maturing along with technology standards, the current ICT landscape within the insurance industry can be associated with rising demand and cut throat competition amongst the ICT vendors. Types and attributes of the solutions that experiences the most demand within the insurance sector have also changed over the years. “Primarily, technologies focused to provide better customer services are preferred the most. Analysis of colossal amounts of data and information and generating insights from these data are also experiencing exponential surge in demand. Advancement in the field of mobile technology and the immense popularity of social networking sites has also grabbed the attention of industry significantly,” noted Kalyan.

The report begins with a snapshot of the insurance industry which briefs about the facts and figures of insurers operating in India. It lists down the number of insurers operating in the sector along with the segmentation of public and private insurers. Hierarchy of the Indian insurance industry is well illustrated for which gives a brief highlight about the operational model of the industry. It also enlists the primary drivers and challenges for the overall insurance industry. “Primary reasons to propel the market forward comprises of young consumer segment, wide range of products, technological advancement and growing middle class, whereas the basic challenges faced by the sector are the tight premium rates and dependence on overseas re-insurers,” says Kalyan.

Moving along the report features a section on IT landscape of Indian insurers. The section talks about the IT infrastructure of all insurance companies viz. General Insurers, Life Insurers and Health Insurers operating in India. Technology implementation portion in this segment lists down all existing IT infrastructure in great detail. It primarily elaborates on the type of requirements, solutions adopted and the benefits realized thereafter. The section also features a sales intelligence section which enlists the relevant key point of contact of the respective organizations.