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Conference 35.181::insurance

Title:Insurance Industry Conference
Moderator:ICPSRV::DOVE
Created:Thu Feb 18 1988
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:136
Total number of notes:551

6.0. "GUEST REGISTRY" by NCVAX1::DICKS (Mad Dogs and Madisonians) Sat Feb 20 1988 15:17

    No Conference should be without a Guest Registry, So I'll start
    one.
    
    Please sign in with your:
    
    Name:
    Location:
    What you do that makes you interested in Insurance and What you expect
    to get out of this conference.
    
Regards
Scott
    
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6.1Scott DicksNCVAX1::DICKSMad Dogs and MadisoniansSat Feb 20 1988 15:2213
    Name:     Scott Dicks
    Org:      U.S. Programs
    Title:    Industry Field Team Program Manager
    Location: MZO
    Insurance Interest:
    
    I manage the IFT Program and Insurance is one of our focus Industries.
    I expect to be able to better understand the needs of the field
    in selling into this market and better support the I/IFT in
    accomplishing their Goals.
    
    Hello Jim, Mike, & Ed ... I'm listening
    
6.2PZ HortonMSDOA1::HORTONSun Feb 21 1988 00:199
    Name:     PZ Horton
    ORG:      Mid-South Sales Support
    Title:    Sales Support Specialist
    Location: MMO
    Interest:
    I spent 17 years in the industry with life companies.  I've worked
    with both LIFE/70 and LIFE-COMM.  My positions have been from computer
    operator to VP on large IBM systems.  I also spent several years
    managing group insurance.     
6.4MIKE GARNER WAV12::GARNERMon Feb 22 1988 15:1212
    NAME:  MIKE GARNER
    ORG:   U.S. AREA  -INDUSTRY FIELD TEAM - INSURANCE
    TITLE: INDUSTRY FIELD TEAM
    LOC:   UFO
    DTN:   277-7346   OR 617-229-7346
    INTREST: 
           OBJECTIVE IS TO HELP CREATE SALES AND INTREST FOR DIGITAL
    IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.  OUR TEAM HAS A U.S. FOCUS AND CAN TRAVEL.
    WE ALSO TAKE PHONE CALL TO HELP REPS IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.
    
    BACKGROUND:  15 YEARS IN PROPERTY/CASUALTY AUTOMATION WITH A SOFTWARE
    VENDOR.   
6.5Bob O'HaraNYOA::OHARAMon Feb 22 1988 15:4513
    Name:	Bob O'Hara
    ORG:	New York Financial - Insurance Unit
    TITLE:	Account Manager
    LOC:	NYO
    DTN:	352-2968  (212) 865-2968
    INTEREST:	As part of the Met Life sales team, any info on activity,
    		wins, etc. would help us penetrate this account.
    BACKGROUND: 10 years in the Property & Casualty industry (Royal
    		Ins. and Home Ins.) as business analyst, project
   	 	manager and internal consultant.  2 years with United
    		States Life running Individual Insurance Administration.
    		4 years with Burroughs/Unisys marketing to Insurance
    		in NYC.
6.6Jan JohnsonNYEM1::JOHNSONMon Feb 22 1988 16:2114
    Name:       Jan Johnson
    ORG:        New Jersey District - Insurance Unit
    Title:      Insurance Industry Consultant
    LOC:        SAD  (Saddlebrook)
    DTN:        465-7213  (201) 587-7200
    Interest:   Twenty years of insurance experience (Life and Health), both
                individual and group.  Fifteen years of this in MIS,
                as programmer, analyst, project manager, administrative
                manager, etc.  Lots of IBM application development
                experience (of course).  Now getting up to speed in
                CASE/ADE tools for VMS environment.
    
    This Notes file will really help build the internal network we need
    to penetrate the Insurance Industry.  Thanks!
6.7Jim LawrenceFACT01::LAWRENCEJim/Hartford A.C.T.,DTN 383-4523Mon Feb 22 1988 19:2424
    
    Name:       James R. Lawrence, "Jim"
    ORG:        Hartford (Farmington), CT. Application Center for Technology
    Title:      Insurance Industry Consultant
    LOC:        FMT  (Farmington)  7 miles West of Hartford
    DTN:        383-4523  (203) 674-4523
    Interest:   Eighteen years of experience.  Primarily in Information
                Systems.  Last ten years in systems development and
                software research at major Hartford based insurers.
                Extensive IBM systems background including all systems
                from PC to 3090, both MVS, VM, DOS, OS.  Extensive DB
                and OLTP experience. IMS, IDMS, CICS, FOCUS, others. 
                System development background in accounting, GL,
                draft processing, claims, billing, account identification
                (online client summary), and other areas.  Big 8 work
                as senior MIS consultant to large insurers.  Worked
                on the P/C side, limited exposure to Life/Health.
                In depth PC background, PC-mainframe connect, LANs in
                both Apple and IBM lines.  Wang experience.  Extensive
                exposure to CASE technologies, structured techniques
                in application design.  
                   
         

6.8Bob BickelMAMTS7::BBICKELTue Feb 23 1988 00:0612
    Name:	Bob Bickel
    Org:	Philadelphia ISST
    Title:	Sales Rep
    LOC:	CHO, Cherry Hill, NJ (actually Mt. Laurel, NJ)
    DTN:	336-2027
    Interest:	I am part of the CIGNA team.  As many of you are, we
    are now trying to break into this traditional IBM Mainframe shop.
    Our success to date has been with the MIS Telecom group, and the
    Print Shop.  The Telecom group took a software product from TELCO
    Research that does phone line cost and routing analysis off the
    Mainframe and onto a MicroVAX and VAXStations.  The Print shop uses
    Datalogics Software and big Xerox printers.
6.9Frank P. KilsdonkNCMWVX::KILSDONKAI vs Natural StupidityTue Feb 23 1988 00:4814
    Name:	Frank P. Kilsdonk
    Org:	Milwaukee Pre-sales support
    Title:	Software Consultant
    LOC:	MWO
    DTN:	446-2652     
    Interest:	Am currently active in penetrating Blue Insurance Co's.
     Have spent 5 Years with Wang where I had only one account, NML
     NorthWestern Mutual Life.  Prior to that spent 5 years with IBM
    handling such accounts as Sentry and Wausau Insurance Co.  
    With DEC, I currently have such accounts as CUNA Mutual, AAL, and
    Wisconsin Employers.
    
    I'm glad to see this file.  Both Ed and Dick have heard me screaming
    for this notefile for quite a long time.
6.12IntroAUNTB::CHERRYTue Feb 23 1988 17:2113
    
    
    Name:  Wayne Cherry
    Org:   Carolina's Financial Services
    Title:   Software Consultant
    
    Interest:  Sales support for NC financial services including Royal
    Insurance, Jefferson-Pilot Insurancem, Integon as well as regional
    banks.
    
    Background:  20+ years as IBM customer in systems programming for
    large transaction processing systems.  Now 2 years with Digital.
    
6.13Hi, from the Great White NorthTROA01::MORRISONSaul Morrison - London, CanadaWed Feb 24 1988 04:2511
    Name:     Saul Morrison
    Org:      SWS
    Title:    System Engineer
    Location: LOO
    
    Insurance interest.  I've been at a customer site for 18
    month now and thought I should try to keep up wiht the industry.
    The customer site is London Life Insurace.  
    
    Main interest is Vax/Vms (9 years), our Ibm Interconnect products
    and checking notes late at night ;-)
6.14Dave GobeyOVDVAX::GOBEYWed Feb 24 1988 13:5819
    Name : David Gobey,CLU
    Title: District Insurance Industry Consultant
    Location: CSO  Columbus, Ohio
    Mail: Dave Gobey @CSO or OVDVAX::GOBEY
    Phone: DTN 434-2286 or (614) 860-8286
    Interest:
            I'm more interested in who's doing what with whom rather
            than just "wins". I'm especially interested in distributed
            regional office processing, AI and office automation.
    Background:
            Eight years in insurance company MIS in roles such as
            analyst, project leader and instructor. I've also developed
            standards and disaster/recovery plans. All of my experience
            has been with large IBM shops. I have technical expertise
            in IMS data base design and programming. For eight years
            I had my own agency specializing in life, DI, pensions
            and deferred compensation. I'm really strong in life product
            design, administration, underwriting and marketing as well
            agency issues. I'm really weak in P&C.
6.15"AI in Chicago"POBOX::SZALAJKAThu Feb 25 1988 13:578
    Name:  Walter S. Szalajka
    Organization:  Chicago Financial Services District
    Title:  Artificial Intelligence/Expert Systems Consultant
    Location:  CPO
    Interest:
    
        I have built expert systems in the banking industry, and am
    now interested in building expert systems in the insurance industry.
6.16"Insurance in N.C."AUNTB::KNIGHTLIThu Feb 25 1988 16:5411
    NAME: Linda Knight
    Title: Sales Rep
    Location: Charlotte, N.C. @ceo
    Background: Eight years with a P & C Agency systems vendor.  Now
    doing "missionary" work with Royal Insurance and Jefferson-Pilot
    Life Insurance.
    
    Interest: Any win or loss with insurance that will help penetrate
    these accounts.
    
     
6.17DLEIGHMAMTS7::DLEIGHFri Feb 26 1988 13:3833
    Name:       Dottie leigh
    Org:        Philadelphia District, Sales
    Title:      Sales Representative
    LOC:        PCC
    DTN:        336-2976
    Interest:   I have been with Digital since October 87 and I am working
    in the Financial Sales Unit, I am concentrating on the Insurance
    Companies.  I have two installed accounts Reliance Insurance Company,
    a DNA Account and also a member of our "Nifty Fifty" list; and
    Provident Mutual Insurance Company.  
    
    Reliance Insurance has a VAX 8250 installed in their Bonds Division
    running a custom application that we wrote, this system is just
    about to go live in April 88.  One of their subsidaries Commonwealth
    Mortgage Assurance Company (CMAC) is currently evaluating a proposal
    for a VAX 8250 with another custom software application for Default
    Mortgage Administration System.  They also have 2 remote 11/730
    and a 11/750 here in Philadelphia running a Mortgage Assurance
    Application Software also custom written by Digital (installed 12/86).
    
    Provident Mutual Insurance has a VAX 8250 it was installed Nov 86
    as a pilot for All-in-One, supporting 40 users.  This pilot proved
    successful and we just sold them an upgrade to a VAX 8350 with 100
    users.  This will be installed March 88.  We are now looking at
    networking together about 100 IBM PC's.  There is also interest
    in an EIS Executive Information System.
    
    I am looking forward to using this notes file as a way of keeping
    current of selling situations and new applications that we are working
    on as a company.
      
    
6.18GrueziZUDEV2::GUTZWILLERAndreas, Financial InstitutionsFri Feb 26 1988 23:4218
	Andreas Gutzwiller
	SWAS, Financial Institutions (Banks and Insurances)
	Zurich, Switzerland
	DTN 760-3479
	VAXmail EIGER::GUTZWILLER
	A1Mail  Andreas Gutzwiller @ZUO


	I'm very eager to learn what we can offer insurances. My
	special interests are systems integration and interconnecting
	systems. I hope to find what packages we've got for the
	insurance market, how well we're doing and where the potentials
	are.
	
	No, I'm not in sales or marketing :-) 

	Andreas.
6.19Carol RizzoBMT::RIZZOForget the bus, take the trainSat Feb 27 1988 03:2411
    
    Name:  Carol Rizzo
    Org :  New York Financial SWS, Presales
    Title: Financial Industry Business Consultant 
    Mail : BMT::RIZZO ; Carol Rizzo @NYO
    
    Interests: I have over 15 years in financial services industry,
    including insurance. I am currently assisting sales in repositioning
    DEC at Equitable Life.  Also interested in traditional banking industry
    new attempt at insurance products.
    
6.20Ed McDevittPOBOX::MCDEVITTEverybody out to the field!Sun Feb 28 1988 19:5132
    Name: Ed McDevitt
    Organization: Insurance Industry Field Team (the I/IFT, or "Flying
    		Squad")
    Title: U. S. Area Insurance Marketing Manager
    Location: ACI  (POBOX::MCDEVITT)
    DTN: 474-5124
    Outside Phone: 312-806-5124
    Insurance Interest:
    
    Our team, as Mike Garner pointed out, works with marketing and sales
    to be sure that we are properly focused in this industry and that,
    in particular, we have appropriate coverage and sales efforts in
    the Top 50 insurance companies in the U.S. We are also assisting
    with the larger Blue Cross - Blue Shield plans, helping the NIA
    manager for all Blues, Lou Ennuso (also at ACI). In addition, we are
    encouraging each area to have its own insurance expertise. We hope
    that each of the areas will have on staff people like us who can
    be available for sales efforts with the next tier of companies,
    as well as carrying on our efforts with the Top 50 companies and
    the Blues. We are very aware how frustrating it is for sales people
    that we cannot come out to help personally with the smaller insurance
    companies; but there are just three of us, and we already are in
    a dozen frequent flyer clubs each. So talk it up in the areas!!
    (That, friends, is a sales pitch).
    
    Background: 24 years in insurance, starting as a claims adjuster.
    I have been a senior executive in an insurance company Group
    Department, have sold high-ticket software to insurance companies,
    and have been with Digital for 7 months, wondering why I wasn't
    here before. My previous companies: Continental Casualty (now CNA),
    Prudential, Life of Virginia, and Advanced System Applications (ASA).
    For other interests, see the Folk Music and Movies notes files.     
6.21Dave Foddy, North West UKWARDER::FODDYWed Mar 02 1988 12:2223
    Name:	Dave Foddy
    Org:	High Value System Sales
    		North West UK
    Title:	Technology Consultant
    Location:	Warrington / olo / warder::foddy
    
    Interest:	The HVSS programme is European based, to open up major
    new strategic accounts. A number of major UK Insurance companies
    have their decision makers in this district. Our approach is top
    down, the first target in the company is CEO (or Managing Director
    or General Manager). We are trying to interest Business management,
    showing that we have the technology to solve their Business problems.
    This has provided a number of good oppurtunities.
    		The incumbent is inevitably, you guessed it, Big Blue.
    Although many of the companies previously had an IBM only policy,
    they seem happy to include Digital in their startegies. Many have
    seen and appreciated the technology. The significant point now is
    to provide packages to this market. There seem to be so few of them
    and we are finding it a slow process to discover them. Access to
    the list of Known current packages will be of great use.
    
    		We will be following this conference with great interest.
      
6.22Another North West UK ReaderWARDER::FULTONWed Mar 02 1988 15:2814
    Name:     	 Gordon Fulton
    Org:	High value Systems Sales
    		North West U.K.
    Title:	Business Consultant
    Location:	Warrington  OLO  Warder::Fulton
    
    Interest: See also 6.21, Dave and myself are in the same team. There
    is a lot of legislation being enacted in the UK at present which
    is having a major impact on the Life companies; they need client
    systems, new product capabilities, pensions systems and full
    administration facilities. We need the solutions to get their business.
    Anybody know of software which might help?
                
    
6.23More background information..SIMVAX::BAKERWed Mar 02 1988 19:1414
    Name:	John Baker
    ORG:	Insurance Industry Marketing
    Location:	OFO
    Phone:	DTN 274-6964
    Background:
    30 years in the insurance industry with John Hancock.
    Started as a Group claim approver, worked through the group insurance
    systems field (starting programming Univac I). Spent 20 years in
    group systems, and then 10 years in Life agency automation. Broad
    background in Group and Individual - little background in P&C.
    
    Interests:	How we are doing; what our problems are; how the industry
    is reacting to us and what we should be developing.
             
6.24Lee Katz -- Signing OnUSMRM1::LKATZFri Mar 04 1988 10:5942
    Name:  Leland J. (Lee) Katz
    Location: MRO3-3/R18 (Building and mail stop -- you can find me
    at pole P18)  Marlboro, Massachusetts
    Email Address:  Lee Katz @MRO (preferred) or USMRM1::LKATZ
    DTN: 297-4614 Outside Phone:  617-467-4614
    
    My organization (U.S. Programs) is part of the great U.S. Sales
    HQ in the sky.  In the marketing programs segment, our job is to
    work to assure that Industry (and -- sometimes -- applications
    marketing) brings forward complete programs (campaigns) which help
    move the sales effort forward and point sales in the direction of
    their vision.  On the other side of the fence, we also work to ensure
    that as the industry sets that vision that it has some foundation
    in the reality as seen by the line selling organization.  That means
    that I and my staff (about 1/5 of a very good secretary by the name
    of Bernie Flood [DTN 297-5308]) have a big job to do in influence
    management and causing the right things to happen.  We deal in
    information and the better the information I get from you -- the
    folks on the front lines -- the more I can do to help your efforts.
    
    My specific assignment is to be the marketing programs interface
    for FIMG (Banking, Brokerage and Insurance, BOIS and CSG (The Bill
    Steul group which includes the applications counterpart [FISG] to
    Sandy Thomas' FIMG).  A DECie for 13 1/2 years I started in the
    old Business Products Group which was the great grand daddy of all
    of the companies' commercial business back in the days when that
    was a $40M business world-wide and the whole corporation consisted
    of 17,000 people designing, building and selling PDP-8's, PDP-11's,
    PDP-15's and DECsystem 10's to the tune of $420M world-wide.  We
    made what turned out to be (we didn't think it would be at the time)
    an abortive effort to enter the insurance market and I still have
    the arrows in my back to prove it -- some of you will still
    occasionally run into potential customers who will make you wish
    we hadn't tried and I apologise for that -- main point is, let me
    know how I can help.  As one person for the entire U.S., I have
    to do most of my work through the IFT and the AM/FM's (Area Financial
    Marketing) but still want to know your perception of where the needs
    are.
    
    Happy hunting,
    
    Lee
6.25Insurance and Expert SystemsWAV12::SUPPINThu Mar 10 1988 13:1134
                               -< Danny Suppin >-

    Name:     Daniel L. Suppin ("Danny")
    Org:      NEA Solutions Integration Center, Insurance Resource Center
    Title:    Consultant
    Location: FMT (Farmington, Ct.)
    Phone:    Outside, 203-674-4535
              DTN,     383-4535
    Email:    Suppin@UFO or NEMAIL::Suppin
     
    Insurance Interest:
    
    I've recently joined Digital in October '87 and I'd like to develop
    a support network for sharing information regarding:
        
       - opportunities for applying expert systems technology in the
         insurance industry.
        
       - Digital's expert systems offerings and strategy in this industry
    
    Background:                                                          
    
    As a sales support consultant, my focus is expert systems and insurance. 
    I have 11+ years of data processing experience in insurance applications
    with companies such as Travelers, Aetna Life and CIGNA.  I've held
    positions in software maintenance, development, knowledge engineering,
    project management, and consulting.  Along the way, I've earned masters
    degrees in both Clinical Psychology and Computer Science.  In my last
    position, I was responsible for researching, promoting and applying
    expert systems technology in the employee benefits division of CIGNA.
    
    This notes file is a great idea, and I'm looking forward to
    participating in it.
                        
6.26Another IRC MemberHIRISK::CARRMon Mar 14 1988 17:239
    Name: Russ Carr
    Org: SWS Insurance Resource Center
    Title: TP/DB Consultant
    Interest: As a 19 year DEC veteran, I am interested in learning
    as much as possible about the Insurance Industry.  I am currently
    a student in Digital's TP University and should be able to help
    regarding our new products and directions in the Transaction
    Processing arena.
    
6.27Scott Powell - Investment ConsultantWAV12::POWELLSTue Mar 15 1988 19:2615
          Name: Scott Powell
           Org: NEA Solutions Integration Center, Insurance Resource Center
         Title: Business Consultant
      Location: Burlington, MA
    Phone/Mail: (DTN)277-7053 / @UFO or NEMAIL::POWELLS            
    
    Background: 9 yrs. with Digital in corporate finance and treasury,
                MBA Finance.  Focus is insurance investment management
                and accounting applications.  Also familiar with PC
                local area networking products.

    Our organization is available to provide consulting, sales support
    and solution delivery to large insurance accounts in the U.S.  Let
    us know how we can help.    
                            
6.28Joe RitchieEJMVII::RITCHIEThu Mar 17 1988 18:1413
        Name: Joe Ritchie
         Org: CT District SWS, Sales Support
       Title: Consultant
    Location: Hartford, CT @HTF
        Mail: A1 at HTF, VAX @ CTOAVX::RITCHIE
    
    Background:  Twenty years insurance DP experience including application
    development at carrier, development at software vendor, and now
    at Digital (1 year).  Currently doing Sales Support work at The
    Hartford, my former employer.
    
    Interested in all application work, both Life and P/C.  Especially
    interested in competitive database products.
6.29Edward D. Jennings- Sales SupportMERIDN::JENNINGSMAC How?Mon Mar 21 1988 16:3111
    Edward D. Jennings
    HTF - West Hartford
    Sales Support - Direct Account Responsibility - The Travelers,
    Middlesex Mutual Assurance, LIMRA International Inc., Connecticut
    Mutual Alliance. (CM Alliance).
    
    Areas of Specialization: Office Info Systems, PC Connectivity, Imaging
    Electronic Publishing, Word & Document Processing
    
    I hope to learn from my peers in Insurance about supporting Digital
    solutions and potential account "gotchas".
6.30Insurance and Database SystemsFACT01::ROCKWed Mar 23 1988 13:4616
    Name:        Randall F. Rock  ("Randy")
    Org:         NEA Solutions Integration Center, Insurance Resource
                       Center
    Title:       Consultant
    Location:    FMT (Farmington, CT)
    Phone:       DTN: 383-4537
                      203-674-4537
    EMAIL:       Rock@UFO, NEMAIL::ROCK, FACT01::ROCK
    
    BAckground:  13 years experience in MIS (all IBM related). 10 years
                 experience with database (Cullinet) in large insurance
                 company and bank
    Interest:    Started at Digital 12/7/87.  Specialty is in the database
                 area.  Would be interested in any information anybody
                 has on distributed applications and distributed database.                                             
                               
6.31<Insurance Co's and Lost Luggage Here>NCVAX1::WALSHFri Apr 22 1988 15:2021
    Name:	Terry Walsh
    Location:	Des Moines, Iowa
    Position:	Sales Support, Insurance Specialist for Iowa
    
    Background:	9 years in insurance industry with Blues and P/C companies,
    positions in application development, systems analysis and project
    management in IBM mainframe environment, Sperry, and most major
    brands of minis (eg, HP, Honeywell, Wang, etc). Areas of specialty
    include agency and field office automation, P/C processing, and
    IBM interconnect, and personal computing at all levels of ins. co's.
    Helped develop several of the initial IIR standards for communications 
    between Co's and Agencies.
    
    Interests: Mainly in learning what others are doing to sell Digital
    solutions into insurance companies and what software is being used.
    Des Moines is one of the largest insurance markets after Hartford,
    so I'm interested in using your successful strategies here. Also,
    promoting sales to "non-nifty" companies, which is the case for
    all but a few companies in Des Moines (to beat up on Sir Edmund
    Hillary, we sell to the insurance market in Des Moines "because
    its there"...
6.32CLYDE WALKER, SWS, NYFDBMT::CWALKERGhost Who WalksFri Apr 29 1988 03:4811
    Name:       Clyde Walker, Principal Software Specialist
    Location:   NYO (2 Penn Plaza, New York City)
    DTN:        352-2232
    Focus:      Sales Support for the New York Financial District 
	        Insurance sales team (Empire Blue Cross, Metlife, 
	        Equitable, AIG, TIAA/CREF, etc.)
    Interest:   A global perspective of Digital's presence and growth in 
	        the Insurance Market, especially OA.

		Creative colleaguesmanship and networking.

6.33Insurance Consultant - UKOKYAH::KINGSLEYWed May 04 1988 13:1819
    Name:	Tillie Kingsley
    Org:	DCC/ACT - Service Industries, Europe
    Title:	Senior business consultant - Insurance 
    Location:	Wigmore St., London, UK  - @MCL
    dtn.:	7 837 4129,	01 935 7791 xtn 4129          
    
    Background:	I am part of the Insurance team in the ACT/DCC for Service
    		Industries. We support all activities in these industries
    		(Finance, General Services) throughout Europe.
    		I have 17 years experience in the Finance sector, the
    		past 9 1/2 yrs in Insurance, with specialist knowledge
    		of the London Insurance market (centered on Lloyd's
   		of London).
    
    Interest:	I am interested in knowing all that goes on in the Insurance
    		industry, anywhere in the world (like all consultants!)
    		and I will be delighted to help Digital make a sale
	    	in insurance anywhere!
    
6.34Mike Mossman - UK Corporate AccountsODIHAM::MOSSMANA Master of the UniverseThu May 05 1988 15:3845
    I have been following this conference for the past two weeks. 
    Now that Tillie has officially announced the existence of the 
    UK Insurance Consultants Group, I would like to introduce 
    myself. 
                   
    
          Name :   Michael Mossman
    
      Location :   @BST  (ODIHAM::MOSSMAN)
    
    
      Interest :   Business Consultant with UK Corporate Accounts 
                   HVSS Team. I am also a member of the Insurance 
                   Consultants Group.
    
    
    Experience :   15 years Commercial Union (1955 - 70)
    
    		   Various sales support with ICL (pre-DEC) 
                   between 1970 - 83
    
    		   12 month external consultant to AA Insurance 
                   Services 1984
    
    
     Knowledge :   All areas of fire, accident and life insurance 
                   underwriting, claims, accounting and general 
                   business awareness.
    
    		   Practical systems/programming and 
                   implementation of early Commercial Union 
                   systems.
    
    		   Specialist knowledge of High Street broker 
                   (AA) and motor insurance marketing.
    
    		   Outside of insurance, over 10 years 
                   consultancy in corporate management 
                   information systems and, more recently, in 
                   office and manufacturing.
    
    Mike.



6.35Steve JuddMERIDN::JUDD9370: the 8100 of the 90'sMon May 09 1988 22:419
    Steve Judd
    MDO (Meriden, Conn., USA)
    Senior Consultant
    
    I am on the Aetna Life and Casualty Account Team (and have been
    since that team was 2 people, lo these many years!)
    
    
    
6.36Phil Collins in the UKCHEFS::COLLINSPThu May 12 1988 17:4331
            Name : Phil Collins  (not the singer!)
    Organisation : UK Marketing
           Title : UK Insurance Marketing Manager
        Location : @RDL   (Queens House, Reading, UK)
             DTN : 899-5263
    Outside line : 734-315263
    
    Insurance Interest : Primary interest is in helping to maximise
    the sales in Insurance in the UK.  I have constructed a Marketing
    Plan for both short and medium term (with buy-in from sales and
    the European ACT).
    
    My main approach (and thus interest) is in :
    
                    - Distributed Client Based systems i.e. the integration
    of quality applications from our CSO's into networked systems to
    handle the varying channels to market used by the Insurance Industry.
    Of special interest are Sales and Marketing systems.
    
                    - Investment Management and Trading systems
    
                    - EDI and VANS
      
    Background : Took this job on in December 1987.  Last two years selling
    into Financial Services in the South West of the UK.  Also helping to
    set up a permanent sales team there.   Previously sales and sales
    management in McDonnell-Douglas and ICL.  Before that I was in 
    Corporate Planning and OR outside the EDP industry.   Before that......
    
    
    Phil               
6.37Sign-inNCVAX1::WITTMERMon Jun 06 1988 20:073
    Alan Wittmer
    DEO
    Working on new market development - Insurance in Iowa
6.38Better late than never?BOSTON::GRAYWile E. CoyoteTue Jun 28 1988 21:537
    Name:	Benson W. Gray
    Org.:	Boston / Cambridge insurance unit pre-sales support
    Title:	Software Consultant
    Location:	BXO (Boston)
    DTN:	224-1647 or (617) 654-1647
    Interest:	Finding new ways to sell Digital to the insurance 
		industry in Boston.
6.39Welcome to the wonderful world of Insurance!POBOX::SOLTISThu Jun 30 1988 16:107
    My name is Ruthi Soltis, I'm a Sales Rep in the Chicago Services
    District (location:  CPO), Mail address POBOX::SOLTIS.
    
    I will be reading this conference as time permits to determine what's
    going on with others involved in the wonderful world of insurance.
    Looking forward to obtaining some pertinent (or impertinent)
    information here.  
6.40Horace Mann and Franklin LifePOBOX::BAYLESSTue Jul 05 1988 16:4117
    Name: David Bayless
    Title: Sales Rep
    Mail Code: SRO
    Location: Springfield, Illinois
    Phone: (217) 786-3111 or DTN 421-2292
    
    
    I was a marketing manager with Golden Rule Insurance for 2 1/2 years
    and have been with DEC since September.  I have two accounts The
    Franklin which is owned by American Brands which also owns Southland
    Life and The Horace Mann Companies which is owned by Cigna.  I have
    a very diverse territory and these accounts represent a small portion
    of my time, but I been bombarding them with information and Horace
    Mann is looking at purchasing a 3090-200, any help from people
    connected with the Cigna account would be helpful.
                          
    
6.41HVSS NewmarketGALLOP::SANDERSDTue Jul 19 1988 14:357
    Name Derek Sanders
    Location EOO (Newmarket England)
    Role HVSS Sales
    
    Responsible for building the relationship between Digital, Norwich
    Union and Pearl Assurance. Currently not Digital customers and heavily
    entrenched in IBM surprise, surprise. 
6.42Technology SupportLEPTON::CLARKESWAS build SystemsWed Aug 17 1988 12:1419
    
    	Name:			John CLARKE
    	Organisation:		HPS Design Consultants
        Title:			Systems Consultant

        Location:		BST - BASINGSTOKE, Hampshire House
        DTN:			768-5231

        Background:		10 years with IBM (CICS developer), TP systems
        Insurance experience:	Nil
        Specialisations:	TP systems design 
        Other comments:

I work in the European ACT responsible for TP. This group, currently staffed by
SWAS, but funded by SWAS and Marketing, is in place to provide core-technology
support, in particular in the area of Transaction Processing systems, to
Europeans working in the various vertical markets such as Insurance.

I am interested to see how TP systems and products can be applied to Insurance.
6.44Mike TurnerGALLOP::TURNERMThu Aug 25 1988 15:0919
Name : Mike Turner
Org  : SWAS HVSS
Title : Business Consultant
Loc : Newmarket England @Eoo
DTN : 850 3378

Interest : I work alongside Derek Sanders (reply 41). Our aim is to penetrate 
Norwich Union and Pearl Assurance (Two strategic UK Insurance Companies). As the 
Bus Consultant I tend to be non technical and provide the business analysis and 
strategic function.  I need a file like this to make contacts, (6 months with 
Digital) to remain sane, and to keep up to date with what Digital has to offer 
and what has been successful in penetrating other similar companies.

Background : 7 years with Sedgwick and E.W Payne (Insurance and Re Insurance 
arms of Sedgwick Group based in City of London. Manager of their Internal 
Business Analysis and Consultancy function working within the restrictions of a 
totally IBM camp.


6.45their is risk to insure in Austria....WIENER::UHLHans-Joerg Uhl, The Sales Developer @VNO ext: 1213Thu Aug 25 1988 16:429
    Name:	Hans-Joerg UHL  & Peter LEVAK
    Org:	Sales/Marketing
    Title:	the two men insurance market research team
    Location:	VNO
    Insurance 
    Interest:	
    		just started a market study for austria if and when
    		to enter the insurance industry.
                
6.47Insurance Consultant : UKOKYAH::PRINGLEDiana Pringle - Insurance Business ConsultantWed Aug 31 1988 14:0628
    Name :	Diana Pringle
    Org  : 	Finance & Services DCC / ACT, Europe
    Title:	Insurance Business Consultant
    Locn :	Wigmore Street, London.  @MCL
    DTN  : 	7 837 4141             
    phone:	01 935 7791            
                                       
    	Hallo.  I am a member of the insurance team in the DCC / ACT.  I have
	8 years experience in the insurance sector, with specialist knowledge of
	designing and implementing systems for general insurance, in particular
	motor underwriting and broking. 
                           
	I joined Digital in March 86 and was CMP manager for insurance until
	transferring to work as insurance business consultant in Wigmore
	Street.  While working in the CSO / applications space I got to
	know the third parties very well and I still have a special interest
	in this area.

	Other relevant areas of interest include changes in legislation
	and opportunities for Digital arising from these.  

	Irrelevant areas of interest include an all-consuming passion for
	gardening. Are there any other insurance / gardners out there?
                       
	There was life before insurance, but I won't bore you with the details.
 
	I will be delighted to help make insurance sales and plan to be
	a regular reader and contributor to this Notes file.
6.48Telephone Mike WhitehornGALLOP::TURNERMFri Sep 02 1988 10:2622
Telephone Conversation with Mike Whitehorn 2.9.88

Finally managed to track Mike down following our letter to John Finan of 12th 
August 1988.  They have been occupied with other priorities and as yet he has 
not read the letter as he has had other pressing priorities. 

The management team are going away for a weeks conference next week so he will 
not be able to pay it any attention until the wek after that.

I explained that the reason for the call was to hopefully set up an initial 
meeting to discuss the issues contained within and behind the letter.

Mike said that if i phone him w/c 19th Sept he will have given the contents his 
attention and we could then have a more meaningful chat.

(Conclusion)

Mike came across as genuine (not the Davies attitude) and i believe will agree 
eventually to meet. A small step for man but a great step for a midget.

Mike T

6.49Mike TrumanMEO78B::TRUMANWed Nov 30 1988 02:4615
Name:  	      Michael Truman
Title:	      Principal Consultant - Banking and Finance
Location:     Melbourne, Australia
Mail:	      Michael Truman @MEO or MEO78B::TRUMAN
Phone:	      +61 3 895-9272

Interest:     Looking after the banking, finance and insurance 
              industry effort in sales support of southern district, 
              SPR (GIA). Interested in sales strategies in winning new 
              business, particularly in Office systems and AI.

Background:   15 years in the computer industry as Business Analyst or 
              MIS Manager. The last 5 years (with Digital only 8 
              weeks) as Systems Manager with a large merchant bank 
              here in Melbourne.
6.50IntroductionNWD002::LINDLESat Dec 24 1988 19:129
    Name:	Leslie Lind
    Title:	Account Manager
    Location:	SEO,  NWD002::LINDLE
    		Seattle,  WA
    Background: Have been selling to the financial industry for three
    years.  Mostly to banking accounts.  
    
    Interest:   Any and all information regarding software available
    to provide solutions in the insurance industry
6.51Mary Murphy - AEtna TeamCTOAVX::MURPHYFri Jan 06 1989 22:0925
    Name:	Mary Murphy
    Title:	Sales Representative
    Org:	CT District Sales, AEtna Team
    Location:	Hartford, Connecticut
    DTN:	325-1869, (203) 244-1869
    Mail:	Mary Murphy @HTF or CTOAVX::MURPHY
    
    Background:	 8 Yrs. MIS.  5 Yrs. MIS at The Hartford Insurance Group
    as an application developer, consultant (Computer Aided Software
    Engineering), and manager.  2.5 Yrs. Sales experience with Digital.
    Current assignment is AEtna Life and Casualty in Hartford.
    
    Big Wins:	ISA Project against IBM DB2 and TERADATA.  (Large, (100GB+)
    distributed and centralized relational data base win.  Also, sold
    ALL-IN-1/SES to AEtna's President and Chairman.  Currently leveraging
    this win into an enterprise-wide Executive Information System. 
    Check back with me in 2 Yrs., and if I haven't died from the stress,
    I'll let you know my progress.
    
    Interests:	Helping other field personnel; particularly sales and
    software services rep's.  Hearing about other insurance company
    wins and using information to leverage new business.  Learning more
    about our products, and what sells well to insurance companies.
    VAXinating IBM bigots.
                          
6.52Mark HirmesNYEM1::HIRMESWed Jan 25 1989 19:2912
    Name:	Mark Hirmes
    Title:	Insurance Industry Consultant
    Location:   NYO/9  (2 Penn Plaza, NY, NY 10121
    Email:	@NYO  or  NYEM1::HIRMES
    Tel.	352-2905  or  212-856-2905
    
    Background:	Ten years in Corporate Systems Planning at Metropolitan
    		Life.  Prior to that over 10 years at computer consulting
    		firms.
    
    Interest:	Expert systems and imaging applications in insurance.
    
6.53Recollections in timeCHOVAX::MCCUMBERFri Feb 10 1989 19:0014
    < I'm New at this >
    
    Last time I looked, my name was Dennis McCumber, Two Beers to some,
    and I hail from Mt. Laurel New Jersey where I am working in Sales
    Support as a Software Consultant to the Banking, Finance and Insurance
    Market/Industry focused areas.
    
    I hope to be the in field resident expert on the Insurance Industry
    and its' happenings within DEC sometime between now and July '89.
    My first "event" will be LOMA in March.
    
    Thanx for your time,
    berppp
    
6.54Insurance PoorGRANMA::DOPICKAFri Mar 03 1989 15:4620
    Name:  Denny Opicka @MEL
    LOC:   Washington DC ACT
    Title: Consultant, Business Systems and Financial Applications
    Phone: DTN: 425-3383 or (301) 731-3383
    
    Work Area:  Financial Institutions (Bank's, CU's and S&L's) Operations
    and Applications (Commercial and Retail).  Financial Business
    Applications, such as, General Ledger, A/P, Payroll, etc.  Financial
    CMP coordinator in Mid-Atlantic Area (MAA).  Insurance and Investment
    Industry information coordinator in the MAA.
    
    Backgound:  Over 17 years experience in the Commercial Financial
    Industry and the Government/Regulatory Agency marketplace specializing
    in systems design, marketing and operational planning.  First exposure
    to the Insurance Industry was with Blue Cross/Blue Shield, setting
    up the "first" Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) Direct DEBIT for premium
    payments in 1979.  From then on, I realized that the Insurance Industry
    could not exist without the Computer....but they had to learn how
    to use automation first.
    
6.55Al Regina, Sun LifeTRCA01::REGINAAl ReginaWed Mar 22 1989 12:485
    Al Regina
    Toronto, Canada
    Just recently assigned to Sun Life
    VMS:8 years/ALL-IN-1:4 Years/PCSA:2 Years/Insurance:0 Years
    
6.56DIGITAL IRELANDDUB01::MOORETue Mar 28 1989 13:059
    EAMON MOORE
    DBO, DUB01::MOORE
    FINANCE INDUSTRY MARKETING, DIGITAL DUBLIN.
    Will use this conference for info exchange regarding our 3 a/c wins
    in this sector....IRISH LIFE (DCC designated STRATEGIC ACCOUNT),
                      LIFETIME ASSURANCE
    		      PAN-ATLANTIC REINSURANCE.
    
    Eamon
6.57Frank WalkowskiNWD002::WALKOWSFRThu Aug 10 1989 15:559
    Name:     Frank Walkowski
    Org:      Sales
    Title:    Sales Exec I
    Locaiton: SEO
    Insurance Interest:
    
    I have been tasked with the development of this market in the NW.
    I am looking forward to learing what the current issues are in this
    industry and what solutions Digital has to meet those needs.
6.58DEC Sweden Insurance salesSTKAI1::FEHRMWed Dec 06 1989 11:476
6.59Massimo Rovelli - DigItalyMLN08::ROVELLINisi caste, saltem cauteThu Jan 04 1990 13:557
    
    	Massimo Rovelli	@GOZ
    	SWAS Consultant
    	ACT Finance & Services
    	Milan - Italy
    	E-NET:	MLN01::ROVELLI
    	
6.60ACESMK::SILVACarl SilvaTue Jan 23 1990 20:4611
    Carl Silva
    Principal Software Specialist
    SWSE/ACES Business Communications group
    
    E-mail: ACESMK::SILVA
    Telephone: DTN 264-4484


	I'm primarily interested in wire and data feeds that are used by the
financial industry and means of accessing wire and data feeds.  Also interested
in value added networks for the financial industry.
6.61Yuji KusunokiOSTV03::KUSUNOKIMon May 21 1990 01:5717
	Name : 	   YUJI KUSUNOKI @TKO
	Location:  DEC JAPAN FINANCIAL DISTRICT II  INSURANCE GROUP
	E-net:	   TKOV50::KUSUNOKI
	Title:     SOFTWARE SPECIALIST
	Interest:  
	    I am a PSS Leader of Japan Insurance Group. Our major account is 
	   Nihon Life Insurance Company (NISSAY). As you know, this
	   is the biggest life insurance company in the world. NISSAY is a 
	   leading insurance company in Japan including insurance companies 
	   and non-insurance companies, and one of the biggest IBM customer 
	   in Japan.  We have supported since last year APRIL. 

	    Now we are trying to develop the business for insurance industry. 
	   This note file is helpful to me to know the trend of U.S. insurance
	   industry, because Japanese insurance companies always research U.S.
	   insurance company's direction.
6.62Stephen Davies @SBPPIPKIN::DAVIESHappiness is a disolving FRACTALWed Jun 13 1990 11:087
	Stephen Davies , EIC UK Insurance IST {as of July-1}

	Coming to the insurance industry after 6 years of working on the BT
Account.  Likely to be looking at Platform solutions for the Insurance
Industry.  


6.63NASM SecretaryTIGEMS::ELKINSTue Oct 30 1990 12:5914
    Tracy Elkins
    Secretary to the NASM of Insurance Industry, Dan Harrington
    Merrimack, NH
    
    I support Dan, the 9 National Insurance Account Managers and the
    Account Teams.  I recently declared that I'm a source for coordinating
    and implementing customer meetings, demos, trainings, etc.  I am also
    here to support anyone who is already involved in Insurance programs.  
    eg. Kiawah, LOMA, ServeNet.
    
    I am also available to you.  Please feel free to call!! DTN 264-5110
    
    TRACY
    
6.64CUIP Customer Publication ConsultinRIPPLE::DEVLIN_JOWest Regional, I be there!Fri Mar 01 1991 19:5715
    John Devlin
    CUIP Customer Publications Consulting
    Tukwila, WA - group's main office is in Merrimack, NH
    206-575-6579
    
    Provide publications consulting services, including documentation needs
    assessments, document management, documentation delivery, and
    documentation task estimating for proposals.  Our group currently is
    working on a proposal for London Life Insurance Company, London,
    Ontario.  London Life is migrating from Wang equipment and software to
    a Digital platform, and trying to reduce the amount of printed material
    inside the company, while streamlining work flow and providing better
    online access to information.
    
    
6.65POCUS::OHARASaddam is a waste of skinSun Mar 03 1991 21:114
Small world, Sarge!

Bob    

6.66CISM::MORANWhen Money Speaks The Truth is?Wed Apr 03 1991 17:4412
    John Moran DTN 297-4993 or (508) 467-4993
    Consultant Business Manager
    Account - Coopers & Lybrand (C&L)
     
    Interest - As C&L has an Insurance Industry consulting practice (FYI -
    Mike Garner now works for C&L out of C&L's Chicago office) there may be
    accounts where it would be beneficial for both Digital and C&L to develop 
    a closer relationship.  Often it takes outside consultants to
    accelerate the sales cycle and in most major opportunities these outside
    consultants are far upstream from where Digital typically becomes involved. 
    If C&L is involved I can help or if your looking for a Digital solution I 
    may also be able to help. 
6.67New to Insurance - Ben PlatterDPDMAI::PLATTERBen Platter @DLOThu Jul 11 1991 16:0216
    Ben Platter, Sales Exec
    Dallas, Texas  @DLO
    (214) 404-6311  dtn: 486-6311
    
    After several years as a Unit Manager got my wish to return to a direct
    selling assignment.  Coming from a Mfg / Oil & Gas background to the
    Insurance industry (and others).  Part of the Targeted Accounts Unit
    going after large Dallas-based firms Digital has never called on
    before.  Some probable accounts I'll be calling on include; Blue
    Cross/Blue Sheild, Associates Corporation, Great American Insurance,
    Employers Casualty.
    
    Will be working to find Digital success stories and the products,
    services and strategies that enabled us to win.  Open to all ideas and
    seasoned advice from you who've been selling to insurance companies. 
    Hopefully this Notesfile is still alive . . .
6.68Fraser Dingwall @SBPTRUCKS::DINGWALL_FKnight of the Brazen SerpentMon Jul 15 1991 12:5312
    Name:	Fraser Dingwall
    Org:	Insurance IST, Services EIC, Solent
    Title:	Software Engineer
    Locn:	SBP/F1 - Solent Business Park, Hampshire, UK
    E-net:	TRUCKS::DINGWALL_F
    DTN:	782-2209
    Interest:
        I am working in the area of software solutions for insurance
    companies. I have been in Digital for 13 years and my background is in
    technical languages and AI. I have a special interest in workflow, expert
    systems, object-oriented techniques, neural nets, genetic algorithms,
    symbolic modeling and advanced software techniques in general.
6.69Dan MillevilleERLANG::MILLEVILLEThu Jul 16 1992 12:3817
    Name:	Dan P. Milleville

    Location:	LKG1 (Littleton King St.)

    What you do that makes you interested in Insurance and What you expect
    to get out of this conference.

My job, Software Engineer, obviously has nothing to do with Insurance.  But
being a solid seatbelt user, as well as Red Cross CPR/BLS instructor, I am
concerned about safety and reduction in serious injuries caused by the lack of
seatbelt use.  Laws mandating their use are sometimes conter-productive - people
need to be convinced of their value, not forced to use them, hence my newest
topic entry to this conference.

What I expect is some serious constructive criticism of my proposal to refine
it to the point that it could conceivably be adopted and start saving more
lives by increasing seatbelt use.