Stand-Alone Billing System Vendors: North American Property and Casualty Market 2012

Abstract

The billing function in property/casualty carriers has transformed from a back office operation to a front office value proposition. Carriers are making significant investments in skills and technology to position billing as a critical customer service activity and as an opportunity to retain clients, but how are vendor systems responding to this new challenge?

A new report, Stand-Alone Billing System Vendors: North American Property and Casualty Market 2012, is intended to help insurers understand their vendor options for stand-alone billing systems and enable them to compile their own short lists of providers for additional investigation.

“Virtually all stand-alone billing systems include the basic features required for property/casualty insurers. However, not all have implemented the automation necessary to achieve best-in-class customer service,” says Mike Fitzgerald, Senior Analyst with Celent’s Insurance Group and author of the report. “Customer service tools are now a differentiator among billing solutions.”

This report features Celent’s ABCD Vendor View. The ABCD Vendor View presents a comparative view of the vendor marketplace that visually represents four elements: Advanced technology and technical flexibility, Breadth of functionality, Customer base, and Depth of client services and solutions.

Celent is a research and advisory firm dedicated to helping financial institutions formulate comprehensive business and technology strategies. Celent publishes reports identifying trends and best practices in financial services technology and conducts consulting engagements for financial institutions looking to use technology to enhance existing business processes or launch new business strategies. With a team of internationally based analysts, Celent is uniquely positioned to offer strategic advice and market insights on a global basis. Celent is a member of the Oliver Wyman Group, which is part of Marsh & McLennan Companies [NYSE: MMC].

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