Tuesday | 1:50 PM - 2:50 PM

SESSION TITLE

Insurance 2020: Innovating Beyond Old Models

SPEAKER(s):

James Bisker Global Insurance Industry Leader IBM Global

MAIN FOCUS OF PRESENTATION: Business & IT

FAMILIARITY WITH SUBJECT: Familiar & Expert Practitioner

ABOUT THIS SESSION:

This session examines the industry’s future by projecting the impact of various disruptive forces on established as well as nascent financial service trends over the next 15 years. The disruptive forces include changes in life styles, demographics, the sciences, information technology, and ever present regulations. The goal of the Insurance 2020 study was to create thought leadership that will be valued by all industry stakeholders. What you will learn:

• An overview of the Insurance 2020 study.
• The impact of knowledge based systems (KBS) and other intelligent systems on the insurance industry.



ABOUT THE SPEAKER(s):

James Bisker joined IBM Global Business Services IBV (Institute for Business Value) in October of 2004 and his major focus is on developing thought leadership for the global insurance industry. Specifically, Jamie’s focus is on researching and describing the future state of the business climate for insurance. Prior to joining IBM, Jamie worked for 5 years at TowerGroup in the Insurance Practice where he was most recently Director of Research. Jamie has over 28 years of experience in information systems with 21 years in the insurance industry, including 14 years with the Nationwide Insurance Enterprise.