Group life and voluntary benefits sponsors want to drive out costs. Carriers must execute the basics while driving greater efficiency and taking on challenges across product design, member conservation, fragmented service/operations, and fraud detection.
This report provides an overview of group life and voluntary/worksite carriersโ business and technology issues and priorities, data about the marketplace, and more than 10 examples of recent insurer technology investments. It draws from the expertise of Datos Insightsโ staff, conversations with Datos Insightsโ clients and Insurance Technology Research Council members, and a review of secondary published sources.
Clients of Datos Insightsโ Life, Annuities, & Benefits service can download this report.
This report mentions Aflac, Allied Benefit Systems LLC, AGA Benefit Solutions, Alera Group, Allstate, American Fidelity, American Heritage Life, Ansel Health, Atlanta Life Holdings, Atlanta Life Insurance Company, Benefitexpress, Benefitfocus, Businessolver, Brio Benefits, Cangaroo, The Capstone Group, Cariloop, CNO, Combined A&H Group, Desjardins Group, Ease, Eben Concepts Company, Elevance Health, Employee Navigator, EveryMother, EvolutionIQ, FIG, Friendly Health Technologies, Globe Life, Guardian, Homesteaders Life, Ianacare, Iona Mind, Joshin, Managing Life, Manatee, Manhattan Insurance Group, Manulife Financial Corporation, Medxoom Inc., Meru Health, MetLife, Mphasis, Navia Benefit Solutions, Nayya, Nexus Administrators Inc., NGL Group, Novacap, nRollTech, Pacific Life, PES Benefits, PlanSource, Prudential, Pumpspotting, Reliance Matrix, Renaissance Life & Health Insurance Company of America, Risk Strategies, Securian Financial, Sentry Life, The Standard, Strategic Benefit Solutions Inc., Transamerica, Trustmark Insurance Group, Unum, USAA Life, Vitech, Voya, and WEX.
About the Author
Paul Mattern
Paul Mattern is a Senior Principal in the Insurance practice at Datos Insights. He has over 30 yearsโ experience working in insurance and financial technology. He has expertise in IT leadership, strategy, and transformation across multiple lines of business. These include insurance (life, annuities), retirement services (401(k), 403(b), 457, pension closeouts), and group voluntary benefits. Paul also has experience with...
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Nancy Casbarro
Nancy Casbarro is Head of Insurance Advisory at Datos Insights. She has over 30 years of insurance technology experience, most of which wereย spent in senior IT leadership positions at MetLife. Most recently, Nancy served as the IT Solutions Delivery Vice President for the Group Benefits business at MetLife, supporting products, claims, underwriting, distribution development, and national accounts. Nancy also has...
Steven Kaye
Steven Kaye is Head of Knowledge Management at Datos Insights, and lead editor of the firmโsย Business and Technology Trends in Insuranceย series. He has managedย a wide range of research projects since joining the firm in 2008. Previously, Steven worked for Accenture as an insurance researcher focused on the U.S. life and property/casualty markets. He also served in both knowledge management...