Lead a group in using the skills learned in class to create a professional and informative project that evaluated the effectiveness of the information system of a major insurance provider.

1. Tyler Williams
Cameron Donaldson
William Bowman
Group Five

2. Started as a group of Farm Bureaus
Provided insurance solely for farmers
In 1925 the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
incorporated with the Farm Bureau Mutual
Automobile Insurance Company
Sold it’s first policy in 1925
Company Founding

3. In 1955 the name of the company was changed to
Nationwide Insurance
Acquired Farmland Insurance in 1982
Became public in 1997
Growth

4. One of the largest and most diversified insurance
companies
Today Nationwide is a private company
Ranked 100th in Fortune 500
Nationwide Today

5. “Most bang for you buck”
Focused differentiation
Customer Service Oriented
Face to face relations
Competitive Strategy

6. Custom made software
Cloud based
Ease of communication
All business conducted through IS
Information System

7. Quotes are instantaneous
Adjustments can be completed in field
Ease of conducting business from anywhere
Simplifies face to face interactions
Conducting Business

8. Visualization of Claims Process
Customer
Interaction
Information
System
Corporate
Claim
Resolved

9. User friendly
Organized
Competitive Web Presence
Modernized
Free flowing

10. PAPERWORK
Tedious work
Poor communication
Slow claims
Problem Solved

11. Cuts down on cost
Saves time
Allows for more personal interaction
TRUST
User friendly
SIMPLICITY
IS Strategy and Effects

12. IS Evaluation
PROS
Very efficient
Necessary for changing world
Cuts cost
Ease of communication
CONS
Completely dependent on
internet
Effect on local agents

13. "History." Nationwide. Nationwide, n.d. Web. 18 Apr.
2013. http://www.nationwide.com/about-
us/history.jsp.
Styons, Raymond E., Jr. "Nationwide." Interview by
Cameron S. Donaldson.
Works Cited