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Planning Application Quick Start for
Insurance
RJ Linehan & Steve Litt
Managing Partners
Innovus
• About Innovus
• Changing Dynamics of Insurance Industry
• Challenge with Current Solutions
• Oracle’s Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS)
• InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance
• DEMO
• Summary
• Q&A
• Appendix
Agenda
What We Do
Premier Provider of Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service
and Financial Reporting solutions.
Our Goal
Become a Trusted Advisor to our clients and champion their vision
of adopting Key Performance Indicators to manage their business.
About Us
• Headquartered in the New York Tri-State area
• Oracle Gold Partner & Active in Local and National Oracle User
Groups
• Consultants are Oracle-Certified.
• Pioneer an Innovative Project Development Methodology
• Exclusive Oracle Training Provider
• Zealous commitment to Customer Service
• Proudly boast a clientele that are 100% reference-able!
About Innovus
Performance Management
Business Intelligence
Cloud Applications
Featured Solutions
Innovus
Application
Services
Training
Services
Support
Services
Data
Services
Market Dynamics
• Increased Regulation
- Implementing Solvency II
- Providing greater transparency with customers
• Increased Use of Technology (Mobile)
- Self-service driving growth and need for lower cost alternatives
- High conversion rates via mobile/internet
• Severity and frequency of catastrophic events
- Need for more sophisticated risk models
• Better Customer Satisfaction
- Requires 360-degree view
• Commoditization of Products
- Stresses importance of choice and price
Objectives
• Leverage Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to
drive business performance.
• Establish “holistic” view of customers, markets,
and opportunities.
• Institute collaboration throughout organization to
achieve effective analytics.
• Access to consistent planning data that allows for
informed decision-making.
• Develop analytical platform that helps organization
adapt to change.
KPI’s such as…
Costs Per Claim,
Policy Sales Growth
Avg. Time to Settle By Policy Type
Customer Satisfaction
Across LOB’s such as…
Property & Casualty
Accident & Health
Surety
Life
Worker’s Comp
Challenges with Excel
Challenge
• Prone to Error
Issue
• 88% of spreadsheets have errors –
Market Watch
Need
• Information that is accurate and
consistent
Excel-based Solutions
Excel provides flexibility and ease-of-use, however…
Challenges with Excel
Challenge
• Manually Intensive
Issue
• Analysts spend more time pulling
data together instead of analyzing it.
Need
• More time to analyze information
and work on alternative course of
action.
Excel-based Solutions
Excel provides flexibility and ease-of-use, however…
Challenges with Excel
Challenge
• Not Easily Shared
Issue
• Excel can’t efficiently store
magnitude of data needed to
analyze the business.
Need
• Scalable solution that provides
“One Version of the Truth.”
Excel-based Solutions
Excel provides flexibility and ease-of-use, however…
Challenges with Legacy Systems
Finance Operations Customer
---- Legacy Systems ----
Information in Silos
Challenge
• Lack of Variance Reporting
Issue
• Inability to compare Actuals to
Budget
Need
• Analyze information
Lines of Business
Property & Casualty
Accident & Health
Surety
Life
Worker’s Comp
By:
Products
Customer Segment
Geography
Year over Year
Scenarios (What if)
Challenges with Legacy Systems
Challenge
• Difficult to Develop Budget
Issue
• Struggle to Integrate and
Consolidate Information
Need
• Integrate data
Claims
by Customer
Premiums
by LOB
Underwriters
by Territory
Finance Operations Customer
---- Legacy Systems ----
Information in Silos
Challenges with Legacy Systems
Challenge
• Difficult to Forecast and perform
What-if Analysis
Issue
• Inability to Adapt to Change
Need
• Ability to Adapt to Issues like:
- Impact to Claims due to Catastrophic event
- Changes in Insurance Regulation
- Introducing New Products to counter competitive threats
- Costs of adapting new technology (mobile, etc.)
Finance Operations Customer
---- Legacy Systems ----
Information in Silos
Solution
Finance Operations Customer
Legacy Systems –
Reside in silos that
is inflexible &
requires IT
Excel – Prone to error,
high maintenance and not
scalable?
Solution
Finance Operations Customer
---- Legacy Systems ----
Scalable, low
maintenance and
industrial strength
solution
Flexible, Consolidates
Disparate Data and
Managed by business
users
And…
Scalable, low
maintenance and
industrial strength
solution
Flexible, Consolidates
Disparate Data and
Managed by business
users
Users access
solution through
Excel
No Learning Curve!
InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance
Purpose-built solution for Insurance Industry.
FinanceOperationsCustomer
Client Data
Documentation
Data Mapping
Automation
Insurance
Financial
Planning
Consolidation
Application
Input Templates
Summary Reports
User Task Lists
Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service
- Planning solution
custom-tailored for
insurance industry.
- Template design
for fast deployment
and quick time-to-
value.
- Innovus’ flexible
design insures
application adapts
to client’s future
needs.
Innovus Insurance Planning Consolidation Solution
Page 16
Step
1
Step
2
Step
3
PLAN
Gross Written
Premium
PLAN
Losses
Planning Workflow
Revenue
Expense
Cap Ex, etc
Revenue Example
DERIVE
Ceded Premiums
DERIVE
Earned Premiums
DERIVE
Loss Reserves
Next Step: Confirm and Complete Calculations
InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance
Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service
Overview
• Intuitive and easy to use Excel interface.
• Handles large data sets and complex calculations.
• Supports rolling forecasts and management reporting.
• Flexible workflow for planning processes.
• Leverages Oracle’s powerful Cloud security.
• Application diagnostics simplifies administration.
• Built-in online help/tutorials.
Overview
• Map Client Data into Planning Application.
• Financial Planning Consolidation Application Template for Insurance.
• User Tasks Lists provide workflow to planning processes.
• Input Forms for collecting revenue, expense and key metrics from
Line of Business users.
• Summary Report Package includes Income Statement, Balance Sheet,
Cash Flow and Key Ratio reports.
• Provides formal application documentation and automation.
InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance
Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service
Benefits
• No CAPEX infrastructure investments.
• Virtually no learning curve.
• Owned by business users - minimal IT resources required
• Flexible deployment options.
• Mix and move between deployment models as business needs
change.
• Evolve from disconnected spreadsheets, driving planning beyond
finance across enterprise.
Overview
• Agile development methodology gets user buy-in early insuring project
success.
• Quickstart package helps clients deploy solutions in weeks, not months
providing rapid time to value.
• Quickstart package lowers implementation costs and reduces risks with
its structured and standardized approach.
• Focused solution offers rich planning and analytics specific to Insurance
industry such as Loss Triangle reporting, calculating liquidity minimums
required by statutory agencies, Cash on Revenue collections, and
disbursement of claim payments.
InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance
Page 22
Starter Package includes
Innovus Insurance Planning Consolidation Solution
• Mapping of Customer Data to Application
• Financial Planning Application
• Summary Report Package
o Income Statement
o Balance Sheet
o Cash Flow
o Key Ratio Report
• Planning Consolidation Input Forms
o Revenue
o Expense
o Workforce Planning
• Documentation
• Application Automation
Q&A
RJ Linehan
Managing Partner
Rj.linehan@innovuspartners.com
917.509.2107
Steve Litt
Managing Partner
Steve.litt@innovuspartners.com
201.819.8367
www.innovuspartners.com
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Innovate16, PBCS Quick Start for Insurance Companies

  • 1. Planning Application Quick Start for Insurance RJ Linehan & Steve Litt Managing Partners Innovus
  • 2. • About Innovus • Changing Dynamics of Insurance Industry • Challenge with Current Solutions • Oracle’s Planning and Budgeting Cloud Service (PBCS) • InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance • DEMO • Summary • Q&A • Appendix Agenda
  • 3. What We Do Premier Provider of Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service and Financial Reporting solutions. Our Goal Become a Trusted Advisor to our clients and champion their vision of adopting Key Performance Indicators to manage their business. About Us • Headquartered in the New York Tri-State area • Oracle Gold Partner & Active in Local and National Oracle User Groups • Consultants are Oracle-Certified. • Pioneer an Innovative Project Development Methodology • Exclusive Oracle Training Provider • Zealous commitment to Customer Service • Proudly boast a clientele that are 100% reference-able! About Innovus Performance Management Business Intelligence Cloud Applications Featured Solutions Innovus Application Services Training Services Support Services Data Services
  • 4. Market Dynamics • Increased Regulation - Implementing Solvency II - Providing greater transparency with customers • Increased Use of Technology (Mobile) - Self-service driving growth and need for lower cost alternatives - High conversion rates via mobile/internet • Severity and frequency of catastrophic events - Need for more sophisticated risk models • Better Customer Satisfaction - Requires 360-degree view • Commoditization of Products - Stresses importance of choice and price
  • 5. Objectives • Leverage Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to drive business performance. • Establish “holistic” view of customers, markets, and opportunities. • Institute collaboration throughout organization to achieve effective analytics. • Access to consistent planning data that allows for informed decision-making. • Develop analytical platform that helps organization adapt to change. KPI’s such as… Costs Per Claim, Policy Sales Growth Avg. Time to Settle By Policy Type Customer Satisfaction Across LOB’s such as… Property & Casualty Accident & Health Surety Life Worker’s Comp
  • 6. Challenges with Excel Challenge • Prone to Error Issue • 88% of spreadsheets have errors – Market Watch Need • Information that is accurate and consistent Excel-based Solutions Excel provides flexibility and ease-of-use, however…
  • 7. Challenges with Excel Challenge • Manually Intensive Issue • Analysts spend more time pulling data together instead of analyzing it. Need • More time to analyze information and work on alternative course of action. Excel-based Solutions Excel provides flexibility and ease-of-use, however…
  • 8. Challenges with Excel Challenge • Not Easily Shared Issue • Excel can’t efficiently store magnitude of data needed to analyze the business. Need • Scalable solution that provides “One Version of the Truth.” Excel-based Solutions Excel provides flexibility and ease-of-use, however…
  • 9. Challenges with Legacy Systems Finance Operations Customer ---- Legacy Systems ---- Information in Silos Challenge • Lack of Variance Reporting Issue • Inability to compare Actuals to Budget Need • Analyze information Lines of Business Property & Casualty Accident & Health Surety Life Worker’s Comp By: Products Customer Segment Geography Year over Year Scenarios (What if)
  • 10. Challenges with Legacy Systems Challenge • Difficult to Develop Budget Issue • Struggle to Integrate and Consolidate Information Need • Integrate data Claims by Customer Premiums by LOB Underwriters by Territory Finance Operations Customer ---- Legacy Systems ---- Information in Silos
  • 11. Challenges with Legacy Systems Challenge • Difficult to Forecast and perform What-if Analysis Issue • Inability to Adapt to Change Need • Ability to Adapt to Issues like: - Impact to Claims due to Catastrophic event - Changes in Insurance Regulation - Introducing New Products to counter competitive threats - Costs of adapting new technology (mobile, etc.) Finance Operations Customer ---- Legacy Systems ---- Information in Silos
  • 12. Solution Finance Operations Customer Legacy Systems – Reside in silos that is inflexible & requires IT Excel – Prone to error, high maintenance and not scalable?
  • 13. Solution Finance Operations Customer ---- Legacy Systems ---- Scalable, low maintenance and industrial strength solution Flexible, Consolidates Disparate Data and Managed by business users
  • 14. And… Scalable, low maintenance and industrial strength solution Flexible, Consolidates Disparate Data and Managed by business users Users access solution through Excel No Learning Curve!
  • 15. InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance Purpose-built solution for Insurance Industry. FinanceOperationsCustomer Client Data Documentation Data Mapping Automation Insurance Financial Planning Consolidation Application Input Templates Summary Reports User Task Lists Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service - Planning solution custom-tailored for insurance industry. - Template design for fast deployment and quick time-to- value. - Innovus’ flexible design insures application adapts to client’s future needs.
  • 16. Innovus Insurance Planning Consolidation Solution Page 16 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 PLAN Gross Written Premium PLAN Losses Planning Workflow Revenue Expense Cap Ex, etc Revenue Example DERIVE Ceded Premiums DERIVE Earned Premiums DERIVE Loss Reserves Next Step: Confirm and Complete Calculations
  • 18. Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service Overview • Intuitive and easy to use Excel interface. • Handles large data sets and complex calculations. • Supports rolling forecasts and management reporting. • Flexible workflow for planning processes. • Leverages Oracle’s powerful Cloud security. • Application diagnostics simplifies administration. • Built-in online help/tutorials.
  • 19. Overview • Map Client Data into Planning Application. • Financial Planning Consolidation Application Template for Insurance. • User Tasks Lists provide workflow to planning processes. • Input Forms for collecting revenue, expense and key metrics from Line of Business users. • Summary Report Package includes Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow and Key Ratio reports. • Provides formal application documentation and automation. InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance
  • 20. Oracle Planning & Budgeting Cloud Service Benefits • No CAPEX infrastructure investments. • Virtually no learning curve. • Owned by business users - minimal IT resources required • Flexible deployment options. • Mix and move between deployment models as business needs change. • Evolve from disconnected spreadsheets, driving planning beyond finance across enterprise.
  • 21. Overview • Agile development methodology gets user buy-in early insuring project success. • Quickstart package helps clients deploy solutions in weeks, not months providing rapid time to value. • Quickstart package lowers implementation costs and reduces risks with its structured and standardized approach. • Focused solution offers rich planning and analytics specific to Insurance industry such as Loss Triangle reporting, calculating liquidity minimums required by statutory agencies, Cash on Revenue collections, and disbursement of claim payments. InnovusINSIGHT for Insurance
  • 22. Page 22 Starter Package includes Innovus Insurance Planning Consolidation Solution • Mapping of Customer Data to Application • Financial Planning Application • Summary Report Package o Income Statement o Balance Sheet o Cash Flow o Key Ratio Report • Planning Consolidation Input Forms o Revenue o Expense o Workforce Planning • Documentation • Application Automation
  • 23. Q&A
  • 24. RJ Linehan Managing Partner Rj.linehan@innovuspartners.com 917.509.2107 Steve Litt Managing Partner Steve.litt@innovuspartners.com 201.819.8367 www.innovuspartners.com Please complete the session and overall meeting evaluations

Editor's Notes

  1. Presentation Flow Market Dynamics (What is going on?) ->-> Objectives (Goals to address what is going?) ->-> Challenges (Obstacles that prevent goals)
  2. Customer Behavior Affects insurance industry in very fundamental ways: product development, marketing, distribution, financial reporting, risk management Use of advanced analytics to investigate customer behavior in insurance industry typically lags behind other industries Insurance companies must realize the benefits of using advanced analytics to Design new products Segment Markets Develop distribution strategies Managing inforce business Defining assumptions for financial reporting Creating metrics for risk management Data Quality Effective analytics supported by high-quality data allows for insurers to more efficiently price risk, develop and market products, and target customer segments Holistic View Use of data effectively provides a universal view of customers, markets, and opportunities Analysis will not be at a single data point, but rather an intersection of a group of related data points Collaboration Achieving effective analytics requires contributions from not just IT and actuarial, but all groups Employees from different functions need to collaborate to collect and share knowledge and insights that inform good business decisions