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January 17, 2012

Union Mutual of Vermont Deploys ISCS's SurePower Innovation Suite on Schedule
Using agile methodologies to meet an aggressive schedule, Union Mutual of Vermont completed an on-time, on-budget full suite core systems deployment.

November 29, 2011

Armed Forces Insurance Signs with ISCS to License SurePower Innovation® for Modern Policy Administration and Business Process Capabilities
Armed Forces finds success with agile development processes during implementation of SurePower Innovation full suite, including policy management, underwriting, claims, and billing. “Agile allows for reduced documentation, continuous feedback, collaboration between user and developer, and faster speed to market,” said Drew Mazeitis, CIO of AFI. “AFI follows an agile development methodology internally and strongly supports the process that ISCS follows.”

November 3, 2011

Agile Success Stories Prominent at Celent's Core Systems Workshop
At Celent's "Creative Disruption: a Core Systems Strategy Workshop," co-sponsored by ISCS, agile methodology played a prominent role in successes described in presentations by Roger Johnson, VP IT The Zenith and Mike Forest, VP, Information Services/CIO, Missouri Employers Mutual. ISCS is proud to co-sponsor forum promoting greater understanding of agile methodology in the insurance industry.

September 14, 2011

SurePower User Group 2011 Attendees Give Event High Marks
More than 75 insurer and partner attendees met for two days of customer panels, ISCS presentations, and roundtable discussions. Topics included success with consumer portal deployment for insurers with independent agents, agile project management experience, ISO circular management, and new system development, highlighted by product visualization and configuration tool developments. See 2011 Agenda & Registration Info

May 12, 2011

FICOH Implements ISCS’s SurePower Innovation® for Personal Lines Auto
ISCS's implementation strategy of SurePower Innovation allows FICOH to maintain an innovative status among the competition while releasing new line of business.

May 3, 2011

Union Mutual of Vermont SelectsSurePower Innovation Suite
John H. Fitzhugh, president and CEO of UMVT, said he was impressed by ISCS’s commitment to the agency distribution system, by the financial and insurance knowledge of the vendor’s president and CTO, and by ISCS’s demonstrated intent to maintain cutting-edge technology.

April 25, 2011

ISCS Opens San Diego Office to Expand Implementation Teams
“Steady growth has mandated a need for ISCS to expand our implementation teams and access to new insurance and technology talent,” said Tim Shelton, ISCS’s executive vice president and CFO. “San Diego is home to a vibrant technology environment where ISCS has found highly-talented people with both technical and insurance skills.”

February 15, 2011

ISCS Client CEM Insurance Featured in Insurance & Technology
To call the [SurePower Innovation] implementation "transformative" would be an understatement. "For example, policies are written accurately from the start because we set the underwriting criteria at our headquarters," reports [CEM Insurance's director of program operations] Chris DuCharme. "Consequently, we've not only reduced organizational risk but also can close out a month in one day; in the past, it took 30 days."

January 4, 2011

Arrowhead Insurance Group Selects ISCS's SurePower Innovation for Personal Auto
After a rigorous selection process, Arrowhead will expand its use of SurePower Innovation by moving its Personal Auto Group, one of the largest divisions at Arrowhead, to SurePower Innovation. “We are looking to ISCS and SurePower Innovation to help transform our business practices.” said Dick Hoye, Arrowhead CIO.

December 16, 2010

Leslie Holden-Mikesell joins ISCS as VP Professional Services
New hire to direct growth in implementation teams. Ms.Holden-Mikesell's experience as senior IT insurance executive and as high tech consultant make her the "right person, at the right time in ISCS's growth," said Andy Scurto, ISCS president and CTO.

September 23, 2010

Annual SurePower User's Group - Customer Collaboration, Intro to New Interface SurePower Innovation 3.0
More than 50 insurer and partner attendees met at San Jose Fairmont for two days of customer panels, ISCS presentations, and roundtable discussions. “So many conferences these days are just marketing pitches,” said Matt Donovan, commercial business process manager at Tower Hill Insurance Group. “The ISCS User Group conference differentiates itself by fostering a collaborative feel and a genuine opportunity for companies to share experiences through a true user community. As a user, I am able to share with and learn from other SurePower Innovation business users and IT managers. It’s important to come away with affirmation on some topics and ideas about other areas where improvement may be needed.”

August 22, 2010

Andy Scurto, ISCS president, contributes an agile methodology overview to Claims Transformation Feature in Insurance and Technology
"An Agile Approach" - To make an agile implementation work, the selected system capabilities must be sophisticated enough to enable the claims organization to transform to a quality-consistent, customer service team focus.

August 17, 2010

Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Assoc. and Mississippi Residential Property Ins. Assoc. Select ISCS's SurePower Innovation Policy Administration Suite
SurePower Innovation’s technology enables the cost-efficiencies of having both MWUA and MRPIUA offerings administered through a single system and the security of a hosted system during a catastrophe.

July 1, 2010

Andy Scurto, ISCS president, publishes article on why agile development is essential in Insurance Networking News
"Skeptical of Agile Development? It's Not Easy but It's Essential" The benefits seem obvious, yet few insurers are fully putting agile methods to work. "Playing it safe," however may be more risky than going agile.

June 29, 2010

Madison Mutual Selects ISCS's SurePower Innovation Policy Administration Suite
"Madison Mutual chose ISCS based on the rules-and-tools flexibility that SurePower provides,” said Ken Somogyi, director of IT for Madison Mutual. “We also found that ISCS will bring excellent industry knowledge and best practices to the table, which will help us meet our goals of transforming our business processes during the change from our legacy system. The technology SurePower is built on will also allow us to scale the system as we achieve the business growth we have targeted.”

June 21, 2010

Andy Scurto, ISCS president, publishes article on Cloud Computing in Tech Decisions
"Get Your Head in the Clouds - Cloud Computing, SOA, and You" Cloud computing is already changing the future of how applications are built and how business functionality is provided, and it could be your ticket to salvaging the technology investments your company has made without an additional broad outlay of capital.

June 17, 2010

ITS Data Services Rolls out Training & Change Management Services for SurePower Innovation
ITS Data Services begins delivering new ISCS clients in-person training, online tools, and more for clients' unique configurations of the SurePower Innovation Policy Administration Suite. Southern Pioneer first to benefit from new service.

June 1, 2010

Southern Pioneer Property & Casualty Insurance Company Implements ISCS's SurePower Innovation Policy Administration Suite
Southern Pioneer implements SurePower Innovation for for homeowners’, dwelling fire, vacant dwelling fire, garage liability, commercial property and liquor liability lines of business.

April 27, 2010

CEM Insurance Company Implements ISCS's SurePower Innovation Policy Administration Suite
The eight-month project successfully met the target timeline for implementing a full enterprise solution for four products in multiple states.

January 12, 2010

Industry Veteran Conrad Garvey joins ISCS as Director of Sales
For insurance companies evaluating policy administration systems, Garvey brings a deep knowledge of the complete insurance cycle and rich insight into insurance company, MGA and agent needs. Prior to joining ISCS, Garvey most recently held a policy administration system sales and sales management position for a major software vendor.

January 1, 2010

ISCS Customer ULLICO featured in American Executive Magazine: ISCS listed as a premier business partner
ULLICO CEO Edward M. Smith emphasizes a bright future for the company's growth. ISCS is proud of the recognition ULLICO received and of our small contribution to their success.

December 15, 2009

ISCS Mentioned as a SaaS Thought Leader in Insurance & Technology Article "4 Technologies that Sizzle"
Vendors such as... ISCS...are working on putting the right business model, infrastructure, pricing models and service-level agreements in place." Chad Hersh—Novarica quoted in I&T.

November 16, 2009

Andy Scurto speaks on panel at ISOTECH
Self-service portals have benefits for insurers, agents, and policy holders. Link to a brief slide presentation.

November 14, 2009

Andy Scurto, ISCS president, publishes article on Self-service Portals at ISOTECH
A new breed of policyholders expects to shop for and buy insurance online, even at two in the morning. Today’s customer doesn’t have the time or patience to stand in line or wait for a call— let alone a letter!

October 16, 2009

Scheduled Upgrade Released for SurePower Innovation
ISCS continually invests in research and development to keep the SurePower Innovation Policy Administration Suite "future-proof" and delivering optimal business value. Release 2.1.5 includes 13 new features and adds 1906 distinct unit tests and 77 distinct automated functional tests totaling 15,250 assertions.

October 5, 2009

Andy Scurto, ISCS president, publishes article in P&C National Underwriter:
Web 2.0 technologies utilized in conjunction with a service-oriented architecture-based policy administration system make building secure, custom direct-to-consumer portals practical for insurance companies of all sizes.

September 23, 2009

SurePower User Group Attendees Give Meeting High Marks
Attendees to the 2009 "SPUG" Meeting gave high marks to the presentations and opportunities for collaboration. The sessions showcased ISCS's extensive automated testing program and tools; self-service portals; and new data marts and reporting capabilities. Outside speakers included Krishna Bhagavatula, AVP Insurance, Cognizant, on insurance industry trends and Joyce Dickerson, Director of Sustainable IT, Stanford University on the ROI of green IT initiatives.

September 15, 2009

ISCS Announces Strategic Partnership with ITS Data Services
The ITS Data Services partnership allows ISCS to tap into a network of very experienced P&C insurance business analysts and project leads,” ITS Data Services will provide professional services for ISCS’s SurePower Innovation P&C automation solution. ITS professionals are currently at work implementing SurePower Innovation’s fiduciary liability product for an ISCS client.

August 5, 2009

ISCS Emphasizes Usability & Customer-centric Marketing with New Management Hire
ISCS is pleased to announce Phil Kiekhaefer, Ph.D., has joined the company as Director of Marketing and Usability. Dr. Kiekhaefer brings extensive Web, customer communication, and usability expertise to the ISCS team. SurePower Innovation is already well-known for its high levels of usability and productivity, and Dr. Kiekhaefer will help ensure ISCS will continue to be leader and an innovator in this area.

June 25, 2009

New Online Portal for Personal Auto Policy Quotes & Purchase
ISCS announces its new Web 2.0 state-of-the-art direct-to-consumer (DTC) personal auto policy quoting, purchase, and issuance product as an addition to the standard feature set of SurePower Innovation, ISCS’s comprehensive SOA insurance automation solution. View video of consumer personal auto portal.

June 15, 2009

Get Your Head in the Clouds
"SOA, Cloud Computing & You" by Andy Scurto, ISCS president & CTO, published in Tech Decisions

"Whether you know it or not, global cloud computing is already changing the future of how applications are built and how business functionality is provided, and it could be your ticket to salvaging the technology investments your company has made without an additional broad outlay of capital."

May 22, 2009

ISCS Releases New Solution for Professional Liability Coverage
ISCS announces the company’s flagship product, SurePower Innovation, now supports professional liability coverages as a part of its standard feature set.

February 23, 2009

ISCS Implements OpenAir — Clients to See Real-time Project Status
As part of ISCS's move to embrace high-levels of client visibility into project status, ISCS has moved to a SaaS, 24/7 accessible project management tool. OpenAir, a NetSuite Company, offers OpenAir solutions for professional services automation and services resource planning. OpenAir's project management capabilities enable real-time updates of project status and results against key deliverables.