Over 125 property casualty IT executives gathered in Tucson, Ariz. for the 2009 PCI Information Technology Conference. Specifically created for property casualty chief information officers, senior IT and business executives, this conference is the largest of its kind in the U.S.
The conference featured a number of dynamic speakers, including Bill Hartnett, U.S. Insurance Industry Solutions Director for Microsoft, who discuss how collaborative information sharing tools such as instant messaging and social media Web sites are changing the work culture.
The program also featured such topics as changing expectations of IT, emerging technology trends, IT governance, IT expense, security in an unsecure world and more. Some of these presentations are featured below.
IT Governance Doug Gumm | Vice President, Information Technology | FBL Financial Group
Vasu Kadambi | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer | California Casualty Group
Rosanne Shutzman | Vice President, Application Development | American Modern Insurance Group, Inc.
Carl J. Witkowski | Executive Vice President of Information Systems and CAO | GUARD Insurance Group
IT Expense "Hit List" Walter Overby | Vice President - Systems Delivery Services | Alfa Insurance Companies
Greg Polster | Director of Application Technology | American Family Insurance Group
Core System Replacement Strategies Jon Griggs | Vice President of Insurance Management Systems | Harleysville Insurance
Derek Valentine |Vice President Global Information Technology | Navigators Insurance Group
Agency Interface Using Real-Time Technology Joanne Currier | Vice President of Information Systems | Vermont Mutual Insurance Group
Neal Ruffalo | Vice President and Chief Information Officer | ACUITY Mutual Group
2010 Conference
Be sure to mark your calendars now for the 2010 PCI Information Technology Conference to be held October 3-6 in San Antonio, Texas. For more information, click here.