Remember this character from Dr. Doolittle – the horse that has two bodies, joined in the middle and facing in opposite directions? That is what Team Celent and many our clients did together during the last two days in New York City. We looked back at significant achievement in insurance carriers over the last year [...]

Celent senior analyst Nicolas Michellod This event is free for Celent clients and invited guests. Please click here for more information.

Celent senior analysts Nicolas Michellod and Catherine Stagg Macey This event is free for Celent clients and invited guests. Please click here for more information.

Celent senior analyst Nicolas Michellod This event is free for Celent clients and invited guests. Please click here for more information.

Celent senior analyst Nicolas Michellod This event is free for Celent clients and invited guests. Please click here for more information.

When discussing with most of my friends about my job and the insurance industry, I am often told that insurance is not interesting or is one of the least innovative sectors among the financial services industry. Of course, I don’t agree with them and sometimes I have to argue fiercely to demonstrate that their perception [...]

Previous posts about testing Topic 1: Automated Testing Topic 2: Getting Test Data Topic 3: Clean, Repeatable Test Data and Test Environment I’ve got a short but important point to add to the previous software application testing topics. A clean test environment makes the difference between valid results and frustrated QA. Running automated or manual [...]

Senior Analyst Jeff Goldberg will be participating in an Insurance & Technology Vendor Perspectives WebCast: Avoiding SOA Paralysis: Cutting The Costs of Mainframe SOA for Insurance Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 Time: 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET Duration: One Hour More information is available here.

It is January when Christmas parties are over, belts a little tighter (metaphorical and physical) and you’re running out of recipes for the re-use of Turkey. Here in the UK, the television schedule can often be relied upon to cheer you up with festive specials of your favourite show (and who can forget the hypnotic [...]

So, here is something you can do in the comfort of your very own home. The next time you are watching TV for a couple of hours, watch the commercials. Don’t leave the room, or channel flip, or check your email—just watch the commercials. And as you’re watching, keep track of the number of commercials [...]