Coming Soon – Microsoft Insurance Value Chain Architecture Framework (IVCAF) v1.0

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Microsoft recently announced the Microsoft Insurance Value Chain Architecture Framework (IVCAF) v1.0, designed to assist insurance companies in developing service-oriented architectures and deploying pre-integrated software applications around core insurance business processes. This prescriptive guidance helps insurance customers select and deploy pre-integrated Microsoft partner applications connected via industry and Web services standards.

Be sure to check back here in late June for a library of business narratives, Visio process models, XML and Web services messaging recommendations, and platform-specific implementation guidance – delivered around four key scenarios:

  • New business homeowner’s policy processing, featuring partners AMS (point-of-sale and service) and Bluebook International Inc. (replacement cost and property data).
  • New business commercial auto policy processing, featuring partners XDimensional Technologies Inc. (point-of-sale and service), INSTEC (rate and quote), Insuresoft (underwriting and policy administration) and Bluebook International Inc. (replacement cost and property data).
  • Personal auto collision repair and bodily injury claims, featuring partners ProcessClaims (collision repair processing) and Injury Sciences (bodily injury evaluation).
  • Wealth management and life and annuities enrollment, featuring partners Impact Technologies Group Inc. (point-of-sale and service), Insurance Technologies Inc. (financial needs analysis, illustration and quotation, and electronic application) and AdminServer Inc. (rate and quote, underwriting and policy administration).

For more information about the IVC program or partners, please visit the insurance industry page.