Top Benefits of Moving to a Cloud-Based Platform

The P&C insurance industry has seen accelerated adoption of cloud-based platforms over the past 5 years. Explore six key benefits influencing insurance business and IT leaders to increasingly embrace cloud-based platforms.

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Six reasons insurance business and IT leaders have increasingly embraced cloud-based platforms.

The property and casualty insurance industry has seen accelerated adoption of cloud-based platforms over the past 5 years. According to Strategy Meets Action, In 2020 “84% of all core system buying transactions were cloud based” compared to 70% in 2017 and 75% in 2018. Below are six key benefits influencing insurance business and IT leaders to increasingly embrace cloud-based platforms.

In 2020 “84% of all core system buying transactions were cloud based” compared to 70% in 2017 and 75% in 2018. 1, 2
1. Improved efficiency & responsiveness in business operations.

The value proposition of cloud-based platforms emphasizes scalability, reliability and distribution across zones and regions. According to Craig Lowery, Vice President Analyst at Gartner, the resilience of the cloud is on display like never before.3 The cloud infrastructure enables insurers to add new computing resources orders of magnitude faster. This means you’re looking at hours (sometimes minutes!) to add new environments or processing power with the cloud compared to days or weeks with physical infrastructure. Additionally, cloud platforms are highly suitable for experimentation with new products and services thanks to shorter deployment timeframes.

2. Free up resources directed at maintaining on-premise resources.

Adopting a cloud-based platform allows you to focus on what you do best by freeing up resources -- people, physical space, and IT budget -- that would otherwise be consumed with supporting on-premises implementations.

3. Cloud Platforms delivered via SaaS simplify maintenance and upgrades.

Software as a Service has emerged as “the dominant paradigm” in the P&C Policy Admin Systems Market partly due to the great advantages this model offers when it comes to maintenance and upgrades.4 SaaS models enable the software vendor to handle ongoing maintenance and more easily apply incremental enhancements and upgrades to the system with less disruption than irregular upgrades to on-premises systems.

4. Affordable and easily managed scalability.

With a cloud-based system worries around capacity and scalability are diminished. You’ll only use the computing power you need when you need it and can upscale computing resources at any given time to meet a spike in demand or to keep pace with the growth of your business.

For example, in the days following a hurricane an insurer might need additional computing resources to process CAT claims. With the cloud, these resources can come online and be moved offline as needed. This helps avoid the need to acquire too much capacity that will sit idle the majority of the time.

5. Metered Pricing.

With cloud-based platforms and SaaS, pricing is based on computing resources consumed — and it flows up and down based on usage. This means you’ll only pay for what you actually use.

6. More easily achieve reliability and disaster recovery requirements.

With only an internet connection and a suitable device required, it’s easy to achieve anytime, anywhere access and support increasing remote work models. Hyperscale providers like AWS have enviable security and uptime records allowing you to trust the system no matter where you are. Geographic distribution of the AWS cloud infrastructure also offers simplified and affordable disaster recovery no matter the size of your enterprise. This component is critical when dealing with disasters over an extended period of time.

BriteCore recognized these key benefits from the cloud and became an early adopter of the AWS cloud platform.

All BriteCore customers are deployed on AWS. This enables us to offer unique capabilities:

A cloud-native platform.

BriteCore was designed for the cloud. The BriteCore platform makes extensive use of AWS-native services—tapping the full potential of the AWS platform—to realize the benefits of cloud computing and provide improved efficiency, reliability, and scalability to all clients.

A strong relationship and deep experience with AWS

BriteCore’s experience and relationship with AWS is extensive and unwavering. In 2019, BriteCore achieved AWS Advanced Technology Partner status — the highest tier available. In 2020, BriteCore achieved AWS Financial Services Competency Partner status. See our Farmers Fire case study.

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A continually evolving, cost-effective offering.

To better meet the needs of insurers, BriteCore offers a SaaS model that provides a continually evolving, cost-effective platform. We deliver incremental enhancements via a continuous development mode to ensure your business is equipped with the latest cap abilities and always operating at its best.

Cloud-based platforms provide compelling benefits in flexibility, cost savings, and support for business growth. P&C insurers are making cloud-based systems a top priority. Don’t get left behind – as Strategy Meets Action notes, “cloud will be one of the levers that insurers can utilize to meet the digital mandate that is no longer for the future – but is here today.” 1

  1. https://strategymeetsaction.com/news-and-events-2/sma-blog/the-moment-of-truth-cloud-computing-delivers-needed-services-to-our-distributed-workforce
  2. https://www.gartner.com/document/3957125
  3. https://www.informationweek.com/cloud/cloud-scalability-shows-its-worth-in-the-wake-of-covid-19/a/d-id/1337450
  4. https://novarica.com/property-casualty-policy-administration-systems-market-overview