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Take Control at the Core

Outdated core systems led insurers to outsource what makes them unique—BriteCore helps P&C carriers take back control of product, underwriting, claims, and data with a modern platform.

How Insurance Rating Services Work—and Why a Modern PAS Like BriteCore Can Improve Your Rating

A modern policy administration system like BriteCore can help insurers strengthen their financial rating by improving transparency, operational efficiency, and audit readiness.

Lilypad Insurance Chooses BriteCore to Power Coastal Growth and Innovation

BriteCore’s modern core platform was selected to support rapid growth and innovation, enabling fast product launches, seamless integrations, and greater self-sufficiency.

No Time to Wait

Large insurers can’t afford to stand still—modernization doesn’t have to mean meltdown when you take a smarter, phased approach.

Navigating the Future

A guide to the pros and cons of three major AI categories for P&C insurers—traditional, generative, and agentic—and why choosing the right core platform matters.

What is an Insurance Policy Lifecycle?

Understand the full policy lifecycle—from quote to cancellation—and why it’s key to better risk and service.

Evolving Pricing and Risk Rating in P&C Insurance

Explore six emerging trends transforming pricing and risk rating in P&C insurance and discover how insurers can stay competitive in 2025 and beyond.

The Foundation for Agentic AI

To unlock the full potential of Agentic AI in P&C insurance, insurers need an API-first core platform that enables real-time, intelligent automation across the entire policy lifecycle.

Breaking Free from the Death Spiral of Legacy Systems

Legacy systems slow insurers down with costly, delayed product changes. BriteCore's cloud platform enables real-time updates, boosting agility and cutting costs.

What is STP or Straight Through Processing?

Straight Through Processing (STP) cuts the manual work—see how this automation boosts speed, accuracy, and efficiency.

Cutting Underwriting Time in Half

By implementing BriteCore’s cloud-native core system, Loudoun significantly reduced underwriting timelines, increased their operational flexibility, and boosted agent satisfaction.

BriteCore Solution Marketplace

With a growing ecosystem of integrations and a focus on delivering flexible, cloud-based solutions, BriteCore is shaping the future of insurance technology.

How BriteCore is Purpose-Built to Improve Combined Ratios for P&C Insurers

Learn how BriteCore helps P&C insurers improve combined ratios through automation, advanced analytics, and flexible rate and product management.

What is ACV and RCV?

Explore the key differences between Actual Cash Value (ACV) and Replacement Cost Value (RCV) in property and casualty insurance and learn how to efficiently manage these valuation methods.

BriteCore’s 2025 New Year’s Resolutions for P&C Insurers

The new year is the perfect time for P&C insurers and MGAs to reflect, reset, & prepare for the opportunities and challenges ahead. Here are our top resolutions for your consideration.

Navigating California's Evolving Property Insurance Landscape

Driven by extreme heat waves, escalating wildfire risks, rising property values, and market pressures, the state has introduced new strategies and regulations to ensure sustainable coverage.

Unlocking Growth and Agent Satisfaction

Discover how Great Bay Insurance leveraged BriteCore’s cloud-native platform to drive rapid growth, enhance agent satisfaction, and achieve operational excellence in the competitive insurance market.

Vouch Chooses BriteCore as Cloud-Native Partner to Drive Scalable Insurance Solutions for High-Growth Businesses

Vouch, a leading provider of business insurance for innovative and high-growth companies, has partnered with BriteCore to deliver specialized insurance solutions across multiple channels.

What is Policy Management Software?

Policy Management Software (PMS) automates the way property & casualty insurance companies operate by streamlining the management of policies throughout their entire lifecycle.

P&C insurer using modern core insurance platform to quickly respond to market changes.

Flexibility at Scale

BriteCore empowers P&C insurers to quickly adapt to market changes through flexible, configuration-based customization, ensuring agility and competitiveness in a fast-evolving industry.

Why BriteCore is the Secret Weapon for Commercial Carriers

The BriteCore platform streamlines operations for commercial carriers with automation, customization, & scalability, enabling efficient management of complex policies & enhanced customer experiences.

What is P&C Insurance?

An overview of Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance, explaining its role in protecting individuals, businesses, and organizations against losses related to property damage and liability.

Managing Risk, Not Datacenters

P&C insurers that maintain their own datacenters take on responsibilities far removed from their primary mission. Cloud-native solutions are a powerful alternative to the traditional on-prem approach.

The Suite Advantage

Point solutions for insurance operations may address specific needs, but a comprehensive suite offers scalability & efficiency, ultimately driving better long-term outcomes for insurers.

What are Insurance Core Systems?

Insurance core systems are vital for P&C insurers to manage policies, claims, and billing to ensure smooth operations and regulatory compliance.

Enabling Innovation with BriteCore's Solution Marketplace

Discover how P&C insurers can enhance their operations, reduce costs, and stay ahead in a competitive market through access to BriteCore's robust vendor solution marketplace.

Leveraging AI in P&C Insurance

AI can have a transformative impact on P&C insurance, enhancing efficiency & customer experience. By automating tasks & using generative AI, insurers can reduce costs & improve analytics responsibly.

What is Insurance to Value?

For P&C insurance carriers, understanding and managing insurance to value (ITV) is crucial in ensuring that policyholders are adequately protected and that your underwriting practices are sound.

Embracing BriteCore for an Agile and Secure Future

Secure your insurance future with BriteCore, escaping technical debt's pitfalls and embracing modernization.

New York's MFA Mandate

BriteCore offers a cloud-native solution for enhanced security, cost efficiency, scalability, and innovation, crucial for P&C insurers and MGAs to thrive amid digital threats.

BriteCore’s 2024 New Year’s Resolutions for P&C Insurers

Supercharge your P&C insurance strategy in 2024 with BriteCore's transformative resolutions for operational excellence and sustainable growth.

Expanding into E&S with BriteCore

BriteCore's cloud-native policy administration system offers P&C insurers a strategic edge in navigating the complexities of the Excess & Surplus (E&S) insurance market.

What is a P&C Insurance System?

Explore the framework designed for efficient underwriting, policy management, claims processing, and billing. Elevate your understanding of this vital insurance backbone

Why P&C Insurers Select BriteCore for Personal Auto Insurance

Learn why BriteCore is the go-to choice for Personal Auto insurance, offering innovation and efficiency for P&C insurers.

The Core System 'Build vs. Buy' Decision for P&C Insurers

P&C insurers face a critical decision: to build a proprietary core system or buy from a vendor. Our blog provides a detailed exploration & delves into the complexities of this decision.

Why Flood Insurers Choose BriteCore

Learn how the BriteCore platform addresses the unique needs of flood insurance providers with its cloud-based, innovative, and integrative technology.

8 Ways MGAs Can Win with BriteCore

Learn how BriteCore’s modern cloud-native core insurance platform enables MGAs and InsurTechs to supercharge their business performance and drive growth.

Beware of Cloud Imposters

Delve into the differences between true cloud-native insurance platforms like BriteCore and mere cloud imposters - the hosted policy administration systems.

What is a Policy Administration System?

Understand the key functions of a Policy Administration System. From quote generation to compliance and reporting, discover how PAS transforms insurance lifecycle management.

7 Signs Your Policy Admin System is Reaching its Limits – Sign #7

If the limitations of your current policy admin system are slowing your employees down and forcing you to expand your team just to keep up, this is a warning sign that action is needed.

7 Signs Your Policy Admin System is Reaching its Limits – Sign #6

If the limitations of your current policy admin system are impacting your customer experience, this is a warning sign that action is needed.

7 Signs Your Policy Admin System is Reaching its Limits – Sign #5

If the limitations of your policy admin system are leaving you vulnerable to disruption, this is a warning sign that action is needed.

7 Signs Your Policy Admin System is Reaching its Limits – Sign #4

If the limitations of your current policy admin system are blocking your growth and ability to employ new capabilities, this is a warning sign that action is needed.

What is a Core Insurance System?

Elevate your industry knowledge with our educational blog series. In our first post, we'll help you understand the core components of a robust insurance system.

7 Signs Your Policy Admin System is Reaching its Limits – Sign #3

If the limitations of your current policy admin system are making your key decisions feel like guesses, this is a warning sign that action is needed.

7 Signs Your Policy Admin System is Reaching its Limits – Sign #2

If the limitations of your current policy admin system are consuming all your time and energy with workarounds and manual work, this is a warning sign that action is needed.

7 Signs Your Policy Admin System is Reaching its Limits – Sign #1

If the limitations of your current policy admin system are keeping your agent experience from being what it should be, this is a warning sign that action is needed.

Expand Your Growth Capabilities

There are many ways insurers like you can invest in a modern solution to help sharpen their competitive edge and streamline their operations.

Unlock Your Productivity Potential

You already know your staff’s and agents’ productivity is a critical factor to your continued success. What more can you do that you’re not already doing?

Invest For The Future

A modern policy administration system solution can help take your agency to the next level while mitigating the risks of an ever-evolving digital frontier.

What is Insurance Policy Administration?

Insurance policy administration encompasses all the activities and processes involved in managing insurance policies from inception to termination.

Highlights From BriteCon '22

A day to Explore, Learn, Connect, BriteCon 22 shared insights and plans from BriteCore leadership focusing on growth, productivity and being future-ready to meet the needs of the customer community.

2021 End of Year Recap

In 2021, we made significant investments in our software and services offerings, delivered core product enhancements, and onboarded new experienced leadership.

Panhandle Farmers Mutual Blazes a Trail

A practical, common-sense approach to technology has enabled Panhandle Mutual to transform into a fully cloud-based insurer offering its policyholder’s world-class service.

Then Our Client Burst Into Happy Tears…

It’s been surprising (even gratifying) to see how positively insurers have reacted to the intuitive user experience and super-efficient workflows when given a demonstration of BriteCore.

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A Customer of the Future Scenario

This simple thought exercise explores what might be possible with new technologies and new ways of providing value to our policyholders.

Announcing BriteCore’s New Help Site

Use the BriteCore Help Site to quickly browse information by product, navigate by objective, and view tutorials, helping you accomplish your most important BriteCore tasks.

Modern Core Systems Enabling Transformation

Strategy Meets Action (SMA) recent white paper covers the transformation journey that P&C insurers have embarked on and the business value that can be realized from a successful journey.

An Interview with Art Meadows

In 2004, Panhandle hired Art Meadows as CEO, and under his visionary leadership, they have seen impressive growth. This interview was originally published in the Summer 2020 edition of PAMIC Pulse.

Make Your At-Home Space Work For You

You do your best work remotely with an optimized workspace. We've created an infographic to share what helps us be productive in our at-home workspaces.

Migrating to Web-Based Applications

Optimizing your insurance business for remote work necessitates web-based software. Download our guide to help optimize your insurance business for remote work.

Staying Happy and Healthy in a Remote Workplace

We know working remotely can affect our wellness and productivity. To make the most of remote work, here are some tips for staying happy and healthy when working remotely.

BriteCore's Favorite Tools for Remote Work

BriteCore chose to become a fully remote company ten years ago. We want to share our top tips and tricks for these critical tools that can empower your remote workforce.

A Quick Start Guide for Remote Work

Remote work has become a mandate rather than an option. We’ve put together a guide with quick-start checklists to help you transition operations from a physical office to a fully remote work model.

BriteCore Featured in Willis Towers Watson InsurTech Quarterly Briefing

The latest InsurTech Quarterly Briefing from Willis Towers Watson focuses on technological innovators looking to improve the systems that support policy administration and central data management.

BriteCore Named a Top 10 Policy Administration Provider by Insurance CIO Outlook

BriteCore is a Top 10 Policy Administration Solutions Provider according to Insurance CIO Outlook.

Top Five Tools for Touchless Claims

Companies who make policyholders feel valued and reassured during the claims process instill confidence and loyalty in their brands, even amidst a crisis.

How Insurers Can Meet the Agility Mandate

CEO Phil Reynolds and a panel of experts discuss four fundamental elements insurers must adopt to remain relevant in the new era of computing.

Data Warehousing for Regulatory Compliance

Expanding regulatory reporting requirements have insurers searching for streamlined solutions that simplify the reporting process, improve accuracy of data, and increase speed to compliance.

Oyster Insurance Expands Workers’ Compensation

Oyster Insurance recently expanded their workers' compensation coverage into California.

Madison Mutual Reflects on 125 Years in Business

Madison Mutual turned 125 years old in 2018, and we are honored to celebrate this milestone with them!

Novarica's Market Navigator Reflects BriteCore's Continued Growth

BriteCore's placement in the recent Novarica Market Navigator indicates our continued growth and comparative strength in the market.

MassPrinting: BriteCon Brings Community to the Property and Casualty Industry

We love our community and partners—and MassPrinting feels the same way. Check out MassPrinting’s article to find out what they thought of BriteCon this year.

Understanding Data is Key to Increasing Business in the Insurance Industry

In a data-driven world, insurers constantly face new risks and opportunities. Insurers who analyze their data will be able to further capitalize on the information they've already collected.

Munich Re America Partners with BriteCore to Offer Personal Inland Flood Coverage

Read Munich Re's latest press release about partnering with BriteCore to offer a personal lines flood endorsement.

Bamboo Insurance Reimagines the Business

What separates Bamboo Insurance from the competitors? Check out their approach to helping people protect their homes, assets and meeting targeted profitability.

CFM Insurance Implements MassPrinting to Manage Policy Document Output

MassPrinting, Inc. announced CFM Insurance of Concordia, MO, has implemented MassPrinting products and services to manage its document output and print operations.

Keeping Cyber-Scares At-Bay!

BriteCore is thrilled to welcome At-Bay to the insurance industry and to the BriteCore community.

BriteCore Hailed as a Top-20 Innovative Fin Tech Solution Provider

InsightsSuccess hails BriteCore as a “stable, extensible, and evolving insurance technology.”

BriteCore Recognized as Challenger in Gartner's 2017 Magic Quadrant for P&C Core Insurance Platforms

BriteCore was recently evaluated in Gartner’s 2017 Magic Quadrant for P&C Core Platforms, North America and was recognized as a Challenger.

Cloud Technology Still A Bit Cloudy?

Cloud is transforming insurance companies by shifting focus toward customer-centric and environment-driven technologies.

BriteCore: Futuristic Insurance Software

BriteCore was recognized by CIOReview magazine as one of the 20 most promising insurance technology providers in 2017.

The Perfect Space for Sound and Software

BriteCore CEO Phil Reynold's remote office was featured in the latest issue of Biz 417.

Claims Triage

Similar to medical triage, insurance claims can be sorted in order of priority to make the best use of available resources.

Automate to Elevate

Gain invaluable insights and best practices from a leading insurer and BriteCore to enhance your P&C insurance operations.

Harnessing AI, Automation, and Analytics

Gain insights into how P&C insurers are applying AI, Automation, and Analytics technologies to improve operations.

How Leading Mutual Insurers Leverage Analytics to Improve Performance

Insurers have a wealth of data in their core systems…are you effectively leveraging this data for new business insights?

NAMIC Webinar Panel with Frederick, Loudoun, and BriteCore

Executives from Frederick Mutual, Loudoun Mutual, and BriteCore discuss the pains of legacy systems and how switching to a modern core platform can greatly improve business processes.

How P&C Insurers Can Compete and Win The Customer of the Future

The needs of policyholders are evolving as they embrace digital business. Legacy systems are insufficient, but new technologies are complex — and expensive! How can a midsize P&C carrier keep up with the industry?

Building a Perennial Core System

Core systems are fundamental to an insurer’s operations. Join this panel of insurance leaders and software vendors as they share insights on how to extend the life of core systems and ensure they remain durable and adaptable.