Ward Group conducts strategic studies and surveys on a variety of topics relevant to the insurance industry. Throughout the year, we solicit companies to participate in these studies and they receive a comprehensive analysis of the results. The IT Outsourcing study will analyze the cost and use of outsourcing of IT activities across the insurance industry.

Objectives 

• Determine the frequency of outsourcing common IT functions
• Evaluate the cost associated with these outsourcing strategies 
• Survey the business practice rationale for outsourcing an activity
• Compare outsourcing strategies (Offshoring, SaaS, cloud computing, etc.)

Participant Profile

Insurance IT departments