news release
OCS Consulting Group launches new subsidiary - OCS Insurance Solutions Ltd - to deliver specialist IT services for the insurance marketplace.
OCS Consulting Group, the trusted IT service partner, has launched a new subsidiary, OCS Insurance Solutions Ltd, to draw on 24 years of the group's experience in working across the insurance and reinsurance sectors. OCS Insurance Solutions Ltd offers a range of specialist IT services including consultancy, project development and support with specialist expertise in electronic business for insurance using online and messaging technologies.
"OCS Consulting Group has worked with leading insurance companies for over 24 years. We've become a trusted consulting partner and preferred supplier for all sizes of businesses from large London market brokers and underwriters, through general commercial brokers and insurers to local brokers and direct insurers, as well as working with specialist insurance business and software suppliers," said Maurice Aroesti, Group Chief Executive, OCS Consulting Group.
"OCS Insurance Solutions Ltd now leverages that extensive experience to enhance our abilities as a trusted partner. We will continue integrating business needs and information technology to provide flexible and innovative solutions which deliver true competitive advantage and cost effectiveness."
As much greater levels of electronic working and the use of online and messaging technology challenge many organisations, OCS Insurance Solutions is very well placed to help. With many years experience in the development and support of electronic business systems in the areas of electronic claims, accounting and settlement, collaboration, affinity and retail insurance, using the web, online systems, messaging (EDI, XML) and standards (ACORD, Polaris), OCS Insurance Solutions has developed specific expertise in supporting clients.
Professional services are provided by OCS Insurance Solutions staff using experienced project managers, business analysts and technical consultants which is supplemented by OCS Consulting's staff pool. This allows OCS to deliver consultancy, project management, managed services and resourcing services to its clients.
Examples of insurance related projects previously tacked by OCS Consulting Group include:
- provision of project management and technical resources to leading insurance software suppliers
- development of an accounting, settlement and claims messaging systems for a London market trading platform
- an outsourced acceptance testing service for broker software integration with the Polaris imarket
- online, strategic consultancy and development services for a leading UK mutual assurance
- infrastructure and desktop support for a London market broker
- Development of an international run-off information system for a leading re-insurer.
About OCS Insurance Solutions Ltd
As an OCS Consulting Group company, OCS Insurance Solutions Ltd (www.ocs-insurance.com) provides a full range of professional services including consultancy, project management, application and infrastructure support. It also offers specialist expertise in electronic business and messaging in addition to web-based retail technology.
About OCS Consulting
Established in 1984, OCS Consulting understands the importance of creating flexible and innovative solutions for its clients. The company is viewed as a trusted IT service partner, helping to extend the IT teams of many blue-chip organisations. A positive working attitude has resulted in a high level of repeat business and many long-term client relationships. OCS provides IT services for consulting, managed services and resourcing.
OCS Group companies include; OCS Consulting plc, OCS Consulting BV, OCS Computer Services, OCS Resourcing, and OCS Insurance Solutions.