At a time when leveraging informati...

At a time when leveraging information is more critical than always for insurance companies, technology leaders are finding their way into executive decision making and confirming their right to be there according to the results they produce. They know that partnering with business units is guide to their success and that by the agency of those partnerships, information technology professionals can and should bring about innovation.

"IT for IT's sake, R&D departments, that's a thing of the past," said Scott Eisdorfer, senior vice president and chief information officer, The Navigators cluster Rye Brook, N.Y. "You have to be a partner with the business."