Tomorrow Delivering Global Insurance Solutions

Charles Taylor InsureTech, a leader in digital insurance solutions, offers a number of digital products for insurance companies, including INSIS, an insurance-focused ERP/policy administration platform. INSIS enables insurers to manage all types of policies in one place, giving them a corporate view of their operations. Despite its robust capabilities, INSIS faced a pivotal challenge: transitioning from an on-premises model to a cloud-based future.

Scaling for Tomorrow

Charles Taylor InsureTech wanted to move INSIS to the cloud, needing to evolve beyond traditional deployment methods as INSIS had traditionally been an on premises installation, with customers deploying, running and managing it in their own data centers. By migrating INSIS to the cloud,  Charles Taylor InsureTech could offer scalable, flexible SaaS solutions. This move promised to deliver enhanced scalability, faster product updates, and a more cost-effective operational model. The goal was clear: to enable clients to scale effortlessly and introduce new insurance products with speed and efficiency.

Strategic Partnership

Charles Taylor InsureTech teamed up with Cintra, a specialist in Oracle Cloud architecture and managed services. Together, they worked to deploy INSIS on Oracle Cloud Classic before migrating to take advantage of the benefits of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) when it was launched. Cintra supported Charles Taylor InsureTech in several key areas:

• Optimizing cloud architecture for scalability, performance and security

• Automating OCI provisioning via Cintra's RapidCloud tooling

• Automate INSIS deployment on OCI

• Managing the cloud platform for a diverse range of customers on OCI

A New Era for Insurance Software

With INSIS on OCI, Charles Taylor InsureTech has enhanced its service offering, scalability, and flexibility. This collaboration has significantly reduced customer onboarding time and TCO of implementation and ensured the platform is secured for future growth.

Starting Context: Charles Taylor InsureTech’s INSIS, a core insurance ERP/policy administration platform, initially operated on an on-premises infrastructure.

Objectives of the Transition:

• Migrate INSIS to a cloud-based platform to offer as a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution.

• Enable scalability and flexibility for the platform to align with business growth.

• Streamline the transition process to reduce time-to-market for new insurance products.

Cintra's Methodological Approach:

• Cloud Architecture Assessment and Optimization:

  • Assessed and validated the cloud architecture for transitioning INSIS to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

  • Implemented Cintra’s RapidCloud tooling for efficient OCI provisioning.

• Automation of INSIS Deployment on OCI:

• Developed a strategy to automate the deployment of INSIS on the Oracle Cloud platform.

• Managed ongoing cloud platform operations for each of Charles Taylor InsureTech's customers.

Benefits & Advantages:

• Operational Efficiency:

  • Platform provisioning and deployment time cut from months to less than a week.

  • Streamlined onboarding for faster client integration.

• Cost-Effectiveness and Scalability:

  • Shifted to an opex model for reduced costs.

  • Enabled scalable, resource-efficient customer platforms.

• Enhanced Security and Compliance:

  • Strengthened data protection and compliance in the cloud.

  • Leveraged OCI's robust security features.

• Innovation and Future-Proofing:

  • Integrated INSIS with AI-enabled Oracle technologies.

  • Advanced Charles Taylor InsureTech's position in tech-driven insurance solutions.