OREANDA-NEWS. Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, announced today at Insurance industry's marquee event IASA 2014 that TCS BaNCS for Insurance will enable Carriers to leapfrog the digital divide through Analytics and by leveraging ISO Electronic Rating ContentTM (ERC) information. TCS BaNCS' superior, holistic suite of insurance solutions encompasses a transformational digital strategy that builds on Data Analytics, Mobility, Portal and Social Media.

TCS BaNCS has integrated ISO ERC and offers a richly functional core platform that not only helps carriers serve today's customers better but also embrace customer's changing aspirations and needs of the future. Commenting on the ISO ERC integration, Mike Fitzgerald, Insurance Analyst at Celent said, “TCS has demonstrated significant commitment to enable cost reduction and save precious time for Carriers through ERC integration. The anticipated shifts in the industry will compel significant changes by all players and it is an opportunity especially for technology players to make a difference”.

Vijaya Deepti, VP, TCS, said, “The key to digital re-engineering is to embrace the entire enterprise, not just jump on an ad-hoc opportunity. TCS BaNCS is built on that promise of enterprise-wide transformation where a carrier can take a quantum leap from the Legacy age into the New age business environment. Our value proposition stems from a deep understanding of global innovation and a proven track record of customer success.

Commenting on TCS' membership in the ISO Electronic Rating ContentTM Associate Program, Nancy Gosline, Director, ISO Rating Solutions, said, “We're pleased to welcome TCS as an ISO Electronic Rating Content associate. With ISO ERC, TCS BaNCS for Insurance can offer its customers a new way to access and manage ISO content.”

As an ISO ERC Integration associate, TCS integrates ISO loss costs, rules, rating information and policy form attachment logic into the TCS BaNCS rating engine and Policy Administration System. In line with the TCS digital strategy, the ISO ERC integration provides the possibility of utilizing ISO rating information and changes as input into automated rate comparisons, predictive modeling and other advanced analytical methodologies. As part of the product roadmap, TCS BaNCS has also expanded its capability to drive transformation leveraging Big Data and Analytics, Mobility, Social Media and Portal.