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The health insurance industry, especially in the U.S., has a long way to go before it achieves a high level of performance in the use of customer relationship management tools. However, pressure is coming from market forces — including new government healthcare reform policies — that will compel improvements in health insurance CRM, whether insurance companies want it or not. A new wrinkle in health insurance that is just now emerging as a major factor — and one that will be more important in the future — is Consumer Directed Healthcare.

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Health Insurance CRM, Part 1: Shifting Into Catch-Up Mode

Oracle has reached an agreement to buy Skywire, a firm that makes software for the insurance business, as the database and applications giant continues to build out its menu of industry-specific tools. The purchase of Skywire marks the second consecutive acquisition in the insurance space for the voracious Oracle, following May’s purchase of Adminserver, which makes insurance policy administration software. Oracle already has a strong foothold in the insurance space, with its database products and applications used by some 1,000 companies.

Oracle Bolsters Insurance Vertical Cred With Skywire Buy

Another sometimes dreaded, but necessary expense in running your online business is insurance. And as there are many different types of business, there are just as many different types of insurance out there to cover just about any type of need. If you are running your own online business you should really have at least one type of insurance.

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Your E-Business - Insurance Fun