Fireman's Fund Closer to IT Transformation

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company has taken a third major step in its total IT transformation by awarding IBM a ten-year $94 million contract to modernize a major portion of the property casualty insurer's application, development and maintenance software into an On Demand infrastructure that could reduce the number of major applications by 70 percent while improving customer service. When completed, the work could save Fireman's Fund $200 million, more than double the project's actual cost. With IBM's assistance, Fireman's Fund will shift its IT operations to an Internet-based computing mod...