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Rod Travers

Senior Vice President
Technology
 

As Senior Vice President of Technology, Rod works with Nolan clients and consultants to identify and analyze automation opportunities as part of our clients’ operations improvement initiatives. Examples include applying business process management systems; developing an enterprise automation blueprint, including evaluation of existing systems with recommendations for improvement and/or replacement; developing e-business strategies; imaging and workflow implementations; and conducting vendor search and assessment projects. Rod has a track record of demystifying technology and bringing practical, real-world ideas to the table. His emphasis is in bridging the gap between business and IT. In addition to his work with Nolan clients, Rod is also the Nolan Company’s liaison to industry technology vendors, and he manages the Nolan Company's information systems unit.

Among the companies Rod has participated in projects with are:

bulletNew York Life Insurance Company, New York
bulletNJM Insurance, West Trenton, NJ
bulletShelter Insurance, Columbia, MO
bulletFuego Technology, Plano, Texas
bulletNORCAL Mutual Insurance Company, San Francisco, California
bulletMuang Thai Life Assurance Company, Bangkok, Thailand
bulletLAMMICO, New Orleans, Louisiana
bulletAssociates Insurance Group, Irving, Texas
bulletWestern National Life Insurance Company, Amarillo, Texas
bulletNationwide Insurance, Columbus, Ohio
bulletBlueCross & BlueShield of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Tennessee
bulletGeneral American, St. Louis, Missouri
bulletBlueCross of California, Woodland Hills, California

Rod currently serves on the Insurance Accounting and Systems Association (IASA) Technology Committee, and is a regular speaker at industry conferences. In 2002, Rod spoke at the LIMRA Client Management Conference and the LOMA Emerging Technology Conference.  In 2003, Rod spoke at the NAII IT Conference and the ISOTech Insurance and Technology Conference, and spoke at the IASA Annual Conference in 2005, 2004 and 2002.

Rod has been published in CIO Magazine, IASA Interpreter, and Computerworld Executive Suite, and has provided expert opinion for articles in TechDecisions Magazine, Insurance & Technology Magazine, and Intelligent Enterprise. Rod serves on the Consultant Advisory Board for Insurance & Technology Magazine, and he serves on the IASA Technology Committee. Rod co-authors Nolan’s insurance technology industry studies which are published periodically.