Reporting from I&T's Executive Summit 2010 in Carefree, Arizona

Yesterday afternoon marked the commencement Insurance & Technology's 2010 Executive Summit, held at the Boulders Resort & Spa in Carefree, Arizona. During our welcome reception, more than one of our attendees referred to the summit as a unique event, where senior insurance technology officers can enjoy highly relevant and engaging presentations and discussions, as well as networking with their peers in relaxed and very pleasant surroundings.

Today we kick off the regular program with a series of presentations from some of the most visionary executives in the insurance industry today. On this morning's agenda:

Multi-Channel on Steroids: Reinventing Distribution, presented by Andy Dulka, VP, Infrastructure and Enterprise Architecture, Allianz Life; and Sally Graves, Head of IT for U.S. Insurance, CITS, ING.

Analytics for Growth -- The Holy Grail, presented by Many Rios, Senior VP, P&C Underwriting USAA.

To Friend or Unfriend? How Social Media Can Work for --and Against -- Insurance Companies, presented by Al Durcan, Senior VP, Enterprise Infrastructure Support and Services, Chubb & Son

The Good Fight: Incorporating the Best of Technology and Military Values into Your Organization, presented by

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Anthony O'Donnell has covered technology in the insurance industry since 2000, when he joined the editorial staff of Insurance & Technology. As an editor and reporter for I&T and the InformationWeek Financial Services of TechWeb he has written on all areas of information ... View Full Bio