New appointment to strengthen FINEOS’ management team and support market expansion and growth
FINEOS Corporation, a market leading provider of core processing systems for Life, Accident and Health insurance, today announced the appointment of Gilles Biscay to its board of directors. Mr Biscay, an industry veteran with 30 years’ experience of Information Technology Consulting, has spent most of his career at Accenture where he worked in areas ranging from large system integration, post-merger implementations and ERP software development. In 2005 he was named Global Lead for Accenture Software’s Insurance Portfolio. In 2012 he set up his own consulting firm, IRKEA Conseils focusing on helping ISVs with market development and sales optimization.
“We are delighted that Gilles has agreed to serve as a FINEOS director and look forward to benefitting from his judgment and insight. His experience across financial services and IT will add a valuable perspective to our Board” said Michael Kelly, CEO, FINEOS.
FINEOS is currently expanding the depth and breadth of its product offering with the recent announcement of the FINEOS AdminSuite, a full service Policy, Billing and Claims software solution. The new suite has been designed for the demands of the Life, Accident and Health market and will provide best in class functionality for Group, Voluntary and Individual Policy administration on a single platform while also supporting self-admin, full-admin and TPA models.
Gilles Biscay has a deep understanding of Insurance Software development and the implementation challenges faced by large and mid-size insurers. Under Gilles’s leadership, Accenture’s vertical software activities grew significantly both organically with new clients in countries such as Japan and Turkey, and externally with acquisitions such as Navisys (Life annuity software provider) and Duck Creek (P&C software provider).
Commenting on his new role at FINEOS, Gilles Biscay said, “I am delighted to be joining the FINEOS team at such an exciting time in its development. During my career, I have championed the use of innovative technology to solve the challenges faced by insurers so it is an honour to be able to make a contribution to such a world-leading company as FINEOS.”
FINEOS is a global leader in insurance software with customers in nine countries and has been chosen by 8 of the top 20 Group Life & Health insurers in the US and 4 of the top 5 insurers in Australia. FINEOS has over 20 years’ experience working with insurers in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific and has over 25,000 licenced users globally.