eSignLive and IBM to Present Webcast on E-Signatures and Straight-Through Processing for Life Insurance

May 25, 2008
Kim Minor, senior managing consultant at IBM Global Business Services, joins Silanis Vice-President and Co-Founder Michael Laurie for a Webcast that will provide insight on how life insurers and distributors can leverage e-signatures to create the ultimate paperless experience for their online, call center or agent channels.MONTREAL, QC, May 26, 2008 - Leading e-signature provider Silanis Technology is pleased to announce it will be co-hosting a Web seminar with IBM, the world's largest information technology and services company, on electronic signatures and straight-through processing (STP) in the life insurance industry. TheWebcast, taking place on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at 2 P.M. will present adoption trends, implementation best practices, use cases and solution requirements. Michael Laurie, Silanis vice-president and co-founder, and Kim Minor, senior managing consultant, IBM Global Business Services, will demonstrate how electronic signatures eliminate the need to print life insurance and annuity applications to paper for signature, thereby enabling STP."Insurers often struggle with how to integrate e-signatures with their core systems and evolving e-commerce infrastructure," said Mr. Laurie. “Silanis and IBM have partnered to bring all the pieces together for a total, modular solution that helps organizations get started quickly and easily with e-signing while working towards a fully-integrated, enterprise, straight-through processing platform.” Aimed at senior line-of-business, legal/compliance and IT/IS decision-makers, the presentation will also feature a demonstration from IBM of an Online Variable Annuity Application and a question and answer period to ensure attendees leave the session with the knowledge to accelerate their organization's e-commerce initiatives.Register for this free event.

 Electronic Signatures in Life Insurance About Silanis Founded in 1992, Silanis Technology Inc. is the largest and most experienced provider of electronic signature solutions. More than 1,400 government and commercial organizations, representing two million users, depend on the company's solutions to accelerate operations, improve service and reduce costs. Silanis solutions not only eliminate the inefficiencies of paper; they provide reliable and auditable business records needed to demonstrate compliance with applicable laws, standards, regulations and policies.