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Milliman Announces New Long Term Care Claims Management Initiative
Adds STA Group LLC to the team focused on building next generation LTC claims systems
Seattle – March 17, 2008 -- Milliman, Inc., the international firm of consultants and actuaries announced today that its STEP Solutions® team is working with STA Group LLC (STA) to offer customers the ability to design, build and implement a next generation Long Term Care Claims processing platform. Milliman and STA will leverage the STEP-FAST technology developed by Milliman to provide a straight-through solution for the origination, issue, underwriting, claims and policy administration of insurance products. STEP-FAST is a unique technology platform that incorporates Milliman’s deep product and industry knowledge into its core architecture.
Milliman and STA will target the growing need for more efficient Long Term Care (LTC) claims processing. Increased LTC product complexity, a rapidly changing regulatory environment, inefficient claims processes, poor data and ineffective service have contributed to customer dissatisfaction and claims overpayment. Milliman and STA offer a solution that can be designed and implemented in large, complex, enterprise scale environments.
About STA Group LLC
STA Group LLC is based in Chicago and provides business architecture, IT strategy, legacy modernization, solution delivery, security architecture, quality assurance, and enterprise architecture services to financial institutions and Fortune 500 clients. Its engineers and consultants have a breadth of insurance and financial services expertise, averaging over 15 years of experience working in large scale, enterprise technology environments. For further information, visit www.stagrp.com.
About Milliman
Milliman, whose corporate offices are in Seattle, serves the full spectrum of business, financial, government, and union organizations. Founded in 1947 as Milliman & Robertson, the company has 47 offices in principal cities in the United States and worldwide. Milliman employs more than 2,000 people, including a professional staff of more than 900 qualified consultants and actuaries. The firm has consulting practices in employee benefits, healthcare, life insurance/financial services, and property and casualty insurance. For further information, visit www.milliman.com.
STA to Co-Sponsor BrainStorm Chicago, April 9-12, 2007
STA Group, LLC is pleased to announce it will be a co-sponsor of the upcoming BrainStorm Chicago conference hosted by BPMInstitute.org and SOAInstitute.org. The conference, which will be held on April 9-12, 2007 at The Drake Hotel in Chicago, will focus on emerging technologies and methodologies supporting Business Architecture, Business Process Management, Service-Oriented Architecture, Business Rules, and Organizational Performance.
Greg Suddreth, STA's Business Architecture Practice Director, will join other industry experts and practitioners as a featured panelist addressing various business architecture topics and implementation strategies. STA Business Architecture practitioners will also be sharing their proven best practices during the conference Solution Showcase events.
For additional information about BrainStorm Chicago, visit: BPM Institute.
For additional information about STA's Business Architecture Practice, visit Business Architecture.
STA Leaders Present to Business Architects Association
Greg Suddreth and Whynde Melaragno of the STA Business Architecture Practice were recently invited to present to the Business Architects Association at The Tavern Club in Chicago. Their presentation focused on providing a real-world look at the approaches, impacts, and challenges involved with implementing Business Architecture within an organization. Top-down versus bottom-up approaches were discussed as well as how organizations can avoid getting "stuck in the middle," a common struggle which occurs with either approach. The cultural and resource impacts often felt within an organization taking a Business Architecture approach were also explored.
Business Architects Association is an international organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of the Business Architect field through education, research, community involvement, and application of methodologies for the benefit of the business community at large. For more information about this association, visit: Business Architects Association
STA Group is a pioneer in the Business Architecture space. STA's business architect consultants are deeply experienced in the creation, management, and utilization of all components of Business Architecture in support of business strategic and IT development activities.
For additional information about STA's Business Architecture Practice, visit Business Architecture .
STA Presentation
If you are in Florida from May 20 - 22, 2007 visit our booth at the Acord Loma Forum.