Strategy : An elaborate and systematic plan of action.
Compliance : Conformity in fulfilling official requirements.
Innovation : A new idea, method or device.
Go beyond R&D. Develop a strategy to achieve a competitive advantage maximizing the use of data, information, knowledge and technology. Find the golden nuggets before the competition.
Within a constantly changing environment, deciphering the impact of new rules isn't always easy. Changes can impact all facets of your business - finance, underwriting, pricing, claims, reporting... Make sure you are complying with new rules.
Technology is always changing. With a flood of new technologies, how do you determine what is right for you. Be innovative and proactive, but careful. The wrong decision can set you back instead of forward. Indatech can help you assess what innovations are right for you.
Indatech Consulting Services provides short-term "drop-in" expertise that immediately understands your business and the industry. We bring more than 20 years of diverse industry experience to help your business grow and improve efficiencies.
Roch Lacroix, Principal Consultant
Roch Lacroix is Principal Consultant with Indatech Consulting Services, a position he has held since 2001. His unique industry background provides an important link between business and technology for any insurance organization. With a background in Actuarial Science evolving to Senior Management Sales, Marketing and Consulting positions in the Property and Casualty insurance industry, Roch has become a visionary leader in the use of insurance data and technology to identify new opportunities to improve efficiencies, increase profitability, expand market reach and ensure compliance with changing regulations. An experienced senior manager that can manage overall operations, budgets and staff located across the country and is experienced across all functions of an insurance company including Actuarial, Underwriting, Claims, Finance and Marketing.
Prior to founding Indatech, he spent two years from 1999 to 2001 as Vice President of Sales and Operations for the Canadian division of Mitchell International, a U.S.-based data and technology organization delivering information products and software to the collision repair and insurance industries. Roch had responsibility for sales & marketing, after-sale service, key account relationships and management of the Canadian office, including the company’s annual Canadian sales target and sales and support staff across Canada.
From 1997 to 1999, he was Vice President of Marketing and Client Services for the Insurance Bureau of Canada’s Data Centre where he managed the division, developed strategic plans and reported the status of projects on a regular basis to the Board of Directors, made up primarily of CEOs from Canada’s largest insurance companies. Roch was responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with insurers, vehicle manufacturers, regulators and strategic partners.
As Vice President of the Vehicle Information Centre of Canada from 1994 to 1997, Roch, in addition to performing the organization’s marketing and client services functions, also led all research initiatives, development of applications and rating products. He worked extensively with private and government-run insurers, vehicle manufacturers and insurance regulators towards the successful implementation of rating products.
Roch started his insurance career with the Insurance Bureau of Canada in 1988, following his Actuarial Science studies at the University of Toronto. He developed and delivered pricing and reserving products - from the industry’s largest database - for industry actuaries, underwriters, marketers, brokers and senior executives. He has an in-depth understanding of voluntary and mandatory industry data reporting requirements. His technical and analytical skills include analyzing and interpreting large amounts of data to provide meaningful knowledge-based information and tools, and defining data reporting requirements to address legislative changes.
Roch’s extensive work on the technology front has included leading activities in systems development and project management, including defining system requirements, selection of applications, and monitoring of project costs and timelines.
Roch is an experienced bilingual presenter with public and media relations experience, which includes giving interviews to radio, television and paper media; writing magazine articles, newsletters and brochures; conducting seminars; giving presentations to large industry groups.
Roch can be reached at rlacroix@indatech.ca or (416) 720-1498.
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