• Market Insights™
    Jan. 02, 2026

  • Provider Compendium
    Dec. 30, 2025

    Enterprises are repositioning quality from a downstream testing activity to a strategic engineering capability embedded across the software development life cycle. As digital, cloud, and AI initiatives scale, expectations are moving beyond defect identification toward resilience,…
  • Thematic Report
    Dec. 09, 2025

    Insurance fraud is rapidly evolving from isolated claims events to systemic, AI-driven threats that span the entire policy life cycle. Fraudsters are exploiting automation gaps, generative AI tools, and digital platforms to scale manipulation tactics such…
  • PEAK Matrix®
    Nov. 13, 2025

    Enterprises are elevating quality from a downstream test phase to a strategic engineering discipline woven through the software development life cycle. As digital, cloud, and AI programs scale, expectations shift from defect detection to resilience, velocity,…
  • Viewpoint
    Nov. 10, 2025

    As enterprises accelerate digital transformation and embrace next-generation technologies such as AI, generative AI, and cloud-native platforms, managing quality at scale has become increasingly complex. Traditional tool-centric quality approaches fall short in addressing fragmented processes, inconsistent…
  • PEAK Matrix®
    Oct. 29, 2025

    Enterprises are reimagining quality as a strategic engineering function rather than a downstream testing activity. As a result, demand for specialized Quality Engineering (QE) services is growing rapidly across industries. This analysis shows how the specialists…
  • July 07, 2025

    Insurance fraud is escalating across Life and Annuities (L&A) and Property and Casualty (P&C) segments, with fraudsters exploiting digital channels, automation gaps, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. The regulatory environment is responding with stricter requirements on…
  • State of the Market
    June 11, 2025

    Life and Annuities (L&A) carriers are navigating a complex landscape shaped by changing demographics, evolving customer expectations, and mounting regulatory and cost pressures. This report presents a comprehensive view of how carriers are responding by investing…
  • Managing General Agents (MGAs) are expanding rapidly as carriers’ delegate underwriting and distribution to agile, tech-forward partners. Their asset-light model lets them penetrate niche and hard-to-place risks, but it also creates distinct operational needs: large MGAs…
  • Provider Compendium
    March 12, 2025

    The lending operations market has faced considerable disruptions in recent years due to high interest rates and other macroeconomic factors, leading to reduced consumer activity. In response, providers are innovating to meet local market demands and…
  • Provider Compendium
    Feb. 28, 2025

    The global Life and Annuities (L&A) insurance industry is significantly transforming as insurers navigate evolving customer expectations, regulatory pressures, and macroeconomic uncertainties. Legacy systems continue to hinder agility and innovation, posing challenges to operational efficiency. However,…
  • PEAK Matrix®
    Feb. 04, 2025

    The global Life and Annuities (L&A) insurance industry is significantly transforming as insurers navigate evolving customer expectations, regulatory pressures, and macroeconomic uncertainties. Legacy systems continue to hinder agility and innovation, posing challenges to operational efficiency. However,…
  • Viewpoint
    Oct. 21, 2024

    Growing cost pressures and increasing loss ratios have driven Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance carriers to enhance their operations to remain competitive. Technology advances and digitally native insurers have increased customer expectations and challenged carriers' financial…
  • State of the Market
    June 28, 2024

    The insurance intermediary segments (agents, brokers, and managing general agents (MGAs)) across the globe had a strong uptick post the pandemic. This growth is due to the rising consolidation, rates hardening, increasing complexity of insurance products,…
  • Provider Compendium
    May 17, 2024

    Amid dynamic shifts in the market, the insurance intermediary sector is transforming significantly. A prominent trend is emerging toward prioritizing digitization and embracing advanced technologies to drive change, particularly given the challenging economic landscape and ongoing…
  • PEAK Matrix®
    April 22, 2024

    Amid evolving market dynamics, the insurance intermediary sector is transforming significantly. There is a noticeable shift toward prioritizing digitization and adopting advanced technologies to drive change, especially amid the challenging economic landscape and ongoing market consolidation.…
  • Provider Compendium
    Dec. 20, 2023

    During the recession, enterprises increasingly turn to Property and Casualty (P&C) insurance Business Process Services (BPS) providers to address rising operational expenses resulting from increased inflation. This cost surge is attributed to heightened claims expenses and…
  • Viewpoint
    Oct. 04, 2023

    Insurance enterprises grapple with economic hurdles, supply chain disruptions, reduction in discretionary incomes, demographics, and inflation, globally. At the same time, consumers are opting for personalized insurance, which is driving digital transformation with data and analytics…
  • Provider Compendium
    Sep. 14, 2023

    As the global Life and Annuities (L&A) insurance market rebounds from the pandemic’s impact, it faces a significant new challenge: uncertain macro-economic conditions that are exerting cost pressures on insurance carriers. In this context, insurers are…
  • Aug. 07, 2020

    GBS Cost and Performance Benchmarks Book is available only to GBS & Shared Services (GBS/SS) members. For information on membership, please contact us The Cost and Performance Benchmarks Book is an off-the-shelf reference for GBS professionals…

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