Ready to Cross the Final Frontier?
Key Takeaways
Reduce technical debt. Generate more value.
Get ready for transformation
The success achieved by the insurance sector in modernizing its monolithic environments in less complex insurance segments has created the strongest incentive to cross the final frontier: migrating the core of life savings insurance to the cloud.
Take advantage of market tail winds
Modernize the core to take advantage of a growing interest in life insurance savings products. Build open environments that incorporate new technologies such as AI and automation to put data at the heart of your strategy.
Debunk mainframe myths
Technological innovations in recent years have completely changed the landscape, and arguments in support of the mainframe have now become little more than myths. Discover them on our white paper.
FAQ: Insurance Mainframe Modernization
What modernization approaches can insurers use when moving off the mainframe?
Insurers can apply multiple modernization approaches - known as the 8Rs - including rehosting, replatforming, rearchitecting, refactoring, rewriting, rewrapping (APIfication/offloading), repurchasing, and retiring legacy components.
Each approach balances risk, cost, speed, and functional requirements. Life insurance savings systems often demand hybrid or à‑la‑carte strategies due to their actuarial and regulatory complexity.
Download the Thought Leadership to explore which modernization path best fits your organization.
Why is testing so critical in insurance mainframe modernization?
Testing is crucial because life insurance savings products rely on highly complex systems where even minor errors can impact regulatory compliance, actuarial calculations, and policyholder outcomes. Over 50% of modernization effort typically goes into testing.
Automated testing - including GenAI‑generated test cases, automated data creation, and performance testing - ensures that migrated products, processes, and applications behave correctly in cloud environments.
For testing best practices and GenAI accelerators, download the full report.
What benefits can insurers expect after modernizing their mainframe environments?
Insurers gain lower infrastructure and operational costs - often 50%–75% savings - faster time‑to‑market, improved agility, and access to AI, big data, and automation.
Modernization also reduces technical debt, improves talent attraction, enhances customer responsiveness, and unlocks advanced underwriting and predictive analytics by making decades of historical data accessible in the cloud.
Download the Thought Leadership to explore business, technical, and operational benefits in depth.
