KEVIN ANGLAND SAYS today there is nothing that occurs in the enterprise that does not rely on IT, whether it is a business process, connecting people to those processes, connecting people to each other, or connecting the organisation to customers.“IT is at the heart of what we are doing,” says Angland, who was promoted from head of software solutions to CIO at the insurance company nearly four years ago. “The more you think about that, the more true it is,” says Angland, particularly at this stage, where IAG, like other organisations across sectors, is in the midst of undertaking an enterprise digital programme.Over the past year, Angland says he and the 415-member IT team has worked very closely with their business colleagues to deliver digital sales and service capability (web and mobile apps) for their direct personal lines business under State and AMI.The team is working on an ‘uplift’ of the Cyber Security Programme, as it continues to deploy a raft of projects for the enterprise digital programme. Increasing digital service capability, as well as a move to Offi ce 365 highlight the group’s foray into cloud-based technologies.Angland says the IT team will also implement a new API/ Integration platform this year, migrate all remaining Lumley applications into the IAG (Datacom hosted) data centres, as well as replacing the core claims systems for the intermediated business under NZI/Lumley. Related content brandpost Who’s paying your data integration tax? Reducing your data integration tax will get you one step closer to value—let’s start today. By Sandrine Ghosh Jun 05, 2023 4 mins Data Management feature 13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation IT leaders too often find themselves behind on business-critical transformation efforts due to gaps in the technical, leadership, and business skills necessary to execute and drive change. By Stephanie Overby Jun 05, 2023 12 mins Digital Transformation IT Skills tip 3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets More than a third of the world’s largest companies are making their net-zero targets public, yet nearly all will fail to hit them if they don’t double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030. This puts leading executives, CIOs in particul By Diana Bersohn and Mauricio Bermudez-Neubauer Jun 05, 2023 5 mins CIO Accenture Emerging Technology case study Merck Life Sciences banks on RPA to streamline regulatory compliance Automated bots assisted in compliance, thereby enabling the company to increase revenue and save precious human hours, freeing up staff for higher-level tasks. By Yashvendra Singh Jun 05, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation Robotic Process Automation Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe