InsurTech Magazine January 2022 | Page 81

DOUGLAS BENALAN
TITLE : CIO INDUSTRY : INSURANCE LOCATION : USA
Doug Benalan is the Chief
Information Officer of Cure Auto Insurance responsible for building efficiency for business operations through automation and innovation . As a technology executive and visionary thought leader , he is recognised for bringing cost-effective solutions and speedto-market tools for enterprise-wide technology solutions .
Doug has 20 + years in the Information Technology , during which time he has architected and managed complex , multimilliondollar transformation projects to drive competitive advantage and return on investments for various insurance and financial organisations .
Financials , Chubb and NJM Insurance , Benalan ’ s goal is to put his expertise to work at CURE . Yet despite his initial plans of upgrading IT and driving the transformation , when he first joined CURE there were more immediate challenges to face : “ As a traditional work environment , almost all our employees worked in the office before the pandemic . The Covid crisis required our IT

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