For those of you who own, manage or sell for IT companies that target insurers, I have a trio of blogs, and one trade publication, that you ought to be reading. It’s amazing the amount of free, yet valuable, information that’s available today on the web.

These three Insurance Technology pundits are Ellen Carney, Barry Rabkin and Ara Trembly. All three of these people make their living consulting to technology vendors in the insurance space. They are all well-connected in the industry, and they all have valuable insights.

Barry’s blog is called ‘Rabkin’s ROI – Rants, Observations and Insights from an Insurance Technology Analyst‘. Barry has a unique point of view as a result of 30 years of experience in what he calls the ‘InTech’ world.

Both Ellen and Ara have blogs on the Insurance Networking site. You may have to register to access the blogs, but it’s well worth the five minutes. You can also sign up to receive IN’s enewsletter. Lots of good information. Here’s an excellent post by Ellen listing the findings of a recent Forrester research study re how insurance execs are planning their IT spending; and an insightful one by Ara discussing the demise of homegrown insurance systems (or not).

These people are bona fide world class experts in the field of information technology in the insurance industry, and you can peek inside their brains for free! Relevant and useful information to help you make better business decisions. It’s a wonderful world.