Systems decisions among most difficult. (risk management information system innovations)

Business Insurance, March, 1997 by Tweedy, David A.

It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. - Machiavelli, 1513 Prophetic words from a man who never had to wrestle with such crucial issues as "Do I invest in client server technology or wait until there is an Internet-ready risk management information system?"; "Should I outsource the RMIS or bring it in-house?"; "Do I upgrade my RMIS now or wait until my broker or insurer comes out with that 32-bit system later this year?"; "What impact will the recent acquisition of broker X by broker Y have on my broker X-provided information system?;" "Do I invest in network computers or stick with PCs?"; "What about data integrity?" It seems Mr.

Machiavelli was...

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