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June’s top Salesforce, Riskonnect and Tableau blogs

Every month, we select blogs from some of the companies that feature in thryve’s business solutions. June continues the focus on COVID-19 and recovering from its impact on the economy. This month, our choice of blogs look at [...]

22
Jun

Canadian insurance’s journey to customer-centricity

By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve The insurance industry faces an important transformational challenge. I’ve touched on this in my previous article, where I explored some of the barriers that are keeping insurance incumbents from [...]

15
Jun

How to start harvesting data from spreadsheets

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Spreadsheets are very useful. Yes, they can be very narrowly defined and even encourage the silo cultures that exist between departments or teams. But they are also a very well-understood [...]

08
Jun

thryve is certified as ISO 27001 compliant

This blog marks a huge announcement for me. Three years ago, in 2017, we decided to pursue ISO 27001 approval for thryve. If you are not familiar with the standard, it presents a globally-recognised framework for data management security [...]

05
Jun

May’s top Salesforce, Riskonnect and Tableau blogs

Every month, we round up blogs from some of the companies thryve leverages to build our business solutions. In May, there is a lot of emerging advice on navigating the COVID-19 crisis. These include keeping a culture going with [...]

28
May

Linkedin post – Tableau social distancing blog

Does social distancing work, and if so, how much distance is needed? Tableau, the leading data visualisation service supported by thryve, is creating and highlighting some beneficial visualisation tools to track and predict COVID-19 events. It recently looked at [...]

25
May

Bringing Ontario’s insurance back to the customer

By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve The arrival of Ontario’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) is a welcome change for the province’s beleaguered motorists. The FSRA has oversight over financial services in general. But there is [...]

20
May

Three steps to using your business data

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager, thryve Data analytics are vital for a modern organisation. According to the Deloitte Analytics Advantage surveys, two-thirds of businesses regard analytics as strategically important. 62% say their analytics are tied to strategy, and [...]

13
May

Crisis vs Opportunity during the pandemic

By Sean Pyott, MD of thryve This column is an expanded version from my introduction in thryve’s latest newsletter. To subscribe to thryve’s free monthly newsletter, please visit thryve.com. I’ve seen a lot of mention about the relationship between [...]

05
May

thryve and Flowgear’s webinar unlock integration’s potential

thryve and Flowgear have partnered to offer the next level of system integration capabilities for our customers. View the webinar recording below to see how we achieve this. Knowledge and insight are two of the most valuable resources [...]

28
Apr

April’s top Salesforce and Riskonnect blogs

Welcome to thryve’s monthly roundup of blogs we enjoyed from Salesforce and Riskonnect. In April, our best reads include tips for selling from home, how to adjust your risk strategies around COVID-19, and a little business advice from [...]

24
Apr

What Riskonnect’s Xactium acquisition means for the GRC/IRM world

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve There is growing interest over Riskonnect’s acquisition of Xactium, a fellow GRC/IRM software vendor. It’s another big etch on Riskonnect’s growth chart, and also a sign of the accelerating evolution [...]

15
Apr

Preparing for Competition

By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Business is booming in Canada. Not only is it ranked as one of the top countries to do business in, but Forbes has in this regard called Canada the [...]

09
Apr

Rasmussen on choosing enterprise-grade GRC/IRMS

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Michael Rasmussen is a name you might know if you take an interest in GRC/IRMS systems. I mention both titles, because Rasmussen not only coined the amalgam Governance, Risk & [...]

31
Mar

March’s top Salesforce and Riskonnect blogs

thryve’s partners Salesforce and Riskonnect always have something interesting to say, so we often browse their latest blogs to keep up on trends and thought leader opinions. But you don’t have to. We have selected our best reads [...]

25
Mar

Measuring ROI for your integrated risk management

By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Calculating a return on investment is already a complicated exercise. But in the face of revolutionary changes, ROI becomes even trickier as like-for-like equivalences draw thin. So how do [...]

18
Mar

Know your customer, regardless of your business’ size

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager, thryve Henry Ford once said that his customers could have any colour car they want, as long as it was black. But this is a widely-misunderstood quote. Ford provided models in many [...]

09
Mar

Introducing Salesforce Financial Services Cloud

By Riaan Bekker, Solutions Specialist of Risk Management and Insurance Systems at thryve Some introductions are never too late. Though it has been four years since Salesforce launched Salesforce Financial Service Cloud, this service continues to be a [...]

02
Mar

February’s top Salesforce and Riskonnect blogs

thryve’s partners Salesforce and Riskonnect always have something interesting to say, so we often browse their latest blogs to keep up in trends and thought leader opinions. But you don’t have to. We selected our best reads of [...]

28
Feb

The product has changed, even in insurance

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager, thryve The impact of technology often comes up in conversations I have, usually about how it’s changing things. People fret about ideas such as digital disruption or being replaced by technological efficiency. [...]

25
Feb

IRMSA Risk Report: Let the accountability begin

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve The latest South Africa Risks Report from the Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA), its 6th edition, once again is interesting and captivating. At first glance, it might appear [...]

19
Feb

Three ways to break down silos in organisations

By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Silos once made a lot of sense. In the early 20th century, companies and states grew much larger and complex. Managing these behemoths was not easy and led to [...]

13
Feb

Why crisis also means opportunity

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve The Chinese word for ‘crisis’ is not a combination of ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity’. Like many such attributed pieces of wisdom, the actual concept came from Western authors fascinated by the [...]

12
Feb

thryve’s pick of 2019’s best Salesforce blogs

As a proud Salesforce partner, implementer and developer, thryve keeps a close eye on the business services giant. That includes the many great blogs that Salesforce produces every year. There are too many to browse through, so we [...]

06
Feb

How cloud simplifies complex risk and insurance environments

By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Managing risks and insurance across a single business is difficult. To do so across numerous entities is orders of magnitude harder. The information has to be drawn from different [...]

05
Feb

Are you providing answers through your risk visualisation?

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Determining risk is complicated – risk managers know this. But some might say explaining risk to others is even harder. You can’t simply demonstrate the technical path you followed to [...]

30
Jan

Insurance in 2020: A personal touch will make the difference

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Personalisation is establishing itself as the cornerstone of modern insurance and insurtech. The trend has been building momentum for several years, and today it’s evident in the advertisements of numerous [...]

31
Dec

Fixing strategic risk: the rise of objective-based ERM

By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) gained popularity for a specific reason. It offered what risk management was initially meant to provide: strategic value. Even the most basic strategic management course [...]

31
Oct

GRC vs IRM: Looking beyond names and acronyms

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Is there a difference between Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and Integrated Risk Management (IRM)? This topic has sparked furious debate among different practitioners and technologists. It’s also the topic [...]

29
Oct

Claims management across a Conglomerate: thryve Customer Story

Conglomerates are power business vehicles, delivering change and diversity that can materially improve the economies of entire nations, regions and even continents. One such conglomerate, an African giant, has been particularly successful across more than 15 sectors, with [...]

16
Sep

The interesting history of Governance, Risk and Compliance

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Managed, thryve As we head towards the IRMSA conference, 2-3 October at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg, I am preparing for my presentation on the debate between GRC and IRM. ‘Governance, Risk & [...]

16
Sep

Why IRM matters – the IRM cloud story

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager, thryve There is a bit of a storm in the GRC – that being the Governance, Risk and Compliance – world. Recently Gartner announced that it will no longer rate all GRC [...]

11
Sep

Discover the power of risk-informed decision-making

By Neer Rama, Force Solutions Product Manager at thryve Canada There is a bit of a furore in the risk-management world. Advisory firm Gartner has thrown a cat among the pigeons by creating a new category for integrated [...]

09
Sep

Thryve Customer Story: Taking internal corporate insurance to the next level

Corporations run internal insurance operations that look after their first-party insurance. These policies help mitigate risks inherent to the business and are different from customer-facing insurance services. A major South African financial corporation does exactly this. It gathers the [...]

29
Aug

thryve Customer Story: Bringing members into the centre of a professional body

Professionals appreciate the value of joining a group offering networking and development opportunities. It’s not a decision made lightly. Non-profit professional associations know that they have to appeal to the sensibilities of their current members, as well as [...]

29
Aug

Is Cloud CRM the future? The $48 billion says Yes

Over three quarters of $48 billion spent annually for CRM applications goes to cloud-based SaaS CRMs, according to Gartner. SaaS CRMs are much more flexible without creating lockin – they can be customised risk-free to the processes and [...]

28
Aug

5 Steps to Unlock the Flow of Information

Streamlining your job starts with understanding where things are breaking down. People, technology – even the data itself – can inhibit your ability to get the information you need to manage risk effectively. Here are five steps from Riskonnect [...]

31
Jul

Gartner: Download the 2019 Full Report

thryve is proud to market and support Riskonnect’s integrated risk management solutions which are designed to make your job easier, faster, and more effective. Learn why Gartner named Riskonnect a Visionary for the second consecutive year in the [...]

29
Jul

Riskonnect named as Visionary in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant – again

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Integrated risk management (IRM) is a fairly new discipline, but it’s already making great strides towards transforming all types of organisations. The philosophy is straightforward: instead of risk information languishing [...]

25
Jul

Start swimming with the insurance challengers

Insurance is changing, whether practitioners accept this or not. It is simply the reality of an industry where many new participants are arriving, rising fast and bringing a big wake of change along with them. Those companies that [...]

24
Jul

Want risk to help leaders? Make it visual

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve A picture tells a thousand words. We are instinctively visual creatures: seeing is believing and, I’d add, accepting. If you have to make decisions, you need to accept certain truths [...]

22
Jul

Reducing administration and improving process awareness at RTT

thryve Customer Story RTT is one of South Africa’s top logistics companies, moving thousands of deliveries every day to satisfied customers both inside SA and beyond her borders. Part of these operations includes insuring cargo as well as [...]

20
Jul

Podcast: Platform’s Place In Modern Business

Tony van Niekerk of COVER talks tech with Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at Thryve, more specifically Platforms. In a recent article in COVER magazine, Riaan mentioned that platforms are perfect for the Insurance industry. To start the ball rolling [...]

18
Jul

Cover interviews Riaan Bekker at AIE 2019

COVER Magazine interviews thryve at African Insurance Exchange 2019

COVER Magazine interviewed selected delegates from the African Insurance Exchange 2019 held in Sun City – watch what Riaan Bekker, thryve’s Force Solutions Manager, says about the African Insurance Exchange 2019 and what thryve will be talking to insurance [...]

17
Jul

South Africa’s thryve Sets Up Shop In Canada

“We believe that this is the right time to enter the market and offer our cutting edge risk and insurance solutions to a wider audience.” thryve, South African-based provider of insurance, risk and governance technology solutions, has set [...]

16
Jul

thryve opens Canadian office to boost its fast-growing market

thryve, a leading provider of insurance, risk and governance technology solutions, is proud to announce the opening of an office in Canada. Located in the vibrant city of Toronto, this branch of thryve looks forward to tapping the [...]

15
Jul

Don’t shoehorn Insurance into generic CRMs

By Riaan Bekker, Force Solutions Manager at thryve Insurance is an investment business, wrapped as a grudge purchase. Let’s be honest: if bad things didn’t happen, people wouldn’t need insurance. So it makes sense that a successful insurance [...]