Mutual of Omaha Modernizes Security System and Increases ROI with FICO Rules Management

MINNEAPOLIS—October 31, 2011—FICO (NYSE:FICO), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced that Mutual of Omaha has successfully implemented FICO™ Blaze Advisor^® business rules management system as the solution for security access to its portal resources, used by some 70.000 agents, brokers, customers and employees. In doing so, the insurer anticipates significant savings in system maintenance and an increase in ROI through the re-use of an existing system, avoiding a costly new installation.

Mutual of Omaha was looking for a flexible yet secure solution to control authorization and access to different applications and areas within its portal. The enterprise architecture and security team concluded that a rules-based environment would accelerate the implementation while reducing initial costs. Since FICO™ Blaze Advisor^® was already being used successfully for other functions within the organization, it seemed a natural fit for this application.

The system is used by tens of thousands of people in 230 distinct roles, and authorization for each is controlled by the FICO system. A key benefit is that it allows business users to create and modify their own rules, without waiting for support or tying up IT resources. End users responsible for maintaining the rules and logic of the portal access were already familiar with FICO™ Blaze Advisor^®, meaning changes could be made quickly and easily.

“We would have had to employ additional developers to support and maintain this system were it not for the ease of modification that FICO Blaze Advisor allows,” said George Royce, vice president of enterprise architecture and security at Mutual of Omaha. “That alone is an annual savings of at least $100,000, and a testament to the functionality and versatility of the solution.”

Details of the project and results achieved are outlined in a case study available at http://www.fico.com/en/Company/News/Pages/success-stories.aspx.

"Mutual of Omaha is a great example of a company that is modernizing its infrastructure and creating business agility through the use of world-class business rules management technology," said Russ Schreiber, vice president of insurance at FICO. "This kind of agility has tremendous value, whether used for legacy modernization, business or infrastructure applications. That is why we are seeing increased demand for our business rules management system as insurers seek to become more competitive while reducing costs."

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