The SMA Innovation in Action awards will be given to organizations that have successfully implemented a key project or solution that best leverages innovative approaches and solutions in their business. SMA will recognize two insurers and one solution provider during the SMA Summit: Innovate for Advantage at the Mandarin Oriental, Boston on September 16, 2013. To be eligible for consideration, the implementation of the project/solution must have been completed between January 1, 2012 and April 30, 2013.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Each nomination must be submitted using the appropriate SMA Innovation in Action Award nomination form. Forms are available at the links below.

Insurer Nomination Form
This form should be used to nominate an insurance company. The submissions may be made by an insurer or a solution provider.

From customer experience to underwriting excellence to product differentiation to business intelligence, insurers are finding inventive ways to solve business challenges, drive better performance, and enable new strategies. The insurer awards recognize the application of innovative approaches and technologies that are giving insurers new advantages by using mobile, social, analytics and big data, cloud, telematics, and/or other next-gen technologies. Each award nomination should describe the innovation in action project and be submitted using the SMA  Insurer Nomination Form.

Solution Provider Nomination Form
This form should be used to nominate a solution provider. The submissions may be made by an insurer or a solution provider.

The solution provider award recognizes the use of innovative key technologies or approaches that are providing game-changing capabilities for insurers by using mobile, social, analytics and big data, cloud, telematics, and/or other next-gen technologies. Each award nomination should describe the innovation in action technology and approach and be submitted using the SMA Solution Provider Nomination Form.