Modern Core Platforms for Insurers: Part 1 - Why and How?

Today’s core platforms do more than stabilize and sustain operations. They unlock real-time data, unleash AI potential, and provide the agility needed to respond to fast-changing market demands. With built-in scalability, automation, and full auditability, they drive cost efficiency while enabling insurers to launch new business models and products with confidence.
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June 10, 2025
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Christoph Fritsch

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Christoph is Managing Director at BCG Platinion and leads the BCG Platinion Office in Vienna. He specializes in architecting, blueprinting, planning, and coordinating implementations of large-scale IT transformations—anchored in architecture, road mapping, and sourcing/cost optimization.

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Christoph is a core member of the Insurance Practice Group and has been working for local, European, and global insurers for more than 13 years. He also leads BCG Platinion’s Insurance Architecture Benchmarking core team and supports clients in translating strategy into scalable target architectures that accelerate value creation.

Jens Müller

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Jens is a Director at BCG Platinion and leads the European Data Architecture community and the Architecture community in Central Europe. Throughout his career, he has always been passionate about both engineering and being an IT architect.

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He started out as a SW engineer, moved on to analyzing and designing domain-specific, enterprise-wide architectures across industries, focusing on financial services. With BCG Platinion for 14 years now, he leads teams designing core system modernization approaches, architecture blueprints, developing platform buildup strategies and shaping delivery organizations.

Thomas Sonnleitner

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Thomas Sonnleitner is a Principal in the Vienna office of BCG Platinion, specialized in functional and IT architectures as well as large-scale transformation programs.

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He supports insurance and financial institutions in modernizing their IT landscapes, from target architecture design to implementation. With experience in both traditional and agile delivery models, he combines deep technological expertise with industry insight to drive sustainable digital transformations.

André Friese

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André Friese is a Senior IT Architect based in Vienna, with deep expertise in IT strategy, ERP transformation management, insurance core modernization, and rollout management. He brings extensive experience supporting complex transformation initiatives across industries such as insurance, professional services, and retail. André has led large-scale projects focused on developing technology strategies and managing system landscapes, helping organizations align their IT architecture with evolving business goals.

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