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Plain-English guides to forward-deployed engineering, Palantir Foundry builds, build vs buy and reinsurance pricing platforms; essays; announcements from Treefrog and Foundation; and coverage from the trade press.

Guides

GuideWhat is a forward-deployed engineer, and why does your AI build need one?A plain-English explanation of the forward-deployed engineer (FDE) model, where it came from, how it differs from a consultant or a…GuideDo you need a Palantir partner to build on Foundry?What Palantir partners do, what an independent Palantir Foundry consultant can do in your own tenancy, and how to choose for a smaller…GuideHow much does a Palantir Foundry build cost?What drives the cost of a Palantir Foundry or AIP build, why most are scoped too large, and how a fixed-scope first build by a small senior…GuideBuild vs buy software in the age of AI: why the math has changedFor twenty years buying off-the-shelf software was the safe choice. AI-accelerated engineering has flipped the build-vs-buy decision. Here…GuideWhat is a Living Requirements Document?A Living Requirements Document replaces the requirements spec with a clickable prototype your users try in days. How it works, why it beats…GuideReinsurance pricing platform: what to look forHow to evaluate reinsurance and ILS deal pricing and portfolio roll-up software: speed, live portfolio impact, PML and exposure analytics,…

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LinkedIn · Dmitry Mnushkin · [Date]

Is Software as a Service Dead? How AI is changing the build vs buy decision

An operations team built the system they would once have bought. What made it work, and where experienced engineering still decided the outcome.

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Archive

Treefrog Consulting
January 9, 2023

Treefrog launches Virtual Insurance CTO Practice with Gustavo Loret de Mola

A part-time CTO practice for startup insurers, MGAs and InsurTechs, led by an insurance IT veteran.

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Foundation Platform
November 24, 2022

Reinsurance pricing platform embraces low code

Foundation now comes ready for integration with low-code platforms, encouraging rapid development of the underwriting workbench.

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Treefrog Consulting
September 5, 2022

Excel: the unlikely driver of key person risk

Excel can help a business rapidly solve complex problems. It can also quietly create key person risk. Here is how we manage it.

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Treefrog Consulting
January 17, 2022

Getting the most out of your software development team

Building software is easy. Building good software is hard. Building great software is performance art. Four tips to up your game.

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Foundation Platform
December 1, 2021

Foundation unveils new enhancements to its platform

Better support for cat bonds, enhanced geographic granularity and event-level portfolio analysis in real time.

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Reinsurance News
December 29, 2020

Startups to have laser focus on expenses in 2021

Both startups and established players are likely to have a strong focus on expense efficiency, according to Dmitry Mnushkin.

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Artemis
September 16, 2020

Quantedge's ILS business selects Treefrog's Foundation platform

The ILS investing business of hedge fund manager Quantedge Capital has signed up to use Foundation.

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Reinsurance News
April 27, 2020

Pick re/insurance software the right way and keep your job

Choosing the right insurance or reinsurance software platforms can be a challenge in itself, but it's vital to approach it the right way.

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Artemis
March 30, 2020

Foundation platform supports ILS's mantra of efficiency

Treefrog Consulting highlights the role software plays in both the growth and efficiency of the ILS market.

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Royal Gazette
March 13, 2020

Foundation ILS and reinsurance platform launched

Treefrog Consulting officially launches its ILS and reinsurance deal pricing and roll-up platform.

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Artemis
March 11, 2020

Treefrog launches Foundation platform; Tangency Capital adopts

Bermuda-based Treefrog launches Foundation, with ILS manager Tangency Capital signing up as a user.

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Reinsurance News
February 24, 2020

How to secure your re/insurance future (with software)

The sector's reliance on large, unwieldy internal software systems can leave it open to disruption.

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Reinsurance News
January 30, 2020

Why building your own reinsurance software systems no longer makes sense

Twenty years ago nobody asked whether to build or buy. The environment looked dramatically different — and it has changed again since.

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Royal Gazette
October 17, 2019

Treefrog receives international Innovation Award for Foundation

A Bermuda Technology Innovation Award winner praises the Government for its support of technological innovation.

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Artemis
January 30, 2019

Start-up targets ILS users for new catastrophe underwriting and pricing platform

A technology start-up targets the ILS market for its newly developed catastrophe reinsurance underwriting and pricing platform.

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Royal Gazette
January 19, 2019

Cloud-based underwriting platform to launch

Treefrog Consulting joins with Foundation Platform Technologies to produce and market the new software platform.

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Royal Gazette
December 18, 2017

IT scholarships for female students

Three students land IT scholarships in a bid to get more women into the industry.

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Artemis
April 15, 2014

Interview: Dmitry Mnushkin, President, Treefrog Consulting Ltd.

On modelling, risk analytics, portfolio construction and managing big data in a competitive pricing environment.

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