Company Profile
DFA Capital Management Inc. is the market leader in dynamic financial analysis software for the insurance and financial services industries. DFA's software-based financial and risk management system is a foundation for competitive advantage for any insurance company with multiple business lines, reinsurance activities, rapidly changing business portfolios and significant premium volumes.
Founded in 1999, DFA Capital Management Inc. is headquartered in Purchase, N.Y., with offices in Germany and Switzerland.
Product/Service Description
On May 8, 2007, Teradata and DFA announced their joint investment in a strategic partnership to bring an innovative enterprise risk and capital management solution to the primary carriers and reinsurers in the property, casualty, life and annuity sectors of the insurance industry for North America and Europe.
Teradata and DFA are integrating their industry-leading technologies to deliver a comprehensive data and analytical solution for the rapidly emerging enterprise risk and capital management requirements of the insurance industry. The joint solution integrates DFA's ADVISE™ advanced financial modeling tools and economic scenario generator, GEMS™, with Teradata's industry-leading data warehouse technologies and capabilities.
Joint Solution Between DFA and Teradata
The joint offer provides insurance companies with:
- The ability to model businesses with greater granularity than has ever been possible.
- A more comprehensive and accurate understanding of strategic decision making across the enterprise.
- An integrated view of risk data and prospective outcomes for a more accurate view of risk exposure.
- A complete view of the business which enables better, faster executive decision making to drive revenue, minimize losses and improve ROE.
- A fully transparent solution.
- Improved ability to meet regulatory and ratings agency requirements for ERM.
- Greater competitive advantage.
Benefits of DFA and Teradata Working Together
