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Expertise for everyone – thanks to new Sunetplus training from the BBTSchool

10. March 2023

Now, the newly founded BBTSchool no longer just focuses on companies as employers; it is also targeted at individual employees as users. As in many areas of day-to-day work, this target group has both transformed and refined itself when it comes to Sunetplus training. This is a crucial state of affairs that led BBT to redesign the training on offer.

By Ivana D’Addario, Marketing & Communication

While it is certainly true that BBT Software has offered courses for Sunetplus users for a long time, the range available previously was limited and primarily focused on the needs of SMEs: whether their teams have been restructured or changed (as is often the case when tasks or competences are expanded) or whether they want to refresh, update or develop their employees’ knowledge. The new Sunetplus range of training courses sees BBT now also address individuals. Today, there’s a solution available for them too – how could it be otherwise, from a software solution provider? What’s more, these solutions are adapted to suit their level of knowledge and the issue at hand.

Johannes Van De Kerkhof (left), Matteo Martinelli (right)

New needs, new opportunities

“We’ve expanded our range of training courses and also reworked its content,” commented Matteo Martinelli, Team Leader Customer Service at BBT. “Our main reason for doing this was because it’s not always possible to clearly specify what an individual’s knowledge of Sunetplus is like. After all, not everyone has the same level of know-how.” It makes perfect sense that SMEs would struggle to put several employees, all at different levels, together in one group with the same course objectives. But what else has changed? I set off to find out. “Depending on their role and field of activity, our Sunetplus users have different tasks on their plate compared to their colleagues, so they require knowledge in a completely different area in order to acquire Sunetplus skills. Plus, even within the same teams, Sunetplus is sometimes used to a differing extent.” As a result, it made perfect sense for the course content to adapt to suit potential participants – not the other way around. I’d like to know more about how this worked in practice. Mr Martinelli added: “Simply put, we start out by defining the topics and content in conjunction with Sunetplus users and draw up organisational frameworks in line with their personal needs.” In other words, Sunetplus training is offered on an individual basis to meet individual needs.

“The course content is adapted to suit the potential participant – not the other way around.”


Matteo Martinelli

Despite all the customisation, standard courses remain popular in the training sector – and they do make sense too, particularly in cases where employees can assess and categorise their level of knowledge. “Now, we’ve got standardised courses for beginners, advanced users and superusers,” added Johannes Van De Kerkhof, Sales and Business Development Manager at BBT. “And, today, thanks to hybrid working and the digital transformation, handling the question of location is easier than ever before: we provide all our training for individuals online.” This saves participants time and allows them to benefit from appealing terms, too. Incidentally, all users and interested individuals can attend Sunetplus training, regardless of which company they work for.

In light of all these new developments, the Marketing department couldn’t resist showcasing the revised range of training courses under a brand-new moniker at the same time: the BBTSchool. Users can rest assured that the BBTSchool is the perfect place to brush up on their knowledge of Sunetplus – because BBT Software developed Sunetplus in collaboration with Suva.

Interested? See our new range of training sessions here.

Questions, comments and registrations? Contact us:

+41 41 455 30 30
support@sunet.ch

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Volaris Group Launches Vencora

2. November 2022

The internationally active buy-and-hold acquirer Volaris Group, of which BBT Software AG has also been a member since 2017, has founded a new global business division: Vencora.

Toronto, November 2, 2022 – Today, Volars Group (Volaris) announced the launch of Vencora, a new global division dedicated to acquiring and growing great software and technology enabled businesses servicing the financial services industry. Mike Dufton, financial services technology veteran and Volaris Group Portfolio Leader will serve as Vencora’s CEO.

«Vencora’s vision is to create a financial services ecosystem that provides a platform to collaborate, grow and create value for a more connected world», said Mike Dufton. «We provide our portfolio of businesses and staff with growth opportunities and the resources to pursue them».

Volaris is a leader in insurance, banking, and credit union technology and this new division will build on this success. Since its first acquisition in financial services in 2012, Volaris has built a strong portfolio of financial services software and technology enabled businesses, with 14 brands now housed under the Vencora umbrella. Together, these businesses comprise of over 1,200 team members operating from 24 offices worldwide and provide solutions to more than 1,300 clients in 69 geographies.

Brands under the Vencora banner include AMS (Advanced Management Systems), BBT Software, Covenir, Datapro Inc., Fisa Group, Insuresoft, Kaboodle, payCloud.io, Portfolio+, Red Hawk, Silvervine, SSP and Travisoft and Wellington IT. Vencora companies are collectively «Stronger Together» through sharing services, knowledge, and resources amongst each other.

Vencora continues with Volaris Group’s approach to long-term ownership, offering these businesses stability and autonomy. Organizations will continue to retain their own identity and build on the success they have seen thus far, while also having access to a global community of best practices, customers and employees dedicated to the financial services vertical.

The financial services technology sector has never been more critical. With the industry currently experiencing tremendous transformation, including constant regulatory changes and the rise of open banking, finance and insurance companies need stable and innovative technologies to deliver on new customer expectations.

«Collectively, our global strength and strong expertise within the financial services industry position us well within the market to enable our businesses to achieve new growth goals, while discovering new software businesses to welcome into the Vencora family», said Dufton.

More information

About Vencora

At Vencora, we build legends and preserve legacies. Vencora provides new acquisitions with business opportunities and the resources to pursue them. We are focused on bringing together a strong family of financial services software businesses to grow and continue serving the best interests of their customers and employees.

For further information

Jonathan Denbok
Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer Vencora
jonathan.denbok@vencora.com

Ryan Hill
Corporate Communications Volaris Group
ryans.hill@volarisgroup.com
+1 416 8310305

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Expansion of the Board of Directors

26. October 2022

Two proven and high-calibre insurance and IT experts recruited for BBT

Joachim Masur (left), Patrick Frank (right)

As part of the annual strategy process, the Board of Directors of BBT Software AG (BBT) and the Executive Management team have decided to further develop the company’s core business, the insurance sector, and thereby build on its strengths. Specifically, this means that BBT’s growth is to be pushed and its positioning in the Swiss health, accident and life insurance market is to be honed. To support this extensive, strategic market cultivation, two new members of the Board of Directors have been elected, who will complement the existing BBT Board perfectly.

Patrick Frank, born in 1966

IT engineer Patrick Frank has been Head of Group ICT, Data and Operational Excellence and a member of the Corporate Executive Committee at CSS Krankenversicherung AG since 2017. Before that, he worked as Head of Department for System Technology and Operations within CSS. Prior to joining CSS in 2005, he held various positions at EMC Computer System Schweiz AG.

Joachim Masur, born in 1965

Joachim Masur has worked in start-ups as a director, advisor and investor since 2018. He previously worked for Zurich Insurance in various executive positions, most recently as CEO of Zurich Switzerland and before that as CFO of the Global Life segment.

Hubert Rüedi takes over the presidency

In addition, lawyer Hubert Rüedi, who has been a member of the BBT Board of Directors since 2005, is taking over the tasks of the Chair of the Board of Directors at the request of parent company the Volaris Group, replacing Mike Dufton in this role.

«In Patrick Frank and Joachim Masur we have been able to recruit two proven and high-calibre IT and insurance experts for BBT», says Hubert Rüedi, Chair of the Board of Directors. Walter Capozzolo, CEO of BBT, adds: «We are looking forward to working with them very much and are convinced that our ambitious strategic goals can be successfully realised with the help of these two gentlemen».

The new six-person BBT Board of Directors is as follows:

  • Hubert Rüedi, the new Chair of the Board of Directors
  • Brian Beattie, previous member of the Board of Directors and representative of Volaris
  • Mike Dufton, previous member of the Board of Directors and representative of Volaris
  • Hermann Biner, previous member of the Board of Directors
  • Patrick Frank, new member of the Board of Directors
  • Joachim Masur, new member of the Board of Directors

Contact

Dominik Bardenhofer, CCO
+41 41 455 30 87
dominik.bardenhofer@bbtsoftware.ch

Walter Capozzolo, CEO
+41 41 455 30 00
walter.capozzolo@bbtsoftware

About BBT Software AG

BBT Software AG offers modular core systems for health, accident and life insurers, as well as absence and claims management solutions for companies. Founded in 1996, BBT now employs around 60 members of staff at three locations: Root, Visp and Zermatt and has over 65 customers from the insurance sector. More than 14,000 companies use its claims management software. BBT has been part of the international Volaris Group since 2017.

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