Policy Administration System

We select, implement, integrate, and replace policy administration systems for insurers and MGAs, and we tell you when wrapping the current core beats replacing it.
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Definition

What is a policy administration system?

A policy administration system, or PAS, is the system of record for insurance policies. It runs the full policy lifecycle: quote, bind, issue, endorse, renew, and cancel, along with the product rules, rating calls, and documents each of those steps produces. Claims, billing, portals, and reporting all read from it, which is why PAS decisions shape most of what an insurer can change later. This service covers those decisions end to end: selecting a platform, implementing and configuring it, integrating it with the systems around it, migrating policy data off a legacy core, and modernizing the stack around a core that stays.

Services

What policy administration system services are included?

PAS selection and build vs buy
Implementation and configuration
Integration
Data migration from legacy PAS
Modernization around the core
Ongoing engineering

PAS selection and build vs buy

Platform selection scored against your products, states, and integration list, with build vs buy analysis that puts costs on both paths. Demos run against your endorsement and renewal scenarios rather than the vendor's script, and we take no resale margin from any platform.

Implementation and configuration

Product models, rating connections, endorsement and renewal rules, document templates, and workflows configured around how you actually underwrite and service policies. Senior engineers do the configuration work directly rather than handing it to a bench.

Integration

Connections between the PAS and everything that quotes, pays, or reports: rating engines, claims systems, billing, broker and agent portals, and data platforms. Every connection gets a named data contract, so downstream systems stop breaking when the core changes.

Data migration from legacy PAS

Policy data moved off a legacy core in reconciled waves: closed and open books mapped separately, in-force policies validated field by field, and premiums, counts, and balances tied out against the old system before anything is decommissioned.

Modernization around the core

When the core stays, we modernize what surrounds it: underwriting workbenches, portals, rating services, and reporting that read from the PAS without forcing a replacement. We rebuilt underwriting for a major insurance provider exactly this way, read the case study.

Ongoing engineering

A standing engineering team for the PAS estate after go-live: new products and states, rate and rule changes, integration upkeep, and platform upgrades, handled by named engineers who already know your configuration.

Our approach

Our approach

Replacing a working core is the most expensive decision in insurance technology, and it is often the wrong one. Before recommending either path, we put costs on both with our build vs buy analysis and calculator.
01

Profile the estate and the data

We inventory the current PAS, every integration it serves, and the condition of the policy data inside it: books of business, in-force counts, and the product rules only the old system knows. Every later decision cites this profile.

02

Make the replace or wrap call

The first deliverable is a recommendation you can check: replace the core, or wrap it and modernize around it. Wrapping wins more often than vendors admit, and we say so, because we sell engineering rather than software licenses.

03

Design, configure, and prove

Architecture and integration design around the systems that stay, then configuration and build in short cycles. Product models, rating connections, and documents are each proven against real policy scenarios before the next cycle starts.

04

Migrate, run parallel, cut over

Policy data moves in reconciled waves, old and new systems run in parallel until premiums, counts, and documents tie out, and cutover happens one book of business at a time. Handover ends with your team running the system.

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Weighing a PAS replacement?

Speak with BD Emerson about the core you run, the books it holds, and whether replacing it or wrapping it is the right call.

Our Advantage

Why BD Emerson for policy administration systems

Senior engineers do the work

The team that scopes your PAS program is the team that configures, integrates, and migrates it. Senior engineers stay on the account from the first workshop to the last cutover, so context survives the whole program.

No software resale

We hold no reseller agreements and take no margin on any PAS platform, so the replace or wrap call carries no vendor economics. When keeping the core is the cheaper path, that is the recommendation you get.

Compliance built into the build

Access management, encryption, logging, and change control ship with the system from the first sprint. SOC 2 examinations are performed directly through our licensed CPA attest arm.

How We Work

How we deliver policy administration work

One delivery model runs every PAS engagement, whether the job is a full replacement, a wrap, or a single integration. Each step produces artifacts you keep, so even a stopped project leaves you with a system inventory, a costed recommendation, and a design.
Reviews

What our customers say

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

Great consulting firms for scaling security, compliance, and appsec.

Outstanding partner in Technical and Cyber Due Diligence

Appsec maturity and application hardening.

BD Emerson helped us simplfiy our compliance management.

BD Emerson did such a phenomenal job. What started as privacy support quickly became a full partnership across compliance, engineering, and even business operations. They’re embedded with our team. They understand our product. They move fast. They’re simply invaluable.

Adam Ben Jacobs

CTO @ OneStep GPS

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

We had a hard time finding the right company to partner with in support of our compliance journey. Some vendors sell the idea that they do the work, but then you end up doing everything. The ambiguity is what killed our last project. BD Emerson’s team has such great technical knowledge and understands the standard so well that they made us comfortable with moving fast. This has led to us closing major enterprise customers that were previously out of reach because of security and compliance.

Tom Watkins

CEO @ AMI AssetTrack

Lead an enterprise initiative to overhaul the organization's technology stack from ecommerce, corporate tech, and corporate security.

Supported ISO 42001 exercise and served as internal auditor.

Rubrik's privacy and compliance team began with the backbone of BD Emerson. BD Emerson supported building out the privacy program, GRC (ISO 27001, SOC 2, CMMC, FedRAMP), and the appsec function.

We needed a partner who could move quickly, without sacrificing precision. BD Emerson brought the expertise, structure, and speed we were looking for. Their team became an extension of ours, embedding themselves across the organization, guiding us step by step, and giving us confidence in areas we hadn’t tackled before. The internal audit they conducted was so detailed that even the external auditors called it out. Achieving ISO 27001 with zero nonconformities says everything you need to know about the quality of the partnership.

Walid Souilem

CTO @ FGI Worldwide

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

BD Emerson didn’t just help us meet our compliance goals; they integrated security and privacy into the core of our operations. I highly recommend BD Emerson to anyone seeking SOC 2 or GDPR compliance, or simply looking to enhance their security team and boost customer trust in their product and services. Their dedication and expertise have been invaluable to our success.

Padraig Reilly

CEO, Boxcore

BD Emerson understood our business requirements and worked side-by-side with us. The policies and controls we developed together not only meet compliance standards but improve how we operate day to day.

Matt Meierdierks

IT Manager, Lincoln Industries

From day one, BD Emerson brought urgency, clarity, and a sharp understanding of what truly matters to our business — earning and keeping customer trust. They went beyond helping us meet compliance requirements; they helped build a foundation for secure, scalable growth. That kind of partnership is rare.

Jason Marker

CEO @ LifeLenz

BD Emerson didn’t just help us pass an audit—they helped us build a sustainable culture of security.

Alexey Indeev

CTO Spare

BD Emerson was essential in helping our company navigate the daunting process of leveling up our security infrastructure. BD Emerson’s impressive expertise and confidence throughout the process helped our team exceed HIPAA and SOC 2 Type 1 standards quickly, distilling what can be an overwhelming process into a streamlined, organized effort. From day one they began adding value and getting us on course. With their help we delivered on a massive security overhaul with both extreme efficiency and thorough attention to details. Because of BD Emerson’s support, we’ve increased our clients’ trust in Titan Intake and the life-changing work it accomplishes for those seeking specialist referrals.

Patrick Bruce

CEO, Titan Intake

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Should we replace our policy administration system or wrap it?

How risky is migrating in-force policies?

How long does a PAS implementation take?

How does rating logic move to a new system?

Do you resell PAS software?

Can you modernize around the core instead of replacing it?

What happens to our integrations during a replacement?

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