a.s.r., a leading Dutch insurance company, today announced that it has selected Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing
subsidiary of Infosys, to supply back-office services for the a.s.r. labeled pensions administration system from April
1, 2015.
Eighty seven employees of a.s.r. will be transferred to Infosys BPO. The contract was signed at the end of January by Jos
Baeten from a.s.r and Anup Uppadhayay from Infosys BPO.
Jos Baeten, CEO a.s.r.
“To support our vision on continuous improvement of our client services and to be more cost effective, we have selected
Infosys BPO to run our pensions back-office administration. We are convinced that the experience Infosys BPO has in this
area will guarantee a high quality of service. This added value of Infosys is already a current and proven practice in
other parts of a.s.r. and with this step we embrace a next and strategic step in our partnership with Infosys.”
Anup Uppadhayay, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Infosys BPO
“Organizations like a.s.r. need to be focused on their core business and are therefore looking to partner with experts
like us to effectively streamline their operations and enable seamless running of business processes. Infosys BPO will
leverage its widespread industry expertise and deep domain knowledge of managing financial services processes for leading
organizations globally, to support a.s.r. in efficiently transforming their pensions back-office administration, thereby
realizing enhanced business value.”
About a.s.r.
a.s.r. is the Dutch insurance company for all types of insurance. Via the a.s.r., Ardanta, De Amersfoortse, Europeesche Verzekeringen
and Ditzo brands, a.s.r. offers a wide range of financial products covering non-life, life and income protection insurance,
group and individual pensions, health insurance, and travel and leisure, and funeral insurance. Besides insurance products,
the a.s.r. product range includes savings and investment products and bank savings products. In addition, a.s.r. invests
in developing and operating real estate.
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services. We enable clients, in more
than 50 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform
and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.
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About Infosys BPO
Infosys BPO Ltd. (
www.infosysbpo.com), the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Ltd., was set up in April 2002. Infosys
BPO focuses on integrated end-to-end outsourcing and delivers transformational benefits to its clients through reduced
costs, ongoing productivity improvements, and process reengineering. Infosys BPO operates in India, Poland, the Czech
Republic, the Netherlands, Ireland, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, the United States, Puerto Rico, China,
the Philippines, Singapore, and Australia, and as of December 31, 2014, employed 30, 971 people.
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