OREANDA-NEWS. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions firm, has been selected by Dutch insurance firm, REAAL N.V., to develop and modernize the mainframe applications and servicing the company's 'life insurance' portfolio. The five-year engagement will be focused on building a scalable and best-in-class technology platform for REAAL N.V. as it looks to increase agility across the business.

“Developing a high level of operational and technical flexibility along with decreasing costs is critical for our business. TCS' track record in our industry and their ability to build strong client relationships make them ideally suited to help us on this journey,” commented Marcel van de Lustgraaf, Director, Change and System development of REAAL N.V. “We are looking forward to working with TCS, which will complement our in-house business competencies to deliver a stronger, more agile IT for the business, while lowering costs.”

Amit Kapur, Director, TCS Benelux, commented: “Across the insurance sector, there is a growing need to provide flexible parameters in line with business portfolio. TCS is pleased to be selected as a strategic partner for REAAL N.V. in its endeavor to modernize their IT and processes to help increase productivity and operational efficiencies across its business. This is a significant milestone for TCS in the Dutch 'life insurance' market and we are delighted to be part of this transformation journey.”

TCS has been present in the Netherlands and Benelux region since 1992 and has continuously invested in the market locally to deliver consistent results to its customers. TCS' Benelux operations comprise over 5,000 professionals working across Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. The company has been recently been ranked first for customer satisfaction in a European-wide survey of service provider performance, conducted by Whitelane Research. The company was also ranked as the number one Top Employer in the Netherlands during 2014 by CRF Institute. TCS is rated as one of the 'big 4 brands' on the Brand Finance ranking list of most valuable brands in the global IT Services industry.