In a constantly fluctuating Market and unlike static ratios that do not capture the dynamic relationship between businesses and value chains, SIMMETHOD™ industry-agnostic composite indices measure the interactive relationships (competitive advantage) between companies and value chains across every business sector and provide early warning alerts of future threats and opportunities.

1. SIMMETHOD™
Insurance Sector 2012
Performance Predictive Index, Competitive
Intelligence Success Metrics Database and
Risk Alerts
Predicts the performance of your
business and alerts you of new threats
and opportunities from inside and
outside your industry
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2. SIMMETHOD™
Strategy/Execution Performance Predictive Index,
Competitive Intelligence Database and alerts
INSURANCE ECOSYSTEM
The businesses in the SIMMETHOD™ Best-In-Class
group (Insurance ecosystem case study) share a
• High score in the Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index and
• a high degree of compliance with
the SIMMETHOD™ 7 Laws of Best Practices,
Growth and Value Creation.
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3. SIMMETHOD™ Performance Predictive Algorithm
combines
Business, Social
Media, 7 Laws of
Stockholders, Best
Management Practices
Metrics
Competitive
Intelligence
Predictive
Database
SIMMETHOD™ Strategy/Execution Performance
Predictive Index & Competitive Intelligence Database
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4. SIMMETHOD™ 2012
Performance Predictive Index, Competitive
Intelligence Database and Alerts
The Performance Predictive Indices:
• Rate management ability to strategize
and execute against its peers,
• Show the strengths and weaknesses of
each management-team in relation to its peers,
current and potential future competitors and
• Are a predictive indicator of future performance,
threats and opportunities from within and
outside your industry.
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5. SIMMETHOD™ 2012
Strategy/Execution Performance Predictive Index,
Competitive Intelligence Database and Alerts
In a constantly fluctuating Market and unlike static
ratios that do not capture the dynamic relationships
between businesses and value chains, SIMMETHOD™
industry-agnostic composite indices
• Measure the interactive relationships (competitive
advantage) between companies and value chains
across every business sector and
• Provide early warning alerts of future threats and
opportunities as depicted in the following slide
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6. SIMMETHOD™ Strategy/Execution Performance
Predictive Indices, Competitive Intelligence D/B & Alerts
In a constantly fluctuating MARKET SIMMETHOD industry-agnostic indices
measure the relationships (competitive advantage) between businesses and
value chains across every business sector unlike static business ratios that do
not capture and measure the dynamic relationships between businesses and
value chains.
YOUR INDUSTRY
SIMMETHOD Index SIMMETHOD
score (competitors Index score
within industry) (suppliers)
THE SCORES OF YOUR
PREDICTIVE INDICES
HR CFO
REFLECT YOUR
IT COO
STRENGTHS,
CMO Sales
WEAKNESSES, RISKS
& OPPORTUNITIES IN
RELATION TO CURRENT
& FUTURE COMPETITORS
SIMMETHOD Index
score (customers)
SIMMETHOD Index SIMMETHOD Index
score (future score (future
competitors) customers)
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7. SIMMETHOD™ 7 Laws of Best Practices,
Growth and Value Creation - Definition
The SIMMETHOD™ 7 Laws of Best Practices,
Growth and Value Creation provide a framework
for the
• Performance predictive algorithm,
• Calculation of the Global Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index and
• Identification and selection of the Best-In-Class
businesses, leaders and management teams.
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8. SIMMETHOD™ 7 Laws of Best Practices, Growth
and Value Creation
Integration
Minimum /alignment
Benchmarking
company
inside/outside
/business
your industry
model
SIMMETHOD™
7 Laws Growth &
Averages &
positive value
trends creation
Predictive Resource
performance contribution
& risk to objectives
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9. SIMMETHOD™ 2012 Global Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index and
Threats/Opportunities Alerts in the Insurance Sector
Best-In-Class Performance
Assured Guarantee, Torchmark, Chubb, MBIA, ACE,
Symetra, AFLAC, China Life, Wellcare Health, AIA, Sampo,
AIG, American Financial, Swiss Reinsurance, Loews,
Reinsurance Group of America, W Berkley
Upper mid-range Performance
United Health, American Equity, AON, Protective Life,
Mediolanum, XL Group, Humana, Scor, Cincinnati, Aetna,
CNO Financial, IAG, WellPoint, CNP, Centene, Progressive,
Marsh McLennan
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10. SIMMETHOD™ 2012 Global Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index and
Threats/Opportunities Alerts in the Insurance Sector
Lower-Mid-Range Performance
Mapfre, QBE, Healthnet, Cigna, Travelers, Coventry Health,
Unum, Molina Health, Zurich Financials, Willis Group,
Hartford, Allstate, Gentworth, Assurant, Prudential,
Industrial Alliance, Unipol
Low Performance
Fondiaria, Lincoln National, Alliance, AXA, Ping An, MetLife,
Generali, Aviva, Ageas, Suncorp Metway, Vienna Insurance,
ING Group, AEGON
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11. Correlation between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable &
Minimum Company Business Model Indices and Performance/Risk
Insurance Ecosystem
60
40
SIMMETHOD Management Controllable
Index
20
SIMMETHOD Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index
Axis Title
SIMMETHOD Minimum Company Business
0 Model
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Linear (SIMMETHOD Management
Controllable Index)
Linear (SIMMETHOD Strategy/Execution
-20
Performance Predictive Index)
Linear (SIMMETHOD Minimum Company
Business Model)
-40
-60
Axis Title
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12. Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance.
Mid to Best-In-Class Performance in the Insurance Ecosystem
Progressive
CNP Assurances
IAG
Aetna
Scor
XL Group
Protective Life SIMMETHOD Minimum Company Business
American Equity Model
W Berkley SIMMETHOD Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index
Loews
SIMMETHOD Management Controllable
American Financial Index
Sampo
Wellcare Health Plan
AFLAC
ACE
Chubb
Assured Guaranty
-20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
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13. Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance.
Mid to Low Performance in the Insurance Ecosystem
ING Group
Suncorp Metway
Aviva
METLIFE
AXA
Lincoln National
SIMMETHOD Minimum Company Business
Unipol Model
Prudential Financial SIMMETHOD Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index
Genworth Financial
SIMMETHOD Management Controllable
Hartford Financials Index
ZURICH FINANCIALS
Unum Group
Travelers
Healthnet
Mapfre
-50 -40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20
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14. -60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
Assured Guaranty
Chubb
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ACE
AFLAC
Wellcare Health Plan
Sampo
American Financial
Loews
W Berkley
American Equity
Protective Life
XL Group
Scor
Aetna
IAG
CNP Assurances
Progressive
Mapfre
Healthnet
Travelers
Unum Group
ZURICH FINANCIALS
Hartford Financials
Genworth Financial
Prudential Financial
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Unipol
Lincoln National
Insurance Ecosystem
AXA
METLIFE
Aviva
Suncorp Metway
ING Group
Index
Model
SIMMETHOD
SIMMETHOD
Management
Controllable Index
Company Business
Strategy/Execution
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance.
Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
SIMMETHOD Minimum
Performance Predictive
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15. Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance
The top 7 Best-In-Class Performers
AFLAC
Symetra Financial
ACE
SIMMETHOD Minimum Company Business
Model
MBIA SIMMETHOD Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index
SIMMETHOD Management Controllable
Chubb Index
Torchmark
Assured Guaranty
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
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16. Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance
Australian Companies
Suncorp Metway
IAG
SIMMETHOD Minimum Company Business
Model
SIMMETHOD Strategy/Execution
Performance Predictive Index
SIMMETHOD Management Controllable
QBE
Index
-40 -35 -30 -25 -20 -15 -10 -5 0 5 10
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17. Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance
Health Insurance
Molina Healthcare
Coventry Health
SIMMETHOD Minimum
Cigna Company Business Model
Healthnet
Centene SIMMETHOD
Strategy/Execution
Wellpoint Performance Predictive
Index
Aetna
SIMMETHOD Management
Humana Controllable Index
United Health Group
Wellcare Health Plan
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
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18. Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance
Health Insurance
35
30
25 SIMMETHOD
Management Controllable
Index
20
15
SIMMETHOD
Strategy/Execution
10 Performance Predictive
Index
5
SIMMETHOD Minimum
0 Company Business Model
-5
-10
-15
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19. Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance
American Companies
Lincoln National
Assurant
Allstate
Molina Healthcare
Coventry Health
Cigna SIMMETHOD Minimum Company
Marsh McLennan Business Model
Centene
CNO Financial Group
Cincinnati SIMMETHOD Strategy/Execution
Protective Life
Performance Predictive Index
American Equity
W Berkley
SIMMETHOD Management
Loews
Controllable Index
AIG
AFLAC
MBIA
Torchmark
-40 -30 -20 -10 0 10 20 30 40 50
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20. -40
-20
-10
-30
0
10
20
30
40
50
Torchmark
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Chubb
MBIA
Symetra Financial
AFLAC
Wellcare Health Plan
AIG
American Financial
Loews
Reinsurance Group of America
W Berkley
United Health Group
American Equity
AON
Protective Life
Humana
Cincinnati
Aetna
CNO Financial Group
Wellpoint
Centene
Progressive
Marsh McLennan
Healthnet
Cigna
Travelers
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Coventry Health
Unum Group
American Companies
Molina Healthcare
Hartford Financials
Allstate
Genworth Financial
Assurant
Prudential Financial
Lincoln National
METLIFE
Performance
SIMMETHOD
SIMMETHOD
SIMMETHOD
Management
Business Model
Predictive Index
Controllable Index
Company Business Model Indices and Business Risk & Performance
Strategy/Execution
Link between SIMMETHOD™ Management Controllable & Minimum
Minimum Company
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21. Performance Predictive Indices, Competitive
Intelligence Database and Alerts
SIMMETHOD™ is a relative scale
that measures business risk and
performance and rates your
management ability to strategize
and execute against your peers, your value
chain and your current and future competitors
and their value chains.
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22. Connecting Value Chains via SIMMETHOD™ Management
Controllable, Business Model and Predictive Indices and Alerts
Technology, Social Media, HR, Insurance
Randstad
Suncorp Metway
Fidelity National Info
Symantec
Fondiaria SIMMETHOD Minimum
Industrial Alliance Company Business
Forrester
Model
Hartford Financials
Gartner
Unum Group
Alliance Data Systems SIMMETHOD
Mapfre Strategy/Execution
Wellpoint Performance Predictive
Aetna Index
Humana
World fuel serv
American Equity SIMMETHOD
W Berkley Management
citrix Controllable Index
Paychex
Oracle
AFLAC
ACE
Torchmark
Apple
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80
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23. Connecting Value Chains via SIMMETHOD™ Management
Controllable, Business Model and Predictive Indices and Alerts
Technology, Social Media, HR, Insurance
80
60
40
20
0
ebay
Unipol
MBIA
Loews
SAP
Yahoo
Accenture
Cognizant
Scor
CA
METLIFE
Tui
Cigna
Forrester
Vmware
XL Group
Groupon
citrix
CGI Group
AXA
Ageas
Aegon
AFLAC
AIA Group
wipro
World fuel serv
Wellpoint
Unum Group
ADP
Randstad
Progressive
Symantec
Apple
Google
Capita Group
Priceline
Molina Healthcare
American Financial
CNO Financial Group
Allstate
Liberty interactive
Travelers
-20
-40
-60
SIMMETHOD Management Controllable Index
SIMMETHOD Strategy/Execution Performance Predictive Index
SIMMETHOD Minimum Company Business Model
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24. Strategy/Execution Performance Predictive Indices,
Competitive Intelligence Database and Alerts
SIMMETHOD™ is a “Business League Table”
constantly searching for the top teams
in each industry and value chains in
order to find their Best-In-Class
strategy, execution, Business models,
HR practices, Social Media ROI,
metrics and processes.
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25. Jorge Oscar Tabacman
jtabacman@gmail.com
www.simmethod.blogspot.com
The power of the SIMMETHOD™ performance predictive
algorithms, indices, competitive intelligence database and
leading indicators lie in their ability to:
• Provide in simple terms a window into a company business
model and management effectiveness and
• Predict future trends, risk, performance and competitive
advantage within an extended value chain.
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