Marlabs launches new Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) division focused on the health insurance sector
Released on: May 13, 2008, 6:31 am
Press Release Author: PR HUB
Industry: Software
Press Release Summary: Marlabs India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marlabs Inc., today announced the launch of a new exclusively focused division, providing KPO services to the health insurance sector. The new unit, which currently operates from the company's Bangalore and Mysore offices, will soon expand to other cities as well. Marlabs intends to hire over 2,000 medical professionals over the next 18 months to staff the KPO division and is investing close to US $7 8 million in the venture. The KPO unit which is already functional in Bangalore and Mysore currently has 400 professionals on its rolls.
Press Release Body: Announcing the new business unit, Krishnan Ramachandran, CFO, Marlabs Inc. said, "With our extensive experience in providing value added services to US corporations, the KPO division will be a significant component of our long-term business plans. We expect this business unit to grow rapidly in the months ahead."
Providing details on the new unit and the career opportunity, Ramesh Natarajan, Head of the KPO business unit for Marlabs India said, "Medical KPO offers a career alternative to medical school graduates who may find the typically long period for establishing a successful medical practice to be unattractive. KPO enables medical professionals to leverage their learning and expertise in a new and growing area."
About Marlabs India: Marlabs India is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marlabs Inc. and has been operational since 2000. The company's facilities in Bangalore and Mysore employ over 800 professionals. Marlabs Inc. is an award-winning global provider of IT services and BPO/KPO services with dedicated industry practices in the healthcare, insurance, banking and financial services, media, and legal sectors. Marlabs has a proven global delivery model with development centers in India and in the USA. With a focus on the success of our customers, most of whom have stayed with us since inception, Marlabs has experienced dramatic growth. Marlabs was named to Deloitte\'s New Jersey Technology Fast 50 Program for the sixth consecutive year. Marlabs was also the sole inductee into the 2006 Inc. 500 Hall of Fame, having been included in the list since 2002.