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Nov 19 2006 // People Tony Boyd joined Dallas-based McQueary Henry Bowles Troy L.L.P. as a sales professional in Personal Insurance Professionals, a division of MHBT that serves personal lines clients. Prior to joining MHBT, he was...
3 Chinese Insurers Implement NeoMedia’s Mobile Technology
Nov 16 2006 // Florida-based NeoMedia Technologies, Inc. announced that three major insurance companies in China have signed agreements to use its patented direct-to-mobile-web qode® technology. Alltrust Insurance Company of China Ltd.,...
Verified Insurance Leads Made Possible by QuotesAuction.com
Nov 14 2006 // North Hollywood, CA – QuotesAuction.com has developed new technology that connects sellers with qualified insurance buyers in real time. Millions of Insurance buyers request insurance quotes online, but not all of...
ISO Chief: It’s ‘Haves’ Vs. ‘Have-Nots’ in Insurance Technology Race for Survival
Nov 14 2006 // Spurred by intensifying competition, breakthroughs in analytics are transforming insurance markets, according to an industry leader. Sophisticated insurers able to harness large volumes of high-quality data to drive...
Indiana Insurance Adds Enhanced Technology for Personal Lines
Nov 10 2006 // Indiana Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, has added real-time policy inquiry, endorsement quoting, and electronic endorsement submissions to the roster of functions available through Personal IQ, the...
First American Property & Casualty Insurance CIO Named Elite 8
Nov 10 2006 // Santa Ana, Calif.-based First American Property & Casualty Insurance Co. a member of The First American Corp. family of companies, announced that Jim Court, vice president and chief information officer of First...
Hiscox USA Offers Technology E&O
Nov 9 2006 // Hiscox USA, part of the Hiscox Group, a provider of specialty insurance, is now licensed to provide technology errors and omissions (E&O) insurance to U.S. businesses directly from its two New York locations. Neil...
Innovations in information technology spur need for up-to-date underwriters
Nov 6 2006 // With rapid innovations in the field of information technology, types of underwriting that didn’t exist a few decades ago have become prominent today. For example, companies engaging in information technology...
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Nov 5 2006 // Peter McMurtrie has joined Columbus, Ohio-based Grange Insurance in the new position of chief claims officer. The company said McMurtrie would focus on three main areas of operation: transactional excellence, best...
Innovations in information technology spur need for up-to-date underwriters
Nov 5 2006 // With rapid innovations in the field of information technology, types of underwriting that didn’t exist a few decades ago have become prominent today. For example, companies engaging in information technology...
Bailar Joins Endurance Board
Nov 3 2006 // Bermuda’s Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., announced the appointment of Gregor Bailar, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Capital One Financial Corporation, to its Board of Directors. Endurance noted that...
Marsh Ends President’s Role; Targets Middle Market, Tech, Construction
Nov 3 2006 // Marsh Inc. announced a series of personnel moves its says are designed to encourage new business growth and retention levels. The company also announced the elimination of the role of president, now held by Bill Malloy,...
Regional Reporting Inc. Announces Calculations Milestone
Oct 27 2006 // New Technology Helps Keep Industry Veteran on Top Stamford, CT – National consulting and insurance services firm Regional Reporting, Inc., announced today that its customers have completed more than 100,000...
Ohio Westfield Insurance’s Polansky Honored for Real-Time Tech Advances
Oct 27 2006 // Westfield Insurance’s Brady Polansky, CPCU, CIC, was recognized by Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the user group of Applied Systems agency management system, for his industry wide contributions toward...
Burns & Wilcox Names Vice President of Branch Development, Technology
Oct 25 2006 // Farmington Hills, Mich.-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent Burns & Wilcox, has hired Irene Naida to serve as the company’s vice president of branch development...
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Oct 23 2006 // New check processing technology can help insurance agents improve efficiencies, have quicker access to funds and reduce banking fees. Check technology helps insurance companies save time and money Brokerage agencies and...
Check technology helps insurance companies save time and money
Oct 23 2006 // Brokerage agencies and insurance companies across the country are changing the way they move money — taking advantage of a piece of legislation that allows them to process policyholder checks more quickly and...
Insurance Carriers Moving to Service-Oriented Architecture
Oct 17 2006 // The insurance industry is rapidly embracing Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), as well as related Web services and standards, according to new TowerGroup research conducted in partnership with ACORD. The comprehensive...
N.H. and Vt. Prevent Bridge Ice with High-Tech Sensor
Oct 16 2006 // Drivers heading into New Hampshire from Vermont on Interstate 89 this winter will have some high-tech help to keep them on the road. Crews this week finished installing a sophisticated system that uses sensors to detect...
Research on Technology Spending Shows Benefit in Marketplace
Sep 26 2006 // Gartner Consulting Worldwide and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) recently released a study showing that significant spending of information technology investments will better position insurers...
