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Living the dream
Feb 20 2006 // Points and clicks have the insurance industry moving faster than it ever has before. But just imagine being able to go online to receive competing rates for an account from multiple carriers just once. There’s no...
Editor’s Note: Real-time has come
Feb 19 2006 // Prompt adoption by agencies of the technology is important because the companies and vendors are closely monitoring agency usage in deciding whether to invest in it further. Imagine going online to receive competing rates...
Editor’s Note: Time for real-time has come
Feb 19 2006 // Prompt adoption by agencies of the technology is important because the companies and vendors are closely monitoring agency usage in deciding whether to invest in it further. Imagine going online to receive competing rates...
Editor’s Note: Prompt adoption by agencies of thetechnology is important because the
Feb 19 2006 // companies and vendors are closely monitoring agency usage in deciding whether to invest in it further. Points and clicks have the insurance industry moving faster than it ever has before. But just imagine being able to go...
ABD Insurance Adds McFall to Technology Services Practice
Feb 15 2006 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services, Redwood City, Calif., has announced that Matt McFall has rejoined the firm’s Technology Services Practice. Previously a senior directors and officers broker with the Financial...
Venture Technology Expands with Package from OneBeacon
Feb 15 2006 // Venture Insurance Programs (www.ventureprograms.com), a national program administrator and provider in the design and underwriting of select industry-focused insurance packages, reported that its Venture Technology has...
Real-time has come
Feb 6 2006 // Imagine going online to receive competing rates for an account from multiple carriers just once. No more logging on to individual company sites, with their separate log-ons and passwords, and re-entering data at every...
Time to reflect on hurricane lessons learned
Feb 6 2006 // There is no doubt that 2005’s unprecedented hurricane season stretched the human resources of the entire claims industry. Qualified, experienced adjusters were in high demand and short supply. While there are still...
Lloyd’s disconnects troubled Kinnect technology
Feb 6 2006 // Ultimately “all the King’s horses and all the King’s men” couldn’t put Kinnect together again. The King’s men in this case being the management of Lloyd’s, who have finally thrown...
While the industry can almost certainly handle a single storm such as Katrina, should we realistically expect it to hand
Feb 5 2006 // There is no doubt that 2005’s unprecedented hurricane season stretched the human resources of the entire claims industry. Qualified, experienced adjusters were in high demand and short supply. While there are still...
Time to reflect on hurricane lessons learned
Feb 5 2006 // There is no doubt that 2005’s unprecedented hurricane season stretched the human resources of the entire claims industry. Qualified, experienced adjusters were in high demand and short supply. While there are still...
Lloyd’s disconnects troubled Kinnect technology
Feb 5 2006 // Ultimately “all the King’s horses and all the King’s men” couldn’t put Kinnect together again. The King’s men in this case being the management of Lloyd’s, who have finally thrown...
Why independent agents like backyard brokers
Jan 23 2006 // In today’s business world, it’s rare to hear a live voice on the other end of a phone call. Most companies, small and large, have succumbed to answering customer calls via electronic means. Customers,...
Technology Related Services
Jan 23 2006 // Nuts & Bolts: SIU LLC is offering new general liability and property products for technology-related service entities, including: computer consultants or programming; computer programming services; staff augmenters/IT...
People
Jan 22 2006 // Michael J. Roche, senior vice president of Protection Technology and Administration for Allstate Insurance Company, recently was named to IDG’s Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders Award Program. Roche was selected...
Excess, Surplus & Specialty
Jan 22 2006 // Main Street E&S: Why independent agents like backyard brokers In today’s business world, it’s rare to hear a live voice on the other end of a phone call. Most companies, small and large, have succumbed to...
Technology Bits
Jan 22 2006 // Insurance Journal has launched IJ Broadcasting, an enhanced section on its Web site for multimedia content that will include video and audio interviews, current news and features, educational workshops and other...
AUGIE Launches Agency Survey
Jan 20 2006 // The ACORD-User Groups Information Exchange (AUGIE) reported its benchmark Agency Technology Survey is now available to complete and encourages independent insurance agents and brokers to participate. The Florida...
Peak Performance Acquires PolicyPointe to Expand Product Line
Jan 19 2006 // Strategic acquisition is a key component of company’s goal to offer the industry’s most complete end-to-end insurance technology solutions Hoboken, NJ: Peak Performance, a leading provider of insurance...
ACE Cites Increased Risks in Outsourcing IT Systems
Jan 9 2006 // ACE European Group Limited has issued a warning to organizations who outsource their IT systems, which indicates they “are increasing their potential vulnerability to security breaches causing possible long term...
