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Cellcontrol, PURE Insurance to Offer Free Distracted Driving Technology to Members
Jun 13 2012 // Cellcontrol, a developer of distracted driving products, has launched a program with specialist member-owned insurer Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) to help prevent distracted driving incidents caused by...
Talking Cars, or V2V, May Help Humans Avoid Crashes
Jun 11 2012 // As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row of red lights pulsed on the lower windshield and a warning blared that another car...
Hurricane Region Residents Urged to Have Tech Backups
Jun 6 2012 // People living in hurricane prone areas should have a backup tech plan in case a storm hits, because Internet and cell phone connections are likely to go out, FEMA director Craig Fugate said recently during the first day of...
Celebration Believed to Have Led to Louisiana Tech Frat House Blaze
May 23 2012 // Fire investigators in Ruston believe a weekend fire that gutted a Louisiana Tech University fraternity house originated in the fireplace while students burned old class notes to celebrate the end of their school...
How High-Tech Use by Young Agents Is Changing the Way the Insurance Industry Operates
May 23 2012 // San Diego, CA, 05/23/12 – Tech-savvy young independent insurance agents are changing how the property/casualty insurance industry operates, a new survey reveals. Jason D. Cass, owner of the JDC Insurance Group based...
Houston’s Dean & Draper Recognized for Technology Best Practices
May 18 2012 // Houston-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency has been recognized by the Network of Vertafore Users (NetVU) for employing technology best practices that enhance productivity, simplify processes and improve customer...
How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry
May 17 2012 // There’s a change happening — a big change. And some say young independent insurance agents are the catalyst for that change. They may even be leading a revolution, of sorts, says one young agent leader. Jason D....
Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms
May 7 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies. The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...
AAMGA President Chaffin Stresses Need for Perpetuation; Cites Effect of Revised Catastrophe Model on E&S Business
May 7 2012 // Relationships are important to the success of any insurance business, but it’s perpetuation that matters most when it comes to survival. R.C. Chaffin, president and CEO of Coral Gables, Fla.-based SeaCoast...
Lexington Launches Technology Contract Risk Policy
May 2 2012 // Lexington Insurance Co. has introduced a technology contract risk policy called Parity.Parity protects organizations from potential losses and expenses resulting from the negligence of a technology professional. A...
Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms
Apr 23 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies. The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...
Young Agents Survey
Apr 16 2012 // How the Next Generation is Leading the Way There’s a change happening in the insurance industry — a big change. Young independent insurance agents are leading a revolution. It’s a revolution of means more...
Special Agent Agency Management System Now Available Nationally
Apr 12 2012 // Special Agent, the insurance agency management system, is now available in all 50 states, and the company has also launched a new website. Special Agent had previously only been offered to independent insurance agencies in...
P/C Insurance Technology Vendor FirstBest Gets $10 Million
Apr 4 2012 // Property/casualty insurer technology vendor FirstBest Systems Inc. said it has completed $10 million in funding. With the new round, NewSpring Capital and Verisk Analytics Inc. join private equity firm Brookstone Partners,...
Football Turns to Helmet Technology to Tackle Head Injuries
Apr 3 2012 // As Americans grow more aware of the risk of brain injury tied to football – the country’s most popular sport – players and coaches are experimenting with the latest technology in a bid to make the game...
Celent Survey Forecasts Insurers to Spend $140.6 Billion on Technology in 2012
Mar 21 2012 // Global information technology spending by insurance companies is expected to reach $140.6 billion in 2012, an increase of 6.3 percent over 2011, according to a new report from Celent, part of the Oliver Wyman (MMC) group....
For PIA President Williams, Wanting to Help Keeps Her Motivated
Mar 19 2012 // The trade group the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Florida has about 350 agencies as members. The association has been around for 70 years advocating for agents in Tallahassee and educating them on how to better...
2012 Hot Markets: High-Tech Crime and the Cloud
Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature. The technology industry has been a growing sector in today’s economic environment and many insurers are responding by developing new...
UK Gov’t. Minister Lauds Willis Tech Product; Stresses Innovation Importance
Mar 9 2012 // In a rapidly changing world, new innovations that keep global companies competitive are an extremely important resource – none more so than in the UK’s insurance sector. The Rt. Hon. David Willetts, the UK’s...
China Higher Court Hears Apple’s iPad Trademark Claim
Feb 29 2012 // Lawyers for Apple Inc. argued for its right to use the iPad trademark in China on Wednesday, as a higher court began a crucial hearing that could result in sales of the wildly popular tablet computer being halted...
