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Road Tech

Sep 6 2010 // Technology — especially cell phones and texting technologies — gets a bad rap when it comes to safety while driving. Of course, it’s not the technology that’s unsafe — it’s people and their need to...

A Year in Social Networking

Sep 6 2010 // 5 Lessons for Insurance Brand Decision-Makers Since its inception just a few years ago, social networking has provided both hype and hope for businesspeople. Social networking practitioners in the insurance industry have...

Travelers Introduces Liability Package for Medical Technology

Aug 16 2010 // The evolution of software and electronics for medical devices and the transferring of electronic personal identity records is creating a new combination of risks in the medical technology industry. To address these risks,...

New York Uses Technology in DMV to Snag Thieves, Hit Man

Aug 12 2010 // New York’s face-recognition technology has led to 100 arrests over six months, ranging from people trying to defraud insurance companies to a mob hit man who sought a new identity a day after he was released from...

Unleash the Power of Your Computer

Aug 2 2010 // How to Gain More Hours a Day Computers should bring efficiency and save a lot of time. But they can actually waste time if you don’t use them properly. Most agencies have an agency management system and a rating...

Road Tech

Aug 2 2010 // Technology – cell phones and texting technologies – gets a bad rap when it comes to safety while driving. Of course, it’s not the technology that’s unsafe – it’s people. In my recent...

Whitney Joins Fremont’s Advisory Council, Technology Committee

Jul 28 2010 // Michigan-based Fremont Insurance Co. has appointed Ashley Whitney of Harbor/Brenn Agencies in Petoskey, Mich., to the company’s Agent’s Advisory Council. Whitney has also been asked to serve on the recently...

Jul 19 2010 // Researchers hope the project could revolutionize mobility. Do you ever feel like you’re driving blind? Have you ever passed through a stop sign and swore you never saw it? Or nearly sideswiped a car while changing...

Road Tech

Jul 19 2010 // Technology – cell phones and texting technologies to be precise – gets a bad rap when it comes to safety while driving. Of course, it’s not the technology that’s unsafe – it’s people....

Jul 19 2010 // Researchers hope the project could revolutionize mobility and challenge long-held assumptions about perceived limitations. Do you ever feel like you’re driving blind? Have you ever passed through a stop sign and...

Are Insureds Lying? Watch Their Eyes!

Jul 13 2010 // Shifty eyes long have been thought to signify a person’s problem telling the truth. Now a group of University of Utah researchers are taking that old adage to a new level. Educational psychologists John Kircher, Doug...

Georgia Tech Student Sues Over Fall from ‘Ramblin’ Wreck’

Jul 13 2010 // A Georgia Tech student is suing the school and a Cobb County metal fabricator after he suffered injuries when a hand rail broke and he fell off Tech’s iconic car, the Ramblin’ Wreck. Nicholas Brown’s...

Researchers Building Car for Blind Drivers

Jul 7 2010 // Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality. The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle next year equipped with...

Dodge Joins EPIC as Benefits Technology Specialist

Jul 1 2010 // EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property/casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has hired Sarah Dodge as benefits technology specialist in the company’s Employee Benefits Consulting...

Rush to Electronic Health Records Could Increase Liability Risk

Jun 22 2010 // Although the benefits of bringing information technology to health records can be substantial, electronic health records (EHR) systems also give rise to increased liability risks for health care providers due to possible...

The Hartford Names Awad as Chief Technology Officer

Jun 8 2010 // The Hartford has named William Awad as the company’s chief technology officer. Awad will drive enterprise technology strategy and policy across the company. He will also define the overall architectural direction and...

OneBeacon Broadens @vantage for Information Technology Firms

May 26 2010 // OneBeacon Technology Group announced enhancements to its @vantage for Information Technology product designed for hardware, software and telecommunications companies. Two primary coverage areas have been broadened to...

Europe’s Travel Firms Count Costs of Volcanic Ash Disruptions

May 11 2010 // Europe’s travel industry is counting the cost of air traffic disruption caused by a volcanic ash cloud which forced thousands of flights to be cancelled and is braced for more stoppages this month. British travel...

ABI Advises Travelers After Latest Volcano Ash Cloud Disrupts Flights

May 10 2010 // Heightened eruptions from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano caused periodic closures of a number of European airports, as flights were cancelled, delayed or rerouted. Transatlantic air traffic between Europe and the...

The Times They Are A-Changin’

May 3 2010 // How Agents Can Manage Technology Change Changes in technology such as real-time processing and more competition coming from every side are spurring agency owners to change their operations in order to survive and thrive....