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U.S. to Require Electronic Stability Control on Cars by 2012
Apr 5 2007 // In a move that the government says could ultimately save up to 10,000 lives each year on U.S. roadways, the nation’s top transportation official today announced plans to make new crash prevention technology standard...
The New Frontier
Mar 26 2007 // Information technology companies may explore the new frontier everyday, but do they know where their exposures lie? Will they be ready for the next big liability risk close encounter? “Owners and or creators of IT...
The New Frontier: Hidden exposures and brewing claims in the tech liability field
Mar 26 2007 // Information technology companies may explore the new frontier everyday, but do they know where their exposures lie? Will they be ready for the next big liability risk close encounter? “Owners and or creators of IT...
Qualcorp, Inc. unveils QueryPlus reporting tool for AFW & 360 Agency Management Systems at National AMS User Conference
Mar 19 2007 // QualCorp, Inc announced today that they will be showing their new agency reporting tool, QueryPlus AFW/360, in Orlando Florida at the AMS National User Conference on March 21-25, 2007. QueryPlus makes the on-going chore of...
People
Mar 12 2007 // Three members of the Kansas Insurance Department, Ted Clark, Anti-Fraud director, Larry Bruning, chief actuary, and Neil Woerman, director of Information Technology, have been appointed to leadership positions within the...
Prospecting in the 21st Century: Using the Internet to find prospects
Mar 12 2007 // Former agent and technology guru provides tips on working the Web Technology expert Steve Anderson of The Anderson Network Inc., a licensed independent agent for the last 25 years, began his presentation to the Independent...
Closer Look: Agency Technology
Mar 12 2007 // Technology expert Steve Anderson of The Anderson Network Inc., a licensed independent agent for the last 25 years, began his presentation to the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas conference in February by asking his...
Kaufman Financial/Burns & Wilcox Add Associate Vice President, Technology
Mar 9 2007 // Kaufman Financial Group/Burns & Wilcox has announced that Nick Hill has joined the company as associate vice president, chief technology officer. In this position, Hill is responsible for Kaufman Financial Group/Burns...
Travelers’ Small Tech Packages Run Gamut from ‘Garage to Greatness’
Mar 6 2007 // To meet the specific insurance coverage needs of the specialized technology market, Travelers Select Accounts is now offering Technology Office Pac and Technology Manufacturers Pac Plus. The two new segments are a part of...
Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
Feb 26 2007 // To some outsiders, insurance agents appear to be threatened with obsolescence. Commoditized products, the extensive information available online and the decreasing value placed on personal relationships could lead insureds...
Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
Feb 26 2007 // To some outsiders, insurance agents are threatened with obsolescence. Commoditized products, the information available online and the decreasing value placed on personal relationships could lead insureds to devalue the...
Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
Feb 25 2007 // To some outsiders, insurance agents appear to be threatened with obsolescence. Commoditized products, the extensive information available online and the decreasing value placed on personal relationships could lead insureds...
Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
Feb 25 2007 // To some outsiders, insurance agents are threatened with obsolescence. Commoditized products, the information available online and the decreasing value placed on personal relationships could lead insureds to devalue the...
Kan. Insurance Department Staff Appointed to Key Positions at NAIC
Feb 21 2007 // Three members of the Kansas Insurance Department, Ted Clark, Anti-Fraud director, Larry Bruning, chief actuary, and Neil Woerman, director of Information Technology, have been appointed to various leadership positions...
Arrowhead Names Its New Chief Information Officer
Jan 30 2007 // San Diego, CA – San Diego-based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. today announced Stephen Boyd has been promoted to chief information officer, effective immediately. Boyd was previously senior vice president...
Keys to surviving it and thriving from it
Jan 29 2007 // To some outsiders, insurance agents are threatened with obsolescence. Commoditized products, the information available online and the decreasing value placed on personal relationships could lead insureds to devalue the...
QualCorp, Inc. Unveils QueryPlus Reporting Tool for Agency Management Systems
Jan 9 2007 // QualCorp, Inc. announces that they have just released a reporting tool that makes the on-going chore of mining data out of the industry’s most widely used agency management systems straight forward and simple. By...
Insurer Warns Some Cyber Policies Leave Gaps in Coverage
Jan 8 2007 // Security breaches are becoming more frequent as businesses increasingly rely on technology to store and transfer assets and sensitive information, such as customer names and credit card numbers. With each security breach,...
Abacus Insurance Brokers Renames Online Technology Division
Jan 2 2007 // Los Angeles Abacus Insurance Brokers Inc. has changed the name of its online wholesale technology division APM Platform to Abacus.net. The name change is effective January 3, 2007. “Abacus.net better reflects the...
2006: Soft market offers up many new insurance products
Dec 25 2006 // E&O, Professional/Management Liability New P/C Insurance Agents’ E&O Rockwood Programs partnered with certain underwriters at Lloyd’s of London to offer professional liability coverage specifically...
