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Things that should keep you awake at night
Jun 19 2006 // The integration of the U.S. insurance market and global financial market will have a profound impact on business, according to Dave Zwiener, president and chief operating officer of Property and Casualty Operations for The...
In N.H.’s positive climate, insurers free to focus on competition and technology
Jun 19 2006 // News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states....
In N.H.’s positive climate, insurers free to focus on competition and technology
Jun 19 2006 // News Currents Insurers find the political and regulatory environment in New Hampshire favorable. “[I]t’s clear that in New Hampshire, we have a different marketplace than the other New England states....
Things that should keep you awake at night
Jun 19 2006 // The integration of the U.S. insurance market and global financial market will have a profound impact on business, according to Dave Zwiener, president and chief operating officer of Property and Casualty Operations for The...
Jack Porter Joins Ill. Insuresoft as Vice President of Business Development
Jun 13 2006 // University Park, Ill.-based Insuresoft has added Jack Porter, former cirector of Business Development with Computer Sciences Corp., as its new vice president of Business Development. Porter grew up in a family agency where...
Study: Stability Control Technology Could Reduce Fatal Crashes
Jun 13 2006 // Ten thousand fatal automobile crashes a year, nearly one-third of all such accidents, could be prevented if more vehicles were equipped with technology that helps to keep them from rolling over, the insurance industry said...
Scottsdale Insurance Names Griffith Information Technology Vice President
Jun 6 2006 // Scottsdale Insurance Co., an excess and surplus insurer based in Scottsdale, Ariz., has promoted Joseph “Joe” Griffith to vice president and chief information officer. Griffith will be responsible for leading...
Business continuity lessons from hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // Hurricane season 2006 is here and it is time to re-evaluate the lessons learned from last year’s destructive hurricanes. Due to the 2005 hurricanes’ size and strength, financial and operational repercussions...
Business continuity lessons from hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // Hurricane season 2006 is here and it is time to re-evaluate the lessons learned from last year’s destructive hurricanes. Due to the 2005 hurricanes’ size and strength, financial and operational repercussions...
Insurance industry lags behind in technology but consumers can help
Jun 5 2006 // Brokers work in the trenches — acquiring clients, searching for the right coverage, writing policies and getting compensated. It is technology that makes their jobs easier and it should be welcomed. Better efficiency...
Business continuity lessons from hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // Hurricane season 2006 is here and it is time to re-evaluate the lessons learned from last year’s destructive hurricanes. Due to the 2005 hurricanes’ size and strength, financial and operational repercussions...
Business continuity lessons from hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // Hurricane season 2006 is here and it is time to re-evaluate the lessons learned from last year’s destructive hurricanes. Due to the 2005 hurricanes’ size and strength, financial and operational repercussions...
Harnessing technology in the London insurance market
May 22 2006 // Kinnect is dead! Long live Kinnect! Although Lloyd’s long troubled IT project was consigned to the flames last January (See IJ Website Jan. 24), a number of IT phoenix have risen from its ashes. “I think 2006...
Technology can help agents boost sales and more
May 22 2006 // Given the pace of today’s technological developments, it is often difficult for agency principals to know where to get the most bang for their buck. As most agency principals know, it is important to take a strategic...
Minimizing litigations and investigations by managing e-records
May 22 2006 // The focus of litigations and investigations on electronic documents, particularly e-mails, and the increasing accountability of compliance programs, including record retention, are leading organizations to reexamine their...
Technology can help agents boost sales and more
May 22 2006 // Given the pace of today’s technological developments, it is often difficult for agency principals to know where to get the most bang for their buck. As most agency principals know, it is important to take a strategic...
Harnessing technology in the London insurance market
May 22 2006 // Kinnect is dead! Long live Kinnect! Although Lloyd’s long troubled IT project was consigned to the flames last January (See IJ Website Jan. 24), a number of IT phoenix have risen from its ashes. “I think 2006...
Cornerstone Appraisal Services Completes Integration of e2Value’s Valuation Tools
May 12 2006 // Stamford, CT and Valparaiso, IN – Cornerstone Appraisal Services (Cornerstone) , a provider of high-value inspections and inspection technology for insurance carriers, and e2Value®, Inc., a leading provider of...
Consumers, many departments required to fight identity theft
May 8 2006 // Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part roundtable discussion on identity theft. Part 1 examined the scope and source of identity theft, and can be found on page 100 of Insurance Journal’s...
Consumers, many departments required to fight identity theft
May 8 2006 // Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part roundtable discussion on identity theft. Part 1 examined the scope and source of identity theft and can be found on page 100 of Insurance Journal’s...
