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Tracking Commercial Autos
Nov 21 2005 // Before you can finish saying “Beam me up, Scotty,” chances are a tiny transmitter is bouncing a signal off a satellite somewhere in space, indicating that your insured’s taxi is stowed in the hold of a...
Tracking
Nov 20 2005 // Autos Hi-Tech Gadgets Help Curb Losses Vendors of these types of high tech products strive to convince the insurance industry, and businesses that purchase commercial auto insurance for a wide variety of vehicles, that...
Like A Virus
Nov 7 2005 // Technology and Information Risk Infect Traditional Businesses Following the “burst” of the dot-com bubble in 2001, business consumers of information technology have become more demanding of the technology...
Litigation as Corporate Reality
Nov 7 2005 // Key findings in the Fulbright & Jaworski 2005 Litigation Trends Survey: 1) Litigation Dockets — Eighty-seven percent of U.S. companies are engaged in some form of litigation in the U.S. Twenty percent had one to...
Like A Virus
Nov 6 2005 // Following the “burst” of the dot-com bubble in 2001, business consumers of information technology have become more demanding of the technology resources, services and products they use. Information management,...
Evolution of Technology and Information
Nov 6 2005 // 1970s Information can be stored and automated. IBM mainframes become widely accessible. 1980s Information is a cost of doing business. IT becomes a new cost center in “Corporate America.” 1990s Information is a...
BPG: Industry Can Reduce Costs by as Much as 30% in Implementing Business Process Automation Technology
Nov 2 2005 // BearingPoint Inc., a global management and technology consulting firm, announced the results of a global research study showing that insurance companies that implement key automation technology can reduce costs by as much...
Best Practices Report Outlines Tips for Effective Use of Agency Technology
Oct 25 2005 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has compiled a series of best practices to help carriers, vendors, user groups and agent associations convince independent agencies and brokers to implement new workflows and...
Hurricane Katrina Will Not Disrupt Market, Insurers Say
Oct 5 2005 // While property/casualty industry expects insured losses from Hurricane Katrina to reach a record high of $34.4 billion, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America says insurers will weather the storm of more...
SUNZ Insurance Implements Phase 1 of Delphi Technology OASIS System
Sep 28 2005 // SUNZ Insurance Company of St. Petersburg, Fla. has selected Delphi Technology Inc.’s OASIS ASP system to manage its workers’ compensation line and help it provide insurance products and services to professional...
FAIA Extends MATS Seminar Online Registration Date
Sep 27 2005 // The deadline to register online has been extended to Sept. 30 for the Florida Independent Insurance Agents Management and Automation Training Seminar and Exhibit. The seminar and exhibit will be held by FAIA Oct. 16 to 18...
People
Sep 19 2005 // WellPoint, Inc. announced a series of leadership appointments, effective September 1, 2005, including naming Marjorie W. Dorr to the post of executive vice president and chief strategy officer. “As chief strategy...
Hurricanes Getting Stronger Even as Worldwide Total Drops
Sep 16 2005 // The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia...
Bonding Co. Sides with Contractor in Sewer Plant Dispute
Sep 6 2005 // A bonding company claims Phoenix didn’t have a proper basis to terminate a California firm that was building a $105 million sewer plant. That assessment could be a multimillion-dollar blow to Phoenix and four other...
AmerUs Names New Exec VP
Sep 6 2005 // AmerUs Group Co. named Michael D. Boltz, 47, as executive vice president and chief information officer. Boltz will manage the company’s information technology division which supports the holding company, life...
Early Registration Deadline Sept. 23: FAIA Announces Management and Automation Training Seminar Topics
Sep 1 2005 // A line-up of expert management and technology speakers have been announced by the Florida Association of Insurance Agent’s Management and Automation Training Seminar, “MATS 2005,” taking place Oct. 16 to...
Westfield Group Names Largent New Chief Tech Officer
Aug 31 2005 // Westfield Group, Westfield Center, Ohio, recently named Edward Largent as chief technology officer in charge of the company’s information technology team. Throughout his 19-year career, Largent has held various...
Fireman’s Fund Introduces New Online Rating Technology in the State of Texas
Aug 29 2005 // NOVATO, Calif. – Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company is now offering agents in the state of Texas the use of eTurborater, an online application that promotes the quick retrieval of homeowners insurance rates....
MJM Investigations Names Halliday as Tech VP
Aug 19 2005 // North Carolina-based MJM Investigations Inc., an international insurance investigations firm providing investigative solutions to the insurance industry, announced the appointment of John Halliday as vice president of...
Texas Tech Law School Releases ‘Legislative Intent Roadmap’ on 2003 Lawsuit Reforms
Aug 1 2005 // Texas Tech Law Review has issued a comprehensive overview of lawsuit reform measures passed in 2003. According to an announcement released by the Texas Alliance for Patient Access, the 357-page article, the culmination of...
