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Assurex Technology Gives Risk Mgrs.24/7 Capability

Apr 20 2004 // Assurex Global, the world’s largest privately held risk management, commercial insurance and employee benefits broker group, announced the launch of new software to enhance communication and information-sharing among...

IVANS Wireless Option Speeds Claims

Apr 14 2004 // IVANS, Inc., a provider of networking services for the insurance and healthcare industries, has launched a new wireless fidelity solution (Wi-Fi) for insurance carriers that speeds their ability to remotely process claims...

The Two Faces of Automation

Apr 5 2004 // An interesting event happened at a recent strategic planning session with a client. Action items for each department were being discussed. What stood out was that the majority of the action items had a heavy reliance for...

Science, Technology Deal a Tough Hand in Agribusiness Market

Apr 5 2004 // From chicken to fish farms, orange groves to bean stocks, the agribusiness market has high-stakes for farmers, agents and insurers. Changing trends, additional exposures and advanced technology comparable to “Buck...

Science, Technology Deal a Tough Hand in Agribusiness Market

Apr 5 2004 // From chicken to fish farms, orange groves to bean stocks, the agribusiness market has high-stakes for farmers, agents and insurers. Changing trends, additional exposures and advanced technology comparable to “Buck...

Getting Technical with Agents

Apr 5 2004 // It isn’t the most earth-shattering news in the world; in fact you will have to work your way down our Newsbriefs section on page 10 to find the tidbits. State insurance departments in Alabama and Kentucky have...

Controlling Medical Costs in Workers’ Compensation

Mar 22 2004 // Rising healthcare costs are recognized as a key problem in the workers’ compensation industry. Medical costs once constituted 30 percent of the total workers’ comp claims expenses; today, however, they...

nuServe Expands Software Services for MGAs

Mar 18 2004 // nuServe, a San Francisco-based provider of technology-related risk management tools, announced the expansion of a new service called nsBusiness Network. The expanded nuServe software aims to provide managing general...

PCI Says Proposed Credit Score Ban Would Further Disrupt Mass. Market

Mar 9 2004 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America notes that Senate Bill 2093, which seeks a total ban on the use of credit-based insurance scores in auto and homeowners insurance ratemaking, would create even more...

MINICO INC. LAUNCHES NEW COMMERCIAL INSURANCE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM:

Mar 8 2004 // Phoenix, Ariz.-based MiniCo Inc. has announced the successful implementation of Renaissance, a new browser-based commercial insurance technology system designed to improve customer service throughout the...

ACT Report Cites Benefits of Real-time Technology

Mar 3 2004 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has published The Real-Time Revolution: Redefining How We Work, a comprehensive report to help independent agents and brokers and carriers better use real-time technology to improve...

Marshall & Swift/Boeckh Hires Chief Technology Officer

Mar 3 2004 // Marshall & Swift /Boeckh, a leading worldwide provider of residential and commercial cost data, technology and services for the property insurance and industry, announced the appointment of Shelton Shugar as vice...

Industry Must Sell More to Succeed, Stresses Willis’ Plumeri

Feb 23 2004 // Those who worry about outsiders taking over the insurance industry should be reassured when they witness not only Joseph Plumeri’s success but also his passion for the industry. Less than four years ago, Plumeri came...

Industry Must Sell More to Succeed, Stresses Willis’ Plumeri

Feb 23 2004 // Those who worry about outsiders taking over the insurance industry should be reassured when they witness not only Joseph Plumeri’s success but also his passion for the industry. Less than four years ago, Plumeri came...

Amica Announces Move to XDimensional Technologies’ Nexsure for Branch Office Automation

Feb 18 2004 // For over twenty five years, Kevin Cotter has been on the information technology fast-track, ensuring that Amica Insurance’s ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems stay in step with changing consumer demands. His...

MiniCo Inc. Launches New Commercial Insurance Technology System

Feb 13 2004 // Phoenix-based MiniCo Inc. has announced the successful implementation of Renaissance, a new browser-based commercial insurance technology system designed to improve customer service throughout the organization’s...

Wausau to Use IVANS Transformation Station

Feb 11 2004 // Wausau Insurance has contracted with IVANS to use Transformation Station in an attempt to streamline the submission and quoting process of middle-market business for agents and brokers. Wausau has developed the technology...

Technology Liability

Feb 9 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Euclid Managers LLC is offering a market for technology liability. Coverage is for small and mid-sized tech companies and features E&O, breach of reps/warranties, personal injury, privacy,...

Industry Must Sell More to Succeed, Stresses Willis’ Plumeri

Feb 9 2004 // Those who worry about outsiders taking over the insurance industry should be reassured when they witness not only Joseph Plumeri’s success but also his passion for the industry. Less than four years ago, Plumeri came...

RewardsPlus Names Joel Skyzer Sales Director, Mid-Atlantic Region

Feb 6 2004 // RewardsPlus, a leading provider of benefits management technology, has named Joel Skyzer as Sales Director for the Mid-Atlantic region. He will be responsible for sales and marketing of the company’s benefit...