Nekema Inc. of Jersey City, N.J. and NetRate Systems Inc. of Okemos, Mich., have announced a new partnership that combines the companies’ technology solutions to provide property and casualty insurance carriers with the ability to offer real-time, online rating, quoting …
The London-based RI3K Exchange, which specializes in offering reinsurers, cedants and brokers on line services, announced that it has joined ACORD, the international organization which is working to standardize global data processing for the reinsurance industry. “RI3K has become a …
OPTIS Partners, LLC, a consulting firm that works with agencies, brokers and insurers to optimize performance and financial results, has been formed by four of the industry’s most experienced senior consultants. Based in Chicago, OPTIS Partners offers the insurance distribution …
Many vendors now offer agency management systems via ASP (Application Service Provider). The ASP model moves the agency database and management system software from the agency to a data center, and agency personnel access the system through the Internet. As …
At last, the gap between potential and reality is shrinking as agents explore their online options. The insurance industry is notoriously reluctant to change. So it was little surprise that the Internet—a tool that has the power to introduce cost-saving …
What ever happened to Total Quality Management (TQM)? Was it just another passing fad? Was it a concept that ended up on the trash heap of old management thinking? TQM has been around for a long time and will continue …
Many vendors now offer agency management systems via ASP (Application Service Provider). The ASP model moves the agency database and management system software from the agency to a data center, and agency personnel access the system through the Internet. As …
When the prospect of selling insurance over the Internet first reared its head, one of the initial impressions it left was that it posed a threat to independent insurance agents and brokers. Futurists proclaimed a new world where consumers would …
Last month, members of the Council of Insurance Agents + Brokers (CIAB), the American Insurance Association (AIA) and the Reinsurance Association of America (RAA), in association with Russell Miller, gathered in San Francisco for the 14th Annual National Insurance Leadership …
What ever happened to Total Quality Management (TQM)? Was it a concept that ended up on the trash heap of old management thinking? TQM has been around for a long time and will continue to be around for a while …
