Operations News

Majority of U.S. Businesses Report Workplace Safety Pays Off

Ninety-five percent of business executives report that workplace safety has a positive impact on a company’s financial performance, according to the findings of “The Executive Survey of Workplace Safety” by the Liberty Mutual Group. Of these executives, 61 percent believe …

RLI Named to ‘Ward’s 50’ for 11th Consecutive Year

Peoria, Ill.-based RLI Corp. was named to the “Ward’s 50,” a benchmark group of the industry’s top performing insurance companies. The analysis recognizes companies that have excelled at balancing safety, consistency and performance from 1996 through 2000, and then benchmarks …

NAIC Speed-to-Market Efforts Hastened by SERFF

The goal of more efficient state filing systems is becoming a reality. By the end of the year, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) anticipates that 41 states will be accepting product and rate filings for all lines of …

Insurers Slow to Meet State Auto Liability Reporting Requirements

It doesn’t matter how much advance notice they get from the state motor vehicle departments — many insurance companies hold off until the last minute before considering how they will comply with automobile liability reporting requirements. About 20 states now …

idNET Signs Integration Agreement with AMS

idNet announced that it has signed an integration agreement with AMS Services. The scope of the agreement allows for idNET and AMS to work cooperatively to develop integration between idNET’s 24/7 Internet-based CSR24 product and AMS’ strategic agency management systems. …

American Agents Alliance to Stir Up Ideas at 2001 Conference & Expo

A two-day “Agency Management Training Camp” is among the highlights of the American Agents Alliance 2001 Conference & Expo, to be held Sept. 19-23 at the Westin Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The two-day camp, which will be …

Docucorp Delivers Document Intelligence, XML Capabilities

DocucorpĀ®, a provider of enterprise information solutions, announced the integration of numerous XML components within its core technology. According to the company, with a product set that already addresses the complete enterprise information lifecycle (acquire, manage, personalize and present), Docucorp …

Chubb Hosts Minority-Owned Producer Forum

The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies hosted a forum for minority-owned producers from across the country at its corporate headquarters in Warren, New Jersey on Tuesday. The company welcomed 20 producers from 10 states to the two and a half …

Silver Plume Introduces Sage Reference Tool for Commercial P&C Agents

Insurance Reference Systems Inc. (Silver Plume), an AMS company, announced the introduction of Sage, a web-based, intelligent research tool that uses an insurance-specific, Internet-style engine to search its library of industry profiles, coverage analyses, available markets, program descriptions, and more. …

FileNET Announces Acenza Underwriting and Policy Administration for P/C Marketplace

FileNET Corp., a provider of business process management solutions, announced the availability of Acenza Underwriting and Policy Administration, the latest addition to FileNET’s Acenza for Insurance suite of applications. The new application is designed to enable property and casualty insurers …