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10 Things Agencies Do Right (and Wrong) with Agency Management Systems

Jul 2 2012 // As a volunteer engaged with a network of agency management system vendor clients, I have an opportunity to hear from my peers about their experiences and compare this with what goes on in our own office. While we all find...

Future Vision: Will Driving Become Too Safe to Insure?

Jun 18 2012 // What would happen to the auto insurance industry if automobile safety improves to the point that vehicle collisions become relics of the past?That’s the question explored by global consulting and research firm,...

Talking Cars, or V2V, May Help Humans Avoid Crashes

Jun 11 2012 // As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row of red lights pulsed on the lower windshield and a warning blared that another car...

Hurricane Region Residents Urged to Have Tech Backups

Jun 6 2012 // People living in hurricane prone areas should have a backup tech plan in case a storm hits, because Internet and cell phone connections are likely to go out, FEMA director Craig Fugate said recently during the first day of...

Future Vision: Will Driving Become Too Safe to Insure?

Jun 4 2012 // What would happen to the auto insurance industry if automobile safety improves to the point that vehicle collisions become relics of the past?That’s the question explored by global consulting and research firm,...

Celebration Believed to Have Led to Louisiana Tech Frat House Blaze

May 23 2012 // Fire investigators in Ruston believe a weekend fire that gutted a Louisiana Tech University fraternity house originated in the fireplace while students burned old class notes to celebrate the end of their school...

How High-Tech Use by Young Agents Is Changing the Way the Insurance Industry Operates

May 23 2012 // San Diego, CA, 05/23/12 – Tech-savvy young independent insurance agents are changing how the property/casualty insurance industry operates, a new survey reveals.Jason D. Cass, owner of the JDC Insurance Group based...

How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry

May 17 2012 // There’s a change happening — a big change. And some say young independent insurance agents are the catalyst for that change. They may even be leading a revolution, of sorts, says one young agent leader.Jason D....

Future Vision: Will Driving Become Too Safe to Insure?

May 8 2012 // What would happen to the auto insurance industry if automobile safety improves to the point that vehicle collisions become relics of the past?That’s the question explored by global consulting and research firm,...

Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms

May 7 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies.The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...

Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms

Apr 23 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies.The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...

Young Agents Survey

Apr 16 2012 // There’s a change happening in the insurance industry — a big change. Young independent insurance agents are leading a revolution.It’s a revolution of means more than ends. Young agents tend to agree with...

P/C Insurance Technology Vendor FirstBest Gets $10 Million

Apr 4 2012 // Property/casualty insurer technology vendor FirstBest Systems Inc. said it has completed $10 million in funding. With the new round, NewSpring Capital and Verisk Analytics Inc. join private equity firm Brookstone Partners,...

2012 Hot Markets: High-Tech Crime and the Cloud

Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature.The technology industry has been a growing sector in today’s economic environment and many insurers are responding by developing new products...

UK Gov’t. Minister Lauds Willis Tech Product; Stresses Innovation Importance

Mar 9 2012 // In a rapidly changing world, new innovations that keep global companies competitive are an extremely important resource – none more so than in the UK’s insurance sector. The Rt. Hon. David Willetts, the UK’s...

Sharing Economy Calls For Insurance Innovation

Mar 5 2012 // Can technology positively impact a billion people in just 10 years? Possibly, if insurance is available.Consider taking a low-use personal automobile — which might sit idle most of the time — and making it available to...

One Insurance Broker’s Drive for Innovation

Mar 5 2012 // When Jessica Scorpio, 24, began her quest for insurance for Getaround.com, a peer-to-peer car sharing organization, she ran into a few closed doors.“I definitely spent my whole 22nd year banging on insurance...

5 Startup Businesses Agents Should Watch

Mar 1 2012 // It hasn’t been the best of times for America’s Main Street businesses. Often facing overwhelming competition from big box stores, many small businesses face an uphill battle from the outset and more than a few...

Five Startup Businesses Agents Should Watch

Feb 6 2012 // It hasn’t been the best of times for America’s Main Street businesses. Often facing overwhelming competition from big box stores, many small businesses face an uphill battle from the outset and more than a few...

Google Captive in Hawaii on Track

Feb 6 2012 // Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance company in Hawaii to cover employee benefits for thousands of the Mountain View, Calif.-based web...