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ACT Advises on Off-Site Tech

Jul 16 2003 // The Agents for Council Technology (ACT) has published a new report designed to help independent agents and brokers assess the benefits of using an application service provider (ASP) and analyze the issues that should be...

BCF Tech. Lowers Transaction Implementation Costs with TIER-XML

Jul 9 2003 // BCF Technology Inc. announced the launch of TIER-XML, an extension of its core Transaction, Integration, Extraction, and Recovery (TIER) Platform Version 3.0 for rapid development of AL3 and XML based transactions.BCF...

Conning Says Automating Commercial Underwriting Not Automatically Profitable

Jun 12 2003 // The commercial property/casualty industry is on the threshold of an “adapt or perish” decision when it comes to underwriting automation, according to a study from Conning Research & Consulting, Inc.The...

Survey Reveals Agents Seek Cos. with Full Capabilities for Protecting Technology Customers

May 28 2003 // The ability of an insurance company to “fully service the insurance needs of information technology companies” is of paramount importance to agents that target this business sector, according to a survey...

Technology and Insurance Fraud … A Shared Responsibility

May 19 2003 // While the insurance fraud crisis worsens and fraud perpetrators find new and innovative approaches to their illegal activities, the insurance industry needs to take a proactive stance to put a stop to the bleeding-or at...

Web Services, J2EE, .NET’ – Should an Agent Care’ Absolutely!

May 19 2003 // Revolutionary technology supporting agent-carrier collaboration is in widespread deployment. Known as Web Services, these technologies will play a critical role in determining the agent and carrier winners in...

Are you a Tech-Savvy Kind of Person’

May 19 2003 // Whenever we do stories related to technology and the independent agency system, I’m struck by the two divisions that reside in the business.There is the “old guard” if you will, many who began their...

Cigital Chief Tech Officer to Deliver Keynote Address at TechAssure Conference

May 12 2003 // Markham Rollins, III chairman of TechAssure Association, Inc. announced that Gary McGraw, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer of Cigital, which provides Software Quality Management solutions, will provide the keynote address...

ISO Tech Conference to Explore Terrorism, Mold, Med-Mal, ID Theft

May 5 2003 // The Insurance and Technology Conference, sponsored by Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO), will be held Nov. 2-4 at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.Dr. James Canton, futurist and author, will be the keynote speaker,...

Innovation at Work Meets the Power of One as AMS Users Connect

Apr 7 2003 // The 27th Annual AMS Users’ Group Conference met March 13-16 in Orlando, Fla. The conference had a show of more than 2,600 agents, CSRs and company representatives with more than 50 exhibitors. The conference featured...

Innovation at Work Meets the Power of One as AMS Users Connect

Apr 7 2003 // The 27th Annual AMS Users’ Group Conference met March 13-16 in Orlando, Fla. The conference had a show of more than 2,600 agents, CSRs and company representatives with more than 50 exhibitors. The conference featured...

Century Group Provides Docucorp’s Policy Automation Solutions to Agents

Feb 21 2003 // Dallas-based Docucorp® International, a provider of enterprise information solutions, announced an agreement with Century Insurance Group, a commercial property-casualty insurer, to provide Docucorp’s policy...

The Evolving Character of Technology Outsourcing

Feb 10 2003 // Perhaps it’s time to replace the word “outsourcing” with a new term. This might be especially appropriate for some of the technology outsourcing options available to the insurance industry today.To some,...

The Evolving Character of Technology Outsourcing

Feb 10 2003 // Perhaps it’s time to replace the word “outsourcing” with a new term. This might be especially appropriate for some of the technology outsourcing options available to the insurance industry today.To some,...

E.L.M. Announces New Coverage for Tech Professionals

Jan 17 2003 // E.L.M. Insurance Brokers Inc. a specialist in professional liability has introduced a new package program for technology professionals. The package includes up-to-date errors and omissions language and general liability on...

RI3K CEO Tells London Market Why Tech Matters, but Experience Matters More

Nov 22 2002 // Alex Letts, CEO of the reinsurance services provider RI3K, told an audience of insurance professionals at the annual Insurance Institute Conference that, although recent advances in technology would indeed transform some...

Technology Outsourcing’ Exploring ASPs, xSPs

Oct 14 2002 // Technology and innovation advance continuously, and it is difficult, if not impossible, for insurance companies to stay abreast of emerging technologies. In fact, carriers may not only fall behind, but they could even risk...

Technology Outsourcing’ Exploring ASPs, xSPs

Oct 14 2002 // Technology and innovation advance continuously, and it is difficult, if not impossible, for insurance companies to stay abreast of emerging technologies. In fact, carriers may not only fall behind, but they could even risk...

Aon Risk Management Program Wins Chicago Innovation Award

Oct 8 2002 // Aon announced that its “Wired for Growth” risk management program has been named among the top ten winners of the 2002 Chicago Innovation Award.“This is the second recognition the Wired for Growth program...

Gleason Spins-Off Tech Division

Sep 23 2002 // The Gleason Group, a Philadelphia-based property and casualty insurance broker, announced the spin-off of its technology unit that develops and implements the company’s GleasonESP hazard management system. The new...