All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 18 2005 // Disaster Plan Waiting to Happen? MGAs Must Prepare For All EmergenciesHis last words of advice might have been the most important: “If you haven’t started, start small.” Not all managing general agencies...
Apr 18 2005 // An Interview with Francis Johnson, AAMGA President-ElectFrancis Johnson, president of Johnson and Johnson Inc., of Charleston, South Carolina, becomes president of the American Association of Managing General Agents in...
Apr 18 2005 // IVANS Inc., a provider of networking and e-commerce solutions for the insurance and healthcare industries, announced the results of an independent insurance agent survey covering technology issues such as security and...
Apr 18 2005 // After walking through a client’s office this week, an important epiphany occurred. Noticing Visoneer scanners at every desk exemplified the need and reliance of tech gadgets in the insurance workplace. Not only are...
Apr 18 2005 // With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy...
Apr 11 2005 // A special “Technology Solutions Road Show” especially designed for insurance company owners and managers will be sponsored by PC Direct Inc. on April 26 and 28 in Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C.“PC Direct is...
Apr 6 2005 // IVANS Inc., a provider of networking and e-commerce solutions for the insurance and healthcare industries, announced the results of an independent insurance agent survey covering technology issues such as security and...
Apr 4 2005 // (7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Illinois law, March 11, 2005)–Ruling: Advertising injury coverage is inapplicable to claims that product failed to conform with statements of performance on packaging. The...
Apr 4 2005 // W.E. Love & Assoc. Inc. in Burlington, N.C., recently decided to go high-tech with an iChannel Web-based electronic imaging and document management system that can be integrated with any agency management, policy...
Apr 4 2005 // With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy...
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
Mar 11 2005 // Blue Goose Agency Services, an application service provider hosting and technology services provider to the managed general agency and general agency market, has announced the successful implementation of iCHANNEL their...
Feb 22 2005 // AIR Worldwide Corporation has introduced the latest releases of CLASIC/2 and CATStation, said to enable insurers, brokers, and reinsurers to significantly improve their catastrophe management workflow.According to AIR, the...
Feb 2 2005 // Aon’s Trade Credit division has published its annual analysis of the world’s trade credit and political risk hotspots as illustrated in a new “2005 Political and Economic Risk Map.” The...
Jan 24 2005 // Increased Customer Satisfaction, Reduced OverheadWhen an operational limit is hit, insurance agents and brokers often turn to outsourcers. They may need to increase their physical capacity to handle new customer...
Jan 20 2005 // Dublin-based Research And Markets has released a study, which concludes that the changes in accounting standards and reporting, mandated by the Basel II (Solvency II) accords in Europe and the Patriot Act and...
Jan 4 2005 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has published a multi-part report on the ACT Web site to help independent agents and brokers build a sales-driven agency culture and implement disciplined sales processes using...
Jan 3 2005 // Ten years from now, some of the players within the property/casualty insurance industry will have changed but the industry itself will not look dramatically different from what it is today:Smaller companies and independent...
Dec 7 2004 // As Americans become increasingly concerned about the privacy of their health and personal information, independent insurance agents and brokers must make safeguarding private client information a specific focus within...
Dec 6 2004 // Some drivers in Minnesota will soon have an added passenger in their cars: their insurance company. Progressive Insurance Company is using so-called “black box” technology to offer drivers discounts based on...