All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 16 2004 // XDimensional Technologies, Inc. announced today that Michael Walther has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. “Nexsure, the world’s first Web-architected insurance agency...
Sep 6 2004 // How does the carrier-agency relationship affect the buying decision? More pointedly, how does the ease—or difficulty—of doing business with a carrier affect the agent’s decision of whether to place more or less...
Aug 23 2004 // Imagine you are the manager of a major league baseball team. Each year your team makes the playoffs, sometimes the World Series, but you never quite get to hoist the trophy. You’re somehow missing the final push that...
Aug 19 2004 // Torrance, Calif.-based ePolicy Solutions Inc. (www.epolicysolutions.com), a provider of Web-based policy administration solutions for the property and casualty industry, announced that Bill Dochterman has joined the...
Aug 10 2004 // An upcoming technology conference geared toward Midwest agency owners, managers and IT staff will focus on the effect of real-time insurance transactions on agency workflow, among other topics. The conference, which...
Aug 10 2004 // IBM will make a special presentation on the use of technology in the property/casualty industry at the CPCU Society’s 60th Annual Meeting and Seminars in Los Angeles, Oct. 23-26.As part of the Annual Meeting’s...
Aug 10 2004 // In a continuing effort to provide member companies with the best available resources for managing an insurance brokerage in today’s highly competitive marketplace, The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers (The...
Aug 9 2004 // The following article is a commentary written by an insurance company executive which includes an industry critique and reflection on lifelong lessons learned. This three-part commentary will appear in Insurance Journal...
Aug 9 2004 // The growth in office technology over the last 20 years certainly has boosted the efficiency of workers in the U.S. service industry. But at the same time, it’s had the effect of tying people more closely to their...
Jul 19 2004 // 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...
Jul 19 2004 // Chubb Group, National Grange, New York Central Mutual and Sterling Insurance Co. ranked among the top performers out of 38 evaluated in the second annual company performance survey by the Professional Insurance Agents of...
Jul 15 2004 // Plano, Texas-based InsBridge Inc., provider of browser-based, multi-platform insurance rating and underwriting technology, announced it has been selected by AP Insurance Inc., a wholesale insurance and program...
Jul 7 2004 // The following article is a commentary written by an insurance company executive which includes an industry critique and reflection on lifelong lessons learned. The three-part commentary will appear exclusively on Insurance...
Jul 5 2004 // It’s often said that “learning is not a spectator sport.” For the insurance profession, this concept is right on target. The days of classroom-style training seminars, many of which may border on being...
Jun 21 2004 // Real-time, security, download, paperless to the agent, multiple passwords, proprietary company Web sites, choosing an ASP—there is so much going on that it is hard to know where to start! Every day, independent agents...
Jun 10 2004 // Wisconsin-based property/casualty insurer Wausau Insurance announced that it is launching technology to expand middle-market electronic links with its brokers and agents.Wausau has developed the technology to accept...
Jun 9 2004 // Castek Inc. announced a business partnership with Global InfoTech Co. Ltd. to provide localization and implementation services for the Insure3 Suite of P/C insurance business applications in China. “Castek is...
Jun 7 2004 // Lessons for Agents and InsurersIn late October 2003, major wildfires broke out in five southern California counties, burning more than 750,000 acres, or an area the size of Rhode Island. These devastating fires burned for...
Jun 2 2004 // SCA Insurance of Pueblo, Colorado, a large multi-office agency, had been watching the insurance agency management system market for years, keeping an eye open for a new and compelling agency management solution. Having...
Jun 1 2004 // The latest tools in surveillance technology – “Joey and “Whisper” – are joining the fight against no-fault insurance fraud in New York City, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau...