All the headlines from our Tech Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jul 8 2003 // There are reportedly many potential benefits for the independent agency system as many carriers begin to “turn off” the paper traditionally sent to agents and replace it with electronic information.However, the...
Jul 1 2003 // The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers has reportedly prepared six proposed amendments to the state constitution, which would unnecessarily complicate the insurance market.“These are very onerous proposed amendments...
Jun 12 2003 // Insurance executives reportedly believe that technology is critical to compete successfully, but their current systems are not helping enough.This is one of several findings uncovered by a new study conducted by the Robert...
Jun 10 2003 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services announced the availability of ABDConnect, a self-service, online employee benefits and HR communications tool that enables employers to deliver vital information and functionality to...
Jun 9 2003 // Recently, Insurance Journal sat down with Alan Kaufman, chairman, president, and CEO of the H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and its subsidiary, Burns & Wilcox Ltd. As chairman, Kaufman has played an active role through a...
Jun 9 2003 // Recently, Insurance Journal sat down with Alan Kaufman, chairman, president, and CEO of the H.W. Kaufman Financial Group and its subsidiary, Burns & Wilcox Ltd. As chairman, Kaufman has played an active role through a...
Jun 9 2003 // Coverage for technology torts—”techno-torts” or “cybertorts”—is limited under the standard general liability policy. “Coverage A” of the standard CGL form requires bodily injury or...
May 30 2003 // Agents doing business with The Hartford Financial Services Group now can quote and request issuance of small commercial workers’ compensation business in real-time directly from their agency management system using...
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...
May 27 2003 // The Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc. met with representatives of New York Central Mutual Insurance Co. on May 22, as part of its continuing “Company Outreach Program.”The discussion topics...
May 21 2003 // The Bluebook International Inc. announced the availability of InsureBASE(TM), an automated residential property information solution. InsureBASE(TM), leveraging Microsoft technology and developed by The Bluebook...
May 21 2003 // The Hartford Financial Services Group has introduced a suite of transactions for independent agents who use XDimensional Technologies’ (XDTI) Nexsure agency management system, further increasing agents’ ease of...
May 20 2003 // Insurity Inc., a ChoicePoint® company, headquartered in Hartford, Conn., announced that the American Association of Managing General Agents’ (AAMGA) board of directors has voted to ratify Insurity as a full-fledged...
May 20 2003 // ePolicy Solutions Inc. (www.epolicysolutions.com), announced it has formed a marketing alliance with InSystems Corporation to further enhance its Web-enabled RightRisk™ insurance technology by integrating document,...
May 19 2003 // In this new Insurance Journal series we will spotlight agencies that have made a name for themselves in the industry in special or unique ways.Integra Financial Group does not operate as an insurance agency, but it grew...
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...
May 19 2003 // I hate to be the one to bring it up, but …you know it’s coming. It’s lurking, ready to pounce. Not as bad as the 1970s or 1980s, or to the depths of the late 1990s or 2000, perhaps. But it will come...
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...
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...