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Microsoft Co-Founder Buys Stake in International Catastrophe Insurance

Dec 6 2005 // Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital has purchased majority and controlling ownership of International Catastrophe Insurance Managers, a Boulder, Colorado company that provides insurance coverage to...

Bringing It All Together: Q&A on Microsoft’s ‘experience Insurance’ Initiative

Jun 20 2005 // At last month’s ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Microsoft announced its new “experience Insurance” Initiative, designed to help insurance companies differentiate their brand,...

Stewart Title to manage P&C operation with Nexsure from XDimensional Technologies

May 26 2004 // With more than 7,400 issuing locations nationwide, you’d think a product line extension would be a simple process. But that wasn’t the case when Stewart Information Services Corporation decided to add Property...

ISO Launches Major New Microsoft® .Net-Ready Version of ISO Claims Outcome Advisor Solution

May 11 2004 // The Insurance Services Office, Inc. announced that it has launched the new Microsoft® .Net-ready version of its powerful ISO Claims Outcome AdvisorTM (COA) personal injury claims management solution. “COA Release...

RealLegal Practice Manager 9.0 Adds New Tools, Integrations and Improved Security for Professionals

Oct 24 2003 // RealLegal, LLC, which provides litigation and practice management software for insurance companies and legal organizations, announced the upcoming release of RealLegal Practice Manager 9.0, adding new functionality to...

Bluebook Int’l and Basis100 Announce InsureBASE(TM)

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...

The Bluebook International Releases New Software Solution for Insurance, Construction Industries

Dec 6 2002 // The Bluebook International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bluebook International Holding Company, a provider of insurance software technology, products and services for the insurance and related construction...

XDimensional Rolls Out New Agency Management Software

Jun 24 2002 // It is a complete agency management system,” said Craig Fuher, of XDimensional Technologies latest agency automation solution Nexsure, a Web-based program based on the Microsoft technology platform. The software,...

XDimensional Rolls Out New Agency Management Software

Jun 24 2002 // “It is a complete agency management system,” said Craig Fuher, of XDimensional Technologies latest agency automation solution Nexsure, a Web-based program based on the Microsoft technology platform. The...

XDimensional Technologies Completes Series B Financing Round

Apr 18 2002 // California-based XDimensional Technologies, Inc. (XDTI), a software development firm and web services provider to the insurance industry, announced the completion of its Series B round of financing. The conclusion of this...

Visibillity Selected for Microsoft Certified

Jan 30 2002 // Visibillity Inc., a Chicago-based litigation management provider for the property and casualty insurance industry, announced it is now a member of the Microsoft Certified Partner Program. Faiz Ahmed, Visibillity’s...

Microsoft’s ‘Virtual Team’ Takes Insurance to the Fast Track

Aug 20 2001 // It’s the twelfth round, and the technology industry has been badly battered—but it’s still in the ring and on its feet. Participants in the new economy that have held on thus far are forging ahead, priorities...

Microsoft’s ‘Virtual Team’ Takes Insurance to the Fast Track

Aug 13 2001 // It’s the twelfth round, and the technology industry has been badly battered—but it’s still in the ring and on its feet. Participants in the new economy that have held on thus far are forging ahead, priorities...

The Power of the Word

Apr 30 2001 // I’m doing it right now. You’ll be doing it tomorrow. In fact, I’ll bet by the end of the week that everyone in your office will have done it—and many of them more than once. Hang on, now. I’m...

Microsoft Employees Sue for Racial Bias

Jan 5 2001 // A $5-billion lawsuit, filed Jan. 3 in U.S. District Court in Washington, is the latest headache for Microsoft Corp. Seven current and former Microsoft employees are accusing the software giant of racial bias, including...

IVANS Teams with Applied Systems, Microsoft

Oct 13 2000 // IVANS Inc. and Applied Systems Inc. have formed a joint venture for the purpose of a consolidated communication infrastructure for the insurance industry. The joint venture is designed to deliver a new industry...

CoverageCorp.com Announces Alliance with Microsoft bCentral

May 31 2000 // CoverageCorp.com, a direct Internet provider of property and casualty insurance coverage for small and medium-sized business, and Microsoft bCentral have announced an agreement to offer CoverageCorp.com’s products to...

Zurich American Sues Microsoft

Apr 21 2000 // Zurich American Insurance Co. has filed a federal suit in Washington against Microsoft Corp., asking for a ruling that the coverage it wrote for the company does not apply to damages and settlement costs in private...