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New Crash Avoidance Features Reduce Claims, Says Insurance Safety Institute
Jul 10 2012 // Advanced crash avoidance technologies include some clear success stories when it comes to preventing crashes, insurance claim analyses by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) show. Forward collision avoidance systems,...
Judge Who Nixed Apple-Motorola Trial Questions Need for Software Patents
Jul 5 2012 // The U.S. judge who tossed out one of the biggest court cases in Apple Inc.’s smartphone technology battle is questioning whether patents should cover software or most other industries at all. Richard Posner, a...
Apple Pays $60 Million to Settle China iPad Trademark Dispute
Jul 2 2012 // Apple Inc. has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world’s most valuable technology company engaged in a protracted legal tussle with a...
Apple Pays $60 Million to Settle China iPad Trademark Dispute
Jul 2 2012 // Apple Inc. has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China that saw the world’s most valuable technology company engaged in a protracted legal tussle with a...
10 Things Agencies Do Right (and Wrong) with Agency Management Systems
Jul 2 2012 // Records, Reporting, Value Creation As a volunteer engaged with a network of agency management system vendor clients, I have an opportunity to hear from my peers about their experiences and compare this with what goes on in...
Facebook Fiasco Disrupting IPO Insurance Market
Jul 2 2012 // The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout has started and its effects are being felt in the area of directors and officers insurance coverage for future social media IPOs. “D&O underwriters will view...
Vertafore Unveils Agency Management System with Mobile Capabilties
Jun 26 2012 // Vertafore, an insurance industry software provider, has made available its insurance agency management system, AMS360 v6.5. The new version provides agencies with new capabilities for every staff member, including: Agents...
XL Expands Technology Underwriting Staff in New York, Atlanta, Chicago
Jun 26 2012 // XL Group plc has expanded its technology underwriting capabilities in New York, Atlanta and Chicago, adding six underwriters to its U.S. cyberliability underwriting group and appointing a new vice president to its Select...
Facebook Fiasco, ‘Blank Check’ Companies Disrupt IPO Insurance Market
Jun 21 2012 // The Facebook initial public offering (IPO) fallout is just getting started, but its effects are already being felt in the insurance community when it comes to covering directors and officers for future social media...
Cellcontrol, PURE Insurance to Offer Free Distracted Driving Technology to Members
Jun 13 2012 // Cellcontrol, a developer of distracted driving products, has launched a program with specialist member-owned insurer Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) to help prevent distracted driving incidents caused by...
Talking Cars, or V2V, May Help Humans Avoid Crashes
Jun 11 2012 // As a safety demonstration, it was a heart-stopper: A Ford Taurus was seconds away from cruising through an intersection when suddenly a row of red lights pulsed on the lower windshield and a warning blared that another car...
Hurricane Region Residents Urged to Have Tech Backups
Jun 6 2012 // People living in hurricane prone areas should have a backup tech plan in case a storm hits, because Internet and cell phone connections are likely to go out, FEMA director Craig Fugate said recently during the first day of...
Celebration Believed to Have Led to Louisiana Tech Frat House Blaze
May 23 2012 // Fire investigators in Ruston believe a weekend fire that gutted a Louisiana Tech University fraternity house originated in the fireplace while students burned old class notes to celebrate the end of their school...
How High-Tech Use by Young Agents Is Changing the Way the Insurance Industry Operates
May 23 2012 // San Diego, CA, 05/23/12 – Tech-savvy young independent insurance agents are changing how the property/casualty insurance industry operates, a new survey reveals. Jason D. Cass, owner of the JDC Insurance Group based...
Houston’s Dean & Draper Recognized for Technology Best Practices
May 18 2012 // Houston-based Dean & Draper Insurance Agency has been recognized by the Network of Vertafore Users (NetVU) for employing technology best practices that enhance productivity, simplify processes and improve customer...
How Young Insurance Agents Are Changing the Industry
May 17 2012 // There’s a change happening — a big change. And some say young independent insurance agents are the catalyst for that change. They may even be leading a revolution, of sorts, says one young agent leader. Jason D....
Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms
May 7 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies. The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...
AAMGA President Chaffin Stresses Need for Perpetuation; Cites Effect of Revised Catastrophe Model on E&S Business
May 7 2012 // Relationships are important to the success of any insurance business, but it’s perpetuation that matters most when it comes to survival. R.C. Chaffin, president and CEO of Coral Gables, Fla.-based SeaCoast...
Lexington Launches Technology Contract Risk Policy
May 2 2012 // Lexington Insurance Co. has introduced a technology contract risk policy called Parity.Parity protects organizations from potential losses and expenses resulting from the negligence of a technology professional. A...
Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms
Apr 23 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies. The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...
