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Young Agents Survey
Apr 16 2012 // How the Next Generation is Leading the Way There’s a change happening in the insurance industry — a big change. Young independent insurance agents are leading a revolution. It’s a revolution of means more...
Special Agent Agency Management System Now Available Nationally
Apr 12 2012 // Special Agent, the insurance agency management system, is now available in all 50 states, and the company has also launched a new website. Special Agent had previously only been offered to independent insurance agencies in...
P/C Insurance Technology Vendor FirstBest Gets $10 Million
Apr 4 2012 // Property/casualty insurer technology vendor FirstBest Systems Inc. said it has completed $10 million in funding. With the new round, NewSpring Capital and Verisk Analytics Inc. join private equity firm Brookstone Partners,...
Football Turns to Helmet Technology to Tackle Head Injuries
Apr 3 2012 // As Americans grow more aware of the risk of brain injury tied to football – the country’s most popular sport – players and coaches are experimenting with the latest technology in a bid to make the game...
Celent Survey Forecasts Insurers to Spend $140.6 Billion on Technology in 2012
Mar 21 2012 // Global information technology spending by insurance companies is expected to reach $140.6 billion in 2012, an increase of 6.3 percent over 2011, according to a new report from Celent, part of the Oliver Wyman (MMC) group....
For PIA President Williams, Wanting to Help Keeps Her Motivated
Mar 19 2012 // The trade group the Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) of Florida has about 350 agencies as members. The association has been around for 70 years advocating for agents in Tallahassee and educating them on how to better...
2012 Hot Markets: High-Tech Crime and the Cloud
Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature. The technology industry has been a growing sector in today’s economic environment and many insurers are responding by developing new...
UK Gov’t. Minister Lauds Willis Tech Product; Stresses Innovation Importance
Mar 9 2012 // In a rapidly changing world, new innovations that keep global companies competitive are an extremely important resource – none more so than in the UK’s insurance sector. The Rt. Hon. David Willetts, the UK’s...
China Higher Court Hears Apple’s iPad Trademark Claim
Feb 29 2012 // Lawyers for Apple Inc. argued for its right to use the iPad trademark in China on Wednesday, as a higher court began a crucial hearing that could result in sales of the wildly popular tablet computer being halted...
Social Media Patent War Looms as Yahoo Threatens Facebook
Feb 28 2012 // Yahoo has demanded licensing fees from Facebook for use of its technology, the companies said on Monday, potentially engulfing social media in the patent battles and lawsuits raging across much of the tech sector. Yahoo...
Beyond Golf: P-U-T-T-E-R’s the Name of the Game in E&S World
Feb 16 2012 // Bill Reynolds, Atlantic Casualty Insurance Golf could be called the go-to sport of the insurance industry, so it’s safe to assume that most insurance professionals know what a putter is – a tool for cursing and...
Chinese Firm Claims It Owns Apple’s iPad Trademark
Feb 14 2012 // A Chinese tech firm that says it owns the iPad trademark, plans to seek a ban on exports of Apple Inc.’s computer tablets from China, a lawyer for the company said. If successful, the move could deal a blow to the...
Liberty International Underwriters Launches Cyber Liability Products
Feb 9 2012 // Agents and brokers have three new options for technology risks from Liberty International Underwriters (LIU). The specialty lines division of Liberty Mutual Insurance has started offering a trio of new primary cyber...
Xchanging Unveils Modernization Technology Initiative for London Market
Feb 7 2012 // Global business processor Xchanging has unveiled its vision for the Lloyd’s and London market in a presentation to 120 senior market executives. Xchanging highlighted the “business imperative for London to...
Lloyds TSB Adds Travel Disruption Insurance
Feb 6 2012 // All Lloyds TSB silver, gold, platinum and premier customers will be automatically covered for disruptions to their travel as part of the company’s travel insurance policy. The company added this policy at the...
When Main Street Meets the Cloud
Feb 6 2012 // Small Business Risks to Consider When Accessing Technology for Growth It’s a familiar small-business success story: A company extends its storefront from Main Street to the Internet. It uses social media to spread...
Google Captive in Hawaii on Track
Feb 6 2012 // Web search giant Google Inc. has been granted tentative approval from the Department of Labor to form a captive insurance company in Hawaii to cover employee benefits for thousands of the Mountain View, Calif.-based web...
Major Companies Keeping Cyber Attacks Secret from SEC, Investors: Report
Feb 2 2012 // At least a half-dozen major U.S. companies whose computers have been infiltrated by cyber criminals or international spies have not admitted to the incidents despite new guidance from securities regulators urging such...
Analysis of New EU Data Protection Laws Command the Tide but Not the Cost
Jan 24 2012 // New data-protection proposals from the European Union to help people regain control of personal information from sites like Facebook could prove as effective as commanding the tide, while hurting small firms and Web giants...
N.J. to Use Face-Recognition Technology, Scan License Photos for Fraud
Jan 24 2012 // New Jersey is preparing to use facial-recognition technology to scan 18 million photographs for signs of driver’s license fraud. Photos that are flagged as suspicious will be reviewed before that person can renew...
