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IVANS Survey: Independent Agents Concerned About Internet Security
Apr 18 2005 // IVANS Inc., a provider of networking and e-commerce solutions for the insurance and healthcare industries, announced the results of an independent insurance agent survey covering technology issues such as security and...
Top 10 Gadgets for High-Tech Insurance Agents & Brokers
Apr 18 2005 // After walking through a client’s office this week, an important epiphany occurred. Noticing Visoneer scanners at every desk exemplified the need and reliance of tech gadgets in the insurance workplace. Not only are...
Lojack for Motorcycles Addresses Growing Risk
Apr 18 2005 // With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy...
PC Direct Technology Road Shows Slated in Raleigh, Charlotte, N.C. April 26, 28
Apr 11 2005 // A special “Technology Solutions Road Show” especially designed for insurance company owners and managers will be sponsored by PC Direct Inc. on April 26 and 28 in Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C. “PC Direct is...
IVANS Survey: Independent Agents Concerned About Internet Security; 80% Fear Viruses, Worms
Apr 6 2005 // IVANS Inc., a provider of networking and e-commerce solutions for the insurance and healthcare industries, announced the results of an independent insurance agent survey covering technology issues such as security and...
Skylink Technologies Inc. vs. Assurance Company of America
Apr 4 2005 // (7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Illinois law, March 11, 2005) –Ruling: Advertising injury coverage is inapplicable to claims that product failed to conform with statements of performance on...
MGA GOES HIGH TECH
Apr 4 2005 // W.E. Love & Assoc. Inc. in Burlington, N.C., recently decided to go high-tech with an iChannel Web-based electronic imaging and document management system that can be integrated with any agency management, policy...
Lojack for Motorcycles Addresses Growing Risk
Apr 4 2005 // With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy...
Main Street Matters
Mar 21 2005 // New York is one of the worst; New Jersey is also poor; Virginia remains among the best; Massachusetts and Maryland are looking better and better; Connecticut is holding steady, while Pennsylvania has some catching up to...
N.C. MGA Goes High Tech With Electronic Imaging, Document Management
Mar 11 2005 // Blue Goose Agency Services, an application service provider hosting and technology services provider to the managed general agency and general agency market, has announced the successful implementation of iCHANNEL their...
AIR Introduces Updates to Modeling System Technology
Feb 22 2005 // AIR Worldwide Corporation has introduced the latest releases of CLASIC/2 and CATStation, said to enable insurers, brokers, and reinsurers to significantly improve their catastrophe management workflow. According to AIR,...
Aon’s Trade Credit 2005 Political and Economic Risk Map Notes Costs of Supply Chain Disruptions
Feb 2 2005 // Aon’s Trade Credit division has published its annual analysis of the world’s trade credit and political risk hotspots as illustrated in a new “2005 Political and Economic Risk Map.” The...
Outsourcing Allows Agents and Brokers to Focus on Core Competencies
Jan 24 2005 // Increased Customer Satisfaction, Reduced Overhead When 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...
R&M Study on Basel II, Patriot Act, Sarbox Sees Growth in Technology
Jan 20 2005 // Dublin-based Research And Markets has released a study, which concludes that the changes in accounting standards and reporting, mandated by the Basel II (Solvency II) accords in Europe and the Patriot Act and...
ACT Reports on How to Boost Sales
Jan 4 2005 // The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has published a multi-part report on the ACT Web site to help independent agents and brokers build a sales-driven agency culture and implement disciplined sales processes using...
Focus on the Future: Come 2014, Industry Should Look Very Familiar
Jan 3 2005 // Ten years from now, some of the players within the property/casualty insurance industry will have changed but the industry itself will not look dramatically different from what it is today: Smaller companies and...
New Agents Council for Technology Report Outlines Recommendations for Privacy Policies
Dec 7 2004 // As Americans become increasingly concerned about the privacy of their health and personal information, independent insurance agents and brokers must make safeguarding private client information a specific focus within...
Progressive’s Black Box: Is Big Brother Good for the Industry?
Dec 6 2004 // Some drivers in Minnesota will soon have an added passenger in their cars: their insurance company. Progressive Insurance Company is using so-called “black box” technology to offer drivers discounts based on...
FOCUS ON THE FUTURE: Come 2014, Industry Should Look Very Familiar
Dec 6 2004 // Ten years from now, some of the players within the property casualty insurance industry will have changed but the industry itself will not look dramatically different from what it is today: Smaller companies and...
Best Affirms New Technology ‘A-‘ Rating
Dec 1 2004 // A.M. Best Co. announced that it has affirmed the financial strength rating of “A-” (Excellent) and assigned an issuer credit rating of “a-“to Ireland’s New Technology Insurance (NTI), a...
