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BCF Technology Launches Services Integration Platform

Aug 20 2002 // California-based BCF Technology, Inc., a provider of integration and aggregation software for the U.S. insurance and financial services markets, has launched its Transaction, Integration, Extraction, and Recovery (TIER)...

1st and 3rd Party Tech Coverage

Aug 19 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: Dollars: Limits will be up to $1 million for the third party liability cover and up to $75,000 for first party damage. Carrier: Underwritten by Ace Global Markets States Available: All Contact:...

High-Tech E&O Liability

Aug 19 2002 // Nuts & Bolts: The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has launched a new errors and omissions (E&O) liability insurance policy that can be tailored to meet the needs of small- to large-sized information and...

MGA’s Stay a Step Ahead with the Internet

Aug 19 2002 // In efforts to not only stay a step ahead of the competition but also reduce costs in the long run, many managing general agencies are utilizing the Internet at greater lengths these days. As the nation as a whole spends...

Online Communication is the Key to Success

Aug 19 2002 // Everyday, technology becomes a bigger and bigger part of our lives. In today’s business environment, technology is perhaps the most powerful tool we have to keep customers satisfied and coming back. E-mail and Web...

All Aboard the Technology Train

Aug 19 2002 // The technology train arrived years ago and those that chose not to purchase a ticket are finding out that they very well may be left behind at the station. In a day and age when hits, HTML, links, and software are part of...

MGA’s Stay a Step Ahead with the Internet

Aug 19 2002 // In efforts to not only stay a step ahead of the competition but also reduce costs in the long run, many managing general agencies are utilizing the Internet at greater lengths these days. As the nation as a whole spends...

Online Communication is the Key to Success

Aug 19 2002 // Everyday, technology becomes a bigger and bigger part of our lives. In today’s business environment, technology is perhaps the most powerful tool we have to keep customers satisfied and coming back. E-mail and Web...

All Aboard the Technology Train

Aug 19 2002 // The technology train arrived years ago and those that chose not to purchase a ticket are finding out that they very well may be left behind at the station. In a day and age when hits, HTML, links, and software are part of...

XML Provides the Missing Link for SEMCI

Aug 13 2002 // Agents have faced the problem ever since insurance companies first introduced applications. Each company had its own form, so the agent who wanted to submit the same account to several underwriters had to write the same...

Fla. Says Digital Fingerprinting Will Speed Agent Applications, Screen out Felons

Aug 12 2002 // New digital fingerprinting technology will speed up the process of applying for a Florida insurance agent’s license, save money and better protect consumers, Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher...

NAMIC Names Ulmer VP for Information Technology

Aug 9 2002 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) named Michael Ulmer, Vice President of Information Technology. Ulmer joined NAMIC in 1992 as MIS Manager. Since that time, he has worked in building the...

Brown & Brown Endorses Applied Systems as Preferred Technology Provider

Aug 6 2002 // Florida-based insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. has endorsed Applied Systems Inc. as its preferred technology provider. According to Applied’s corporate and international division vice president Rick Morgan,...

Seeing is Believing with AUGIE Survey Results

Jul 22 2002 // It is said that Missouri is the “show me” state. If that’s true then most independent agents must be from Missouri because when it comes to technology solutions, agency owners and their producers and CSRs...

Seeing is Believing with AUGIE Survey Results

Jul 22 2002 // It is said that Missouri is the “show me” state. If that’s true then most independent agents must be from Missouri because when it comes to technology solutions, agency owners and their producers and CSRs...

Safeonline Technology to Launch 1st and 3rd Party Tech Coverage

Jul 15 2002 // Michigan-based digital risk insurance specialist, SafeonlineT announced the launch later this month of a new 1st and 3rd party policy that the company says will provide a much needed in-fill for small to medium firms who...

Travelers P&C Launches Advanced Technology Program

Jul 11 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty has launched its Advanced Technology Program, comprised of insurance coverages specifically designed to address the increasing demand by high-tech manufacturing, communications, software and...

Sapiens to Enhance Internet Policy Administration System for OneBeacon

Jul 1 2002 // The Israeli information technology company Sapiens International Corp N.V. announced that it has concluded a multi-million dollar deal with Boston-based OneBeacon Insurance “to implement a web-enabled, policy...

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...