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NAPSLO Retrospective: A Visit With Outgoing President John Latham

Sep 30 2001 // John Latham will step aside as National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) president later this month making room for Tap Johnson, Jr. Before his exit, he agreed to spend a few minutes with...

Incoming NAPSLO President Focuses on Regulatory Issues, Technology

Sep 30 2001 // When John Latham steps down as president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) in San Antonio later this month, Tapley O. Johnson, Jr., will take on the office as incoming president and...

A.M. Best Cancels, Reschedules Annual E-Fusion Information & Technology Conference September 21, 20

Sep 21 2001 // A.M. Best Co. announced that its conference, “E-Fusion: Finding the E-Payoff,” originally set for Oct. 21 to 23, 2001, has been rescheduled. The new date is Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2002, at the J.W. Marriott hotel...

NAPSLO Retrospective: A Visit With Outgoing President John Latham

Sep 10 2001 // John Latham will soon step aside as National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) president making room for Tap Johnson, Jr. Before his exit, he agreed to spend a few minutes with Insurance Journal to...

New SAFECO CIO Focused on Innovation in Technology

Sep 6 2001 // SAFECO named Yom Senegor, a leader in developing technology solutions for the insurance industry, as its new CIO. Senegor, 43, joins SAFECO from Accenture (formerly known as Andersen Consulting), where he was one of the...

New SAFECO CIO Focused on Innovation in Technology

Sep 6 2001 // SAFECO named Yom Senegor, a leader in developing technology solutions for the insurance industry, as its new CIO. Senegor, 43, joins SAFECO from Accenture (formerly known as Andersen Consulting), where he was one of the...

NAMIC to Host 106th Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.

Sep 5 2001 // The 106th annual convention of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) will take place Sept. 23-26, 2001, at the Washington Hilton and Towers in Washington, D.C. The convention, expected to attract...

Incoming NAPSLO President Focuses on Regulatory Issues, Technology

Sep 3 2001 // When John Latham steps down as president of the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) in San Antonio later this month, Tapley O. Johnson, Jr., will take on the office as incoming president and...

NAPSLO Retrospective: A Visit With Outgoing President John Latham

Sep 3 2001 // John Latham will step aside as National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO) president later this month making room for Tap Johnson, Jr. Before his exit, he agreed to spend a few minutes with...

FileNET Announces Acenza Underwriting and Policy Administration for P/C Marketplace

Aug 21 2001 // FileNET Corp., a provider of business process management solutions, announced the availability of Acenza Underwriting and Policy Administration, the latest addition to FileNET’s Acenza for Insurance suite of...

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...

e-Business Moving Slowly but Steadily For Wholesalers

Aug 20 2001 // The insurance industry is beginning to utilize technology to more efficiently conduct business, but that integration is a long, slow process, according to a panel of wholesalers and market leaders. Shand Morahan &...

1,800+ Independent Agents Using Travelers’ Web-based Automation System

Aug 14 2001 // Travelers’ announced that in just a few months since its inception, more than 1,800 agents are using ATLAS3, Travelers’ Internet-based automation system. About 165 agents were piloting the system when ATLAS3...

InsuranceNoodle Now Offers Insurance Products from Chubb

Aug 13 2001 // InsuranceNoodle, a distributor of small business insurance through independent insurance agencies, has been selected by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies to distribute Innovator from Chubb(sm), an insurance product...

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...

e-Business Moving Slowly but Steadily in Wholesale Marketplace

Aug 13 2001 // The insurance industry is beginning to utilize technology to more efficiently conduct business, but that integration is a long, slow process, according to a panel of wholesalers and market leaders. Shand Morahan &...

Fiserv Acquires London-Based Catapult Technology

Aug 9 2001 // Fiserv Inc. has acquired Catapult Technology Limited, a London-based provider of private banking, treasury management and international banking technology solutions and services. Terms of the agreement were not...

Sapient Appoints Flynn to Lead Insurance Practice

Aug 8 2001 // Sapient announced that John Flynn joined the company to lead Sapient’s Insurance Practice, a unit of the Financial Services industry group. In this role, Flynn will further develop Sapient’s ability to deliver...

AIG eBusiness Risk Solutions to Offer Antivirus, Internet Security Resources

Jul 11 2001 // AIG eBusiness Risk Solutions, a division of American International Companies, formed an alliance with Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) to help AIGnetAdvantage Suite(SM) insureds manage Internet security...

“E-insurance: Creating a Competitive Advantage” Excerpted from a report written in co-operation with

Jul 3 2001 // Levels of e-business development Despite the desire to deepen customer relationships, reduce costs and develop new sources of revenue, few have gone far in terms of creating distinctive web-enabled services. To date, only...