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Independent Currents:CEOs Face Difficult Tech Decisions
Aug 21 2000 // A couple of months ago we talked here about the coming consolidation of insurance companies. But instead of constricting markets for agents and brokers, you’ll have more markets than ever. Those ridiculous...
Independent currents: CEOs Face Difficult Tech Decisions
Aug 21 2000 // A couple of months ago we talked here about the coming consolidation of insurance companies. But instead of constricting markets for agents and brokers, you’ll have more markets than ever. Those ridiculous...
CEOs Face Difficult Tech Decisions
Aug 14 2000 // Companies need to move beyond pretty websites into substance A couple of months ago we talked here about the coming consolidation of insurance companies. But instead of constricting markets for agents and brokers,...
I hate buying a new car. It is just an ugly process.
Aug 7 2000 // You see, the Chivvis household is expecting a second child in November and you know what that means. That is, aside from the crying, feeding and changing and consequent lack of sleep. That’s right. It’s time to...
Technology is your Slave, Not Your Master
Jul 10 2000 // The exhibit hall at the ACORD Technology Conference in Orlando in May would have made your head spin. On the one hand, technology is increasingly complex and sophisticated. On the other, it becomes easier when you keep the...
Hi-Tech Systems Vulnerable To “Space Weather” Effects Says Swiss Re Report
Jun 28 2000 // “Space Weather – hazard to the Earth?”, a new 41 page study from Swiss Re, examines the effects of solar activity and related interstellar phenomenon on earth’s weather, and on high tech...
Insurance Tech Firm Withdraws IPO Plans
Jun 13 2000 // Zebu has withdrawn a $64 million initial public offering due, primarily, to sour market conditions. The San Francisco-based high tech firm, which serves the insurance industry by offering solutions for streamlining the...
Technology is Your Slave, Not Your Master
Jun 12 2000 // The exhibit hall at the ACORD Technology Conference in Orlando last month would have made your head spin. On the one hand, technology is increasingly complex and sophisticated. On the other, it becomes easier when you keep...
Agent Associations Bridge the GAP BetweenTradition and Technology
Jun 5 2000 // The IIAT and IIAA have the arduous task of integrating a century of traditional service with a new evolution of business and technology. And while many things are changing, much remains the same. For over 100 years, small...
A BRIEF HISTORY OF AUTOMATION: The Past, Present and Future of the Industry
May 15 2000 // In 1981, IBM introduced its personal computer (PC) for use in the home, office and schools. Prior to that time, there had been several MS-DOS compatible personal computers that ran DOS programs. As computers became more...
Online Certificate Systems Reap Benefits for Agents and Consumers
May 15 2000 // Large commercial insurance agencies, issuing perhaps tens of thousands of certificates of insurance per year, often face a dilemma: how can the process be made more efficient and effective? However, technological...
SEMCI: Paper Free this Century’
May 15 2000 // Sure, independent agencies offer a choice of markets. That’s a nice benefit. But it also means you must key in customer information more than once in different formats and screens to accommodate the various...
Online Certificate Systems Reap Benefits for Agents and Consumers
May 15 2000 // Large commercial insurance agencies, issuing perhaps tens of thousands of certificates of insurance per year, often face a dilemma: how can the process be made more efficient and effective? However, technological...
ACORD Technology Conference 2000 To ‘E-merge’ in Orlando
May 15 2000 // Evolve, Emerge, E-magine” will be the theme of the ACORD Technology Conference 2000, to be held at the Contemporary Resort Hotel at Disney World in Orlando, Fla., May 21-24. Rick Gilman, vice president-communications...
Getting Automated: How One Agency Streamlined Its Work Flow
May 15 2000 // In today’s fast-paced, high-tech world, an agency management system-one that is built with technology that defines the future of the insurance automation industry-is a crucial part of an independent agency’s...
Independent Currents: SEMCI, Paper-Free this Century’
May 15 2000 // Sure, independent agencies offer a choice of markets. That’s a nice benefit. But it also means you must key in customer information more than once in different formats and screens to accommodate the various...
SEMCI: Paper-Free this Century’
May 15 2000 // Sure, independent agencies offer a choice of markets. That’s a nice benefit. But it also means you must key in customer information more than once in different formats and screens to accommodate the various...
Agency Management Systems In Their Own Words
May 15 2000 // Very few agencies tell short stories about agency management systems. It’s usually more of a trial-and-error tale that includes a series of purchases, regret and, in many cases, a happy ending that is contingent on...
Agent-Friendly E-Commerce Meeting
Apr 20 2000 // Top agent leaders of the largest agency management system users groups met at the Independent Insurance Agents of America national headquarters April 19 to share common interests in technology. The meeting, the ACT Agency...
Industry Groups Discuss Technology Pipeline For
Apr 7 2000 // At a meeting last month at the Independent Insurance Agents of America’s Alexandria, Va. offices, several industry group leaders discussed IIAA’s initiative, Big “I” Markets, to use new technology...
