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May 15, 2000 A Brief History of Automation - SEMCI: A Paperless Future-
In this Issue
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FeaturesInsurers Voice Concern For Oregon W/C
An Oregon House Interim Committee heard testimony on April 27 with... -
FeaturesQuackenbush Investigation Far From Over
It began back in March, when lawmakers demanded that California... -
Editor's NoteMaking a Sales Call on Capitol Hill
"You've got to go to this conference, you can't miss it," IIAA vice... -
FeaturesSEMCI: Paper-Free this Century’
Sure, independent agencies offer a choice of markets. That's a nice... -
Cover StoryA BRIEF HISTORY OF AUTOMATION: The Past, Present and Future of the Industry
In 1981, IBM introduced its personal computer (PC) for use in the... -
FeaturesE-Commerce initiative Work to Steadily Transfirm the Industry
Insurers have been inundated by a flood of e-commerce initiatives and... -
FeaturesOnline Certificate Systems Reap Benefits for Agents and Consumers
Large commercial insurance agencies, issuing perhaps tens of... -
FeaturesACORD Technology Conference 2000 To ‘E-merge’ in Orlando
Evolve, Emerge, E-magine" will be the theme of the ACORD Technology... -
FeaturesPresident Clinton Honors IIAA Past Pres. at Conference
A typically charismatic speech by President Bill Clinton was the... -
FeaturesGetting Automated: How One Agency Streamlined Its Work Flow
In today's fast-paced, high-tech world, an agency management... -
FeaturesInsuranceJournal.com Goes Live with New Features, Breaking News
¥ About one-quarter of all p/c policies for homeowners will be sold... -
FeaturesAgency Management SystemsIn Their Own Words
Very few agencies tell short stories about agency management systems.... -
FeaturesInternational Commmentary
China, PNTR and WTOÐPart II What is the Chinese Market? The Western... -
NewsbriefsS&P QUEASY ON CA. W/C
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has placed its ratings on several insurance... -
NewsbriefsNO MORE IPO
Reliance Surety Group has asked Securities and Exchange Commission... -
NewsbriefsBITTEN BY THE LOVE BUG
The recent "Love Bug" computer virus has generated a lot of... -
NewsbriefsE-Z ACQUISITION
Efinancial depot.com has signed a letter of intent to acquire eZnow... -
NewsbriefsGENERAL RE-EVALUATION
General Re Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire... -
NewsbriefsHELPING THE DISABLED
We Media, a multimedia company designed specifically for the... -
CurrentsIndependent Currents: SEMCI, Paper-Free this Century’
Sure, independent agencies offer a choice of markets. That's a nice... -
Fraud RoundupWrong Time for a Career Change
Jo Blackmore of Van Nuys was arrested on workers' comp fraud. The... -
Fraud RoundupTaking a Bite Out of Fraud
Thanks to the Arizona Department of Insurance Fraud Unit, the... -
Fraud RoundupTiming is Everything
The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) revoked the... -
Fraud RoundupNo License, No Joke
The Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) revoked Brian... -
Fraud RoundupFlea Markets are No Place to Buy (or Sell) Insurance
Nevada's Division of Insurance (DOI) state officials uncovered a scam... -
Ratings‘A’ Assigned to Maritime Ins. Co.
Maritime Insurance Company Ltd. (CNA Maritime) was assigned... -
RatingsRenaissanceRe Ratings Increased
Moody's Investors Service raised the following RenaissanceRe Holdings... -
RatingsMichigan Lawyers Gets ‘BBpi’
A "BBpi" financial strength rating was assigned to Michigan Lawyers... -
RatingsAccident Fund Co. Gets ‘A’
A.M. Best upgraded Accident Fund Company, Michigan's leading workers'... -
RatingsS&P Affirms ULLICO Ratings
S&P affirmed the "BBpi" financial strength ratings on several stock... -
RatingsS&P Rating Actions Taken on European Companies
The "AA+" long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial... -
RatingsGeneral Re Corp. Gets ‘A++’
A.M. Best assigned a group financial strength rating of "A++" to...