The Professional Insurance Agents of New Jersey Inc. said thegroup will host a “Get Real-Time” symposium to help insuranceagencies explore new technologies.

PIANJ said it expects more than 100 agency representatives toattend the April 17 event at the Clarion Hotel & Towers,Edison, N.J.

The session will be moderated by Steve Anderson, creator of TheAutomated Agency Report, and feature demonstrations of real-timetransactions showing actual inquiry/response transactions andreal-time, multiple-carrier rating.

Scheduled speakers include: Carolyn J. Durland, AUGIEfacilitator and manager; Dave Acker, senior vice president, andNellie Massoni, integration product specialist for AMS Services;Doug Johnston, executive vice president, Interface Services forApplied Systems.

PIANJ said during the presentations agents will team up withmanagement-system vendors to demonstrate the actual real-timeinquiries with participating agency carriers. Participants will seewhich real-time comparative rating systems are available in NewJersey and how they work.