Sword Insurance, a provider of software and services to theglobal insurance and reinsurance industries, announces it willchange its name to AgencyPort Software. The announcement was madeat the company's annual user conference and to its more than 120property & casualty insurance industry clients worldwide.

“In over ten years of working with blue chip customers we havebecome known for innovative software, deep domain experience andfor project delivery teams dedicated to client success,” says SteveHauck, co-founder of AgencyPort and co-CEO. “While being owned bythe Sword Group, we brought a number of innovative new products tomarket, signed up new clients, established a strong Europeanpresence, and added an offshore delivery team. With our original brand and our new strategic partner and financialsponsor, Thomas H. Lee Partners, we are more committed and capablethan ever to serve our customers' needs.”

Over the next several weeks the company will update its Website,email addresses, and other material to retire the Sword brand andoperate as AgencyPort globally, including for the units formerlyknown as Intech. The management team remains intact.

“The AgencyPort name is widely recognized in the insuranceindustry and importantly, it is associated with a high level ofcustomer satisfaction,” said Matthew Josefowicz, partner andmanaging director of Novarica.

“Unquestionably, the global insurance market is awakeningto the full potential that technology can provide in terms ofcompetitive differentiation,” says Eric Harnden, co-founder andco-CEO of AgencyPort. “AgencyPort is positioned at the epicenter ofour customers' business and is helping them succeed through smarttechnology deployments.”