Insurance software company Applied Systems awarded 13 insurancecarriers with the Applied System Interface Leadership Awards andanother 60 with Interface Partner awards at TENCon 2012, theflagship conference for users of Applied Systems software.

The awards continued the company's tradition of honoringinsurance carriers for excellence in communications with agenciesand brokerages. The leadership awards recognize carriers who haveexhibited leadership through their work and partnership withApplied in the advancement and innovation of carrier interface.

Carriers that received the Applied Systems Interface LeadershipAwards are: Allied Insurance, EMC Insurance Companies, FarmersUnion Insurance, Fremont Insurance Company, Grinnell MutualReinsurance Company, Harleysville Insurance, Liberty Mutual AgencyMarkets, New York Central Mutual Fire Insurance Company, PennNational Insurance, The Cincinnati Insurance Company, The Hartford,The Hanover Insurance Group, and The Travelers Companies, Inc.

The Applied Systems Interface Partner Awards go to the carriersthat have partnered with Applied Systems to offer agencies a fullcomplement of batch download, real-time inquiry and real-timerating transactions. This year 51 U.S. insurance companies and nineCanadian carriers received the Interface Partner Awards foroffering policy download and real-time bridge rating.

“Applied Systems and its carrier and agency partners continue tolead the way in the development and advancement of agency-carrierinterface,” says Doug Johnston, vice president, Partner Relationsand Product Innovations. “Our agency customers understand thateffective carrier interface is a critical component to operating anefficient and profitable insurance agency.”

Agency/carrier interface is continually evolving toprovide greater efficiencies for agents, carriers and theircustomers, according to Johnston.

“The carriers recognized with this year's awards are at theforefront of improving agency-carrier interface,” he says.

The 2012 Interface Partner Award winners are:

U.S. Partners

• Accident Fund Insurance Company of America
• ACUITY
• Alfa Alliance Insurance Corporation
• Arbella Insurance Group
• Auto Club Group – AAA
• Auto-Owners Insurance
• Berkley Mid-Atlantic Group, LLC
• Celina Insurance Group
• Central Insurance Companies
• Chartis Private Client Group
• Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
• CNA
• Concord General Mutual Insurance Company
• Co-operative Insurance Companies
• Continental Western Group
• Donegal Insurance Group
• Encompass Insurance Company
• Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
• Frankenmuth Insurance
• General Casualty
• Goodville Mutual Casualty Company
• Grange Insurance
• Hastings Mutual Insurance Company
• ICW Group
• Injured Workers' Insurance Fund
• Kemper Preferred
• MEMIC
• MMG Insurance Company
• Motorists Mutual Insurance Company
• Mutual Benefit Group
• New London County Mutual Insurance Company
• Preferred Employers Insurance Company
• Preferred Mutual Insurance Company
• Progressive
• Republic Group of Companies
• Secura Insurance
• Selective Insurance Company of America
• Society Insurance
• State Auto Insurance Companies
• Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Company
• The Norfolk & Dedham Group
• Tower Group Companies
• Tuscarora Wayne Group of Companies
• Union Mutual of Vermont Companies
• United Fire Group
• Utica National Insurance Group
• Vermont Mutual Insurance Group
• West Bend Mutual Insurance Company
• Western Reserve Group
• Westfield Group
• Zurich in North America

Canada Partners

• Aviva Canada, Inc.
• The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company
• The Economical Insurance Group
• Intact Insurance
• North Waterloo Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
• Peace Hills General Insurance Company
• Pembridge Insurance Company
• RSA Canada
• Unica Insurance