Hearsay, a predictive agent-client engagement platform purpose-built for insurance agents and the financial services industry recently acquired Mast Mobile's enterprise mobile technology and IP assets.

The deal is meant to accelerate Hearsay's ability to develop solutions that allow agents to engage with clients via their own mobile phones, including text and voice; and increase agent productivity by providing deeper, automated integrations with the firm's CRM system.

ValueMomentum Inc., a provider of software and services to the insurance, healthcare and financial services industries, has announced that Franchise Risk Solutions, a program administrator based in Nashville, Tenn., selected ValueMomentum's software to enable the launch of the company's new Business Owners Policy (BOP) program for franchisees.

In order to provide its customers with enhanced technology offerings and simplify its vendor management needs, Wisconsin-based First Bank of Baldwin has selected Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) (OTCQX: CSVI), a provider of end-to-end financial technology solutions, as its new core and mobile banking technology provider. According to bank executives, three priorities played a key role in the bank's decision to work with CSI: The first is an enhanced core processing infrastructure to support more mobile and online banking features, as well as enhanced bill pay and statement options. The second factor is the high level of support provided by CSI, and the third is CSI's ability to reduce the number of third-party vendors needed by the bank.

All Risks, Ltd. has selected IVANS, a division of Applied Systems, to support its digital distribution strategy. IVANS Market Appetite will enable All Risks, Ltd., which is an independent insurance wholesaler serving retail agents and brokers nationwide, to instantly communicate its latest appetite for specific program business to the largest distribution network of connected agencies while maintaining the flexibility to promote new growth targets in real-time.

The FinTech Innovation Lab New York, a 12-week program co-founded by Accenture and the Partnership Fund for New York City, has launched InsurTech track in response to the demand for innovation among insurers and the number of entrepreneurs developing new solutions for the sector rises sharply. Fintech and InsurTech companies are invited to apply for a spot in the 2018 class; applications are due by Dec. 1, 2017.

The Institutes, the insurance education provider for the risk management and property-casualty insurance industry, and the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP), the industry association providing resources for surety bond producers and allied professionals, have formed a strategic alliance to enhance surety education. "Thousands of surety professional employees rely on the AFSB designation for the critical credential they need to demonstrate their knowledge of surety to serve their clients, and we're looking forward to expanding our relationship with The Institutes and sharing our expertise," Mark H. McCallum, chief executive officer at the National Association of Surety Bond Producers said in a press release. "This strategic alliance is a win for NASBP surety professionals and their clients."

The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA), a Des Moines-based business accelerator focused solely on insurance industry innovation and technology, recently announced that SFM Mutual Insurance Company (SFM), a workers' compensation specialty provider, will join the GIA Board of Directors.

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