For years, it was the tech-minded principals and staff who pushed technology within agencies and broker operations. They were the ones who first understood the hardware--DOS-based PCs with a floppy
The Public Entity Risk Institute, a nonprofit risk management training and educational organization, said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $750,000 development grant for systems
A Washington, D.C.-based housing revitalization group and Seattle-headquartered insurer Safeco announced a new community building initiative today that will use volunteers in several cities to repair
The Public Entity Risk Institute, Fairfax, Va., a nonprofit risk management training and educational organization, said the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $750,000 development gran
The 2006 Agency Technology Study, conducted by the ACORD-User Groups Information Exchange (AUGIE), demonstrated the need for improved communication between carriers and independent agencies on
"Too many agency owners and their staffs still don't recognize that their business lives can improve dramatically with so many tools available today," said Mr. Bergstein, vice president of The Capacit
J. Stephen Meziere was elected president of the Insurance Accounting & Systems Association for the group's 2006-2007 fiscal year. Meziere previously held management team, leadership, and volunteer
This year has been another extraordinary one for the Florida Workers' Compensation Institute. The preliminary registration numbers for this year's annual conference substantially exceeded past years'
As the peak of hurricane season approaches, the insurance community is holding its breath, wondering what the coming months will bring. Everyone seems to agree that the best protection against disaster is an effective preparedness plan--one that
The workers' compensation system continues to provide a significant challenge to its various stakeholders, including employers and insurance carriers. Despite the positive news of declines in claim