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• Progressive, Hartford Earn Top Honors from ASCnet for Interface Achievements

  By Staff Writer  |  August 23, 2012

  Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet), the network of agencies and brokerages that use Applied Systems management technology, recognized insurance carriers and individuals for their work in implementing download and real-time interface technology for agencies and brokerages.

• ASCnet, NetVU Join Password Group ID Federation

  By Staff Writer  |  August 20, 2012

  The two largest insurance agency management systems' users groups in North America, NetVU and ASCnet, have joined the ID Federation as liaison members. The ID Federation is a non-profit collaborative working to provide common legal and technical standards that will eliminate the need for individual agency IDs and passwords...

• The Insurance Technical Evolution, 2012-2017

  By Kimberly Harris-Ferrante  |  May 17, 2012

  Shifting and emerging market conditions are making it more difficult for P&C and life insurers to continue to operate with traditional business models. Growing competition, shifting consumer expectations, heightened regulatory requirements, and unstable economic conditions make it imperative that insurers evolve their existing business models and embrace new technologies for...

• NU's Top 10 Stories of 2011

  By NU Staff  |  December 19, 2011

  In such an eventful year, with dozens of compelling stories as strong contenders, determining the Top 10 of 2011 was no easy task. But, after a lot of labor—and internal debate—we feel the final list we’ve put together successfully captures the essential news of the past 12 months.

• #9 Agents & Technology: 2011 Proves a Watershed Year for Adopting New Tools

  December 15, 2011

  Mobile apps from indie agents. Real-time processing—not only of personal-lines business, but also of midsize commercial accounts. Social media as a marketing essential. Cloud computing. The past 12 months saw a number of game-changing tech trends that are rapidly altering how agents and brokers do business.

• StoneRiver Offers Billing Solution with Agency Bill Support

  By Staff Writer  |  June 17, 2011

  The administrative burden of reconciling agency statements can be lightened with Billing Stream v 1.1, recently released to market by StoneRiver, Inc. This comprehensive all-lines billing solution for property-casualty carriers features strong direct bill features, and now offers agency bill capability that provides:

• Next Big Tech Hurdle: Real-Time Processing For Mid-Market Commercial

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 20, 2011

  The “next frontier,” in P&C technology, according to Jeff Yates, CEO of ACT (Agents Council for Technology), is real-time processing for commercial lines—a development that will have “huge payback” for independent agents and brokers.

• Buckeye Branching Out Its IT Operations

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 14, 2011

  Buckeye Insurance Group is a small company with some big technology plans.

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  Buckeye Insurance Group Branching Out Its IT Operations

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 16, 2011

  Buckeye Insurance Group is a small company with some big technology plans. As an insurer, Buckeye writes $60 million in premium in eight states, mostly in the Midwest. But Buckeye is more than an insurer. The group’s latest addition is an IT services company, Marias Technology, which will offer its...

• Relationship Status? It's Complicated

  By Staff Writer  |  September 15, 2010

  Dave Lenckus describes what makes a strong relationship with insurers, which is typically more complex than good products, stability and meeting production goals.

• INSURANCE IT ALL-STARS 2008

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 10, 2010

  "We don't reflect on [the compliments] very much," says Ray Voelker, CIO at Progressive Insurance. "The way not to be good at technology would be to say, 'Hey, we're really good at this, so let's sit

• New Insurance Technology: The Ultimate Connection

  By Michael P. Voelker  |  September 10, 2010

  When I first started in the insurance business as an underwriter, collaboration required assembling teams of people in a conference room, passing memos and documents through intraoffice and regular mail, and making phone calls.

• Insurance licensing must expand digital capabilities

  By Maryellen Waggoner  |  June 2, 2010

  Although technology is making real-time a reality, licensing is an area that sometimes lags. Maryellen Waggoner, executive director of the National Insurance Producer Registry, discusses how NIPR is streamlining the process.

• AUGIE Survey: Price Main Driver When Placing Personal Lines Risks

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 31, 2010

  In a reversal from four years ago, agents and brokers cited price as the main driver when deciding where to place personal lines business in 2010, eclipsing "ease of doing business," the latest AUGIE survey revealed.

• AUGIE Survey: Price Main Driver When Placing Personal Lines Risks

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 25, 2010

  Agents and brokers cited price as the main driver in 2010 when placing personal lines business, eclipsing both "ease of doing business" and insurance product offerings, according to an AUGIE survey.

• Consumer Demand Will Speed Up Real-Time Adoption By Agents, Carriers

  By Clare Denicola  |  May 24, 2010

  In the insurance industry, good communication between carriers and agents has always been essential, particularly when a carrier's ability to work effectively with agents has such a clear bottom-line impact.