Insurance Information Technologies (Instec) andInfinity Web Systems have combined Instec's policyrating and issuance capabilities with Infinity's eServices productset for rating, issuance, policy administration, and certificateissuance.

Driversshield, a provider of managed auto careservices and CRM programs for the insurance industry entered apartnership with Aon Integramark to market thedriversshield.com auto membership and CRM collision repair programsto its existing customer base and sales channels.

Insurance.com entered online marketingagreements with America Online, Bloomberg, Bankrate, Yahoo,Multex, and Learning Network/Family Education. Users ofthe partner sites included in the new campaign will have access toInsurance.com's insurance content and free auto, home, health, andlife insurance quotes.

Healthaxis, a supplier of technology solutionsfor the health care industry, expanded its partnership withSatyam Computer Services, a global IT solutionsprovider based in India. Satyam has agreed to become Healthaxis'sprimary integration partner for deploying the Insur-Enrollsolution.

Cost containment solution provider MitchellMedical partnered with e-business automation solutiondeveloper Cardiff Software to deliver a scanningsolution that will allow insurance companies to automaticallyconvert HCFA forms from paper to electronic data.

Gallagher Bassett Services formed a strategicalliance with Kemper Insurance andUnumProvident to offer clients an integrateddisability management solution. By way of the agreement, thecompanies will offer a comprehensive program to corporate customerslooking to integrate the management of their work and non-workrelated disability benefits.

Fortis acquired Core, aprovider of employee absence management and disability reinsurancemanagement services to middle-market insurance carriers. Fortisagreed to acquire all of the shares of Core for approximately $45million in the aggregate.

EPolicy.com Insurance Services signed anagreement with Hartford Financial Services Groupto offer workers' comp policies, business owners' policies,commercial auto insurance, and umbrella coverage to ePolicy'sclients.

ProcessClaims formed an agreement withFix Auto Shop USA to provide claims processingtechnology for Fix Auto's new automobile claims program. Fix Autois expanding into complete claims management on behalf of insurancecompanies for their material damage claims.

Computer Sciences Corporation andAvantGo formed a strategic alliance to extendinsurance applications to mobile devices. AvantGo M-Business Serveris designed for instant, anytime, anywhere access to informationwith any mobile device and wireless service-even outside ofwireless coverage areas. Thanks to the agreement, carriers can nowsecurely disseminate critical information to agents, third parties,and consumers via a wireless PDA or Web-enabled digitaltelephone.

RateXchange and Avantrustfinalized an agreement in which Avantrust Passport and TradeCreditInsurance will be provided to participants on all RateXchangetelecom markets. RateXchange buyers will have their creditinformation available to do business, and all qualified sellerswill be able to arrange for trade credit insurance to cover againstbuyer non-payment.

Riskclick signed an agreement withAcordia to provide the software platform for a newcollaborative e-business initiative. Acordia's implementation ofRiskclick will begin with their Clearwater, Fla., and Atlantaoffices.

GE Capital acquired the credit unit of insurerSafeco in its ongoing mission to expand itsequipment financing and leasing business to medium-sizedcompanies.

TurboCoverage, a Web-based auto insuranceservice for auto dealerships, formed a strategic partnership todayto outsource its call center operations to direct marketerInstant Auto Insurance.

Insurance solutions provider AccessCoverageCorp partnered with Selective InsuranceGroup to launch real-time, bindable quoting in 14 statesfor Selective's independent agents who are also CoverageCorpcustomers. The solution utilizes XML technology based on ACORDstandards.

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance and401konnect.com (Konnect) finalized an agreement toprovide access to information regarding Great-West's 401(k)products to brokers registered with Konnect using Konnect's onlineRFP service.

Priority Data Systems and Ex-CelSolutions integrated Priority's PriorityRate, aWindows-based insurance rating program, and Ex-Cel Solutions'sPrintExpert data and document-processing system. They hope thestrategic alliance will provide an end-to-end transaction solutionfor the P&C industry.

Security software provider Eruces and financialand medical solution integrator DataWise formed analliance in which DataWise will sell the Eruces Tricryption Enginewith its integration services.

EHealthInsurance entered into an agreement withCountrywide Insurance Services to allow CIS tooffer customers a health insurance marketplace through www.cwinsurance.com.

Techinsurance andSubcontract.com finalized an agreement forTechinsurance to provide business insurance services toSubcontract.com members.

California Casualty Management has renewed itspartnership agreement with claims solution providerProcessClaims. The new agreement is for threeyears.