The SEMCI Clock: How Long Will It Continue To Run? Have you ever noticed that some things just seem to go on and on without ceasing? Staples like Friday the 13th sequels, The Tonight Show, The Rolling Stones, James Bond movies and philandering politicians just refuse to go awayfor better or worse.

Likewise, in the insurance world, it seems the agency community has been talking about single-entry, multiple-company interface (SEMCI) forever, with no foreseeable end in sight.

I got to wondering the other day just how long we have been talking about the elusive state of being able to enter data once and have a variety of carriers understand and respond to it, without having to re-key for each insurers proprietary systems.

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