Insurance professionals have an online spot for engaging inconversation about insurance, technology and related topics, asApplied Systems has launched a blog.

The insurance technology company hosts the blog forconversations that include but also go beyond agency and brokermanagement systems. It features posts on the latest in technology,continuing insurance education, insurance trends, and industry newsand events.

The blog is meant to engage a broad insurance audience andencourage readers to comment and converse. Applied Systemsprofessional staff and guest bloggers will provide material on thesite. The blog is also accessible from the 'blog' link at theApplied Website.

“We hope to provide a forum for some lively discussion,beginning with some of the issues our company is involved in onbehalf of agents, brokers and carriers,” says James P. Kellner,Applied Systems chairman and CEO. “We want to know we're helping tocreate discussion around what interests people in the industry, andto provide a site where insurance voices can be heard talking aboutwhat's important to them.”

Kellner kicked off the blog with a post of his own about theApplied Systems campaign to raise funds and awareness for InVEST(Insurance Vocational Education Student Training) through theApplied Systems Facebook page.