VERTEX, Inc., a provider of services and software to the insurance and financial services industries, has announced the release of a strategic upgrade to its VTXml product suite, which produces and

ACORD has created a new designation program for standards implementers and the opening of enrollment for its first examination. The designation is called the ACE, or ACORD Certified Expert, and the

Kevin J. Cawley has joined Valiant Insurance as SVP-Chief Actuary. Cawley most recently served as the Chief Actuary for Liberty International Underwriters- North America, where he was responsible for managing the actuarial staff in the US and

Connecticut's Insurance and Real Estate Committee has rejected two bills that insurance trade groups contend would have had an adverse affect on consumers in the state. The bills, SB 763 and SB 6444 were rejected by the committee last Thursday.

The American Assn. of Managing Agents (AAMGA) announced its 2009 Board of Directors Elections. Mark Rothert of Ron Rothert Insurance Services was elected by majority to serve as president -elect until his term begins in 2010.

A recent study of commercial insurance pricing performed by Towers Perrin found that commercial insurance prices saw a decline of 3 percent during the fourth quarter of 2008, compared to a year ago. The 3 percent decline represents the

Abacus Insurance Brokers has selected North American Specialty Insurance Co. to expand its online entertainment programs.Abacus, the Los Angeles-based program manager that distributes specialty insurance products online through its Web

Atlantic Specialty Lines has created a new Commercial General Liability policy aimed at specialty contractors involved in prescribed fires and grassland burning. Prescribed fire is a land management method used to control the natural buildup of