The great savior for mid-tier and smaller insurance carriers in the past decade has been the Web. Regional insurers could suddenly do business in the same manner as national carriers and customers found it nearly impossible to distinguish between the two. Life was great for these smaller insurance companies.

Hartford, Conn. is trying to recapture its status as the nation's insurance capital by drawing in a specialized insurance business that is finding a home elsewhere.

Sapiens International Corporation N.V., a provider of insurance software solutions, announces the availability of IDIT Software Suite Version 9. The new release enables general insurance companies to improve product development and sales capabilities with features such as enhanced intermediary management, enhanced scheduling management of interfaces, and enhanced workflow setup.

The Internet cannot replace basic blocking and tackling, and introspection and intuition, however it can be a great resource. Great adjusters will leverage the Internet to dig deep.