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As it relates to their online activities, insurance companies are jeopardizing their relationships with customers by failing to protect the privacy of their personal information.That's according to the Customer Respect Group, a Bellevue, Wash.-based research firm that studies how corporations treat customers online.

It's a logical concept: Where, when and how people drive their cars affects whether or not they're likely to have an accident. But the insurance industry is just beginning to determine how driving behavior correlates with risk.

Cash-strapped and under-staffed human resource administrators urgently need help. They don't have the time or inclination to enroll employees, deal with evidence of insurability, or handle personal employee health information.

Electronic submission of workers' compensation, commercial auto and general liability applications will soon become easier than ever for most Wausau Insurance producers, brokers and agents. Building on its current Applied System's interface, Wausau can now accept submissions from the AMS Sagitta Browser and AFW Online products.

WASHINGTON-- How much life insurance do I need? What does long-term care cost in my area? Should I buy disability insurance?

LOS ANGELES--RPost, The Registered e-Mail Company (www.rpost.com), announced today its revolutionary (R)egistered e-Mail(R) product has been endorsed by The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers. The Council represents the top one-percent of all commercial property/casualty and employee benefits brokers in the United States, a group that places 80 percent of commercial insurance premiums.

PeopleSoft and IBM will jointly market and deliver integrated, cross-functional industry solutions targeted at solving some of the most difficult business process challenges facing companies today.

ANDOVER, Mass.-- CGI Group Inc. (CGI) announced the release of INSideOUT Version 9. INSideOUT's Version 9 offers significant value to customers by improving productivity and lowering maintenance costs.

PORTLAND, Ore-- Standard Insurance Company, a subsidiary of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., has launched The Standard Advisor Partner, a new service model created to develop business partnerships between The Standard and third party administrators and pension consultants.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20--Total data storage-related industry revenues are expected to increase approximately 5% for full-year 2004, says Standard & Poor's Equity Research in a new, semiannual study of the industry.