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The tool directly connects carriers and distributors to agent licensing and appointment information.

Real-time capabilities support providers in discussing the actual costs for various health care procedures.

Association’s proposition includes guaranteed coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions.

NAMIC says small insurance companies at risk unless plan is reformed.

This acquisition is the latest of many investments The Hanover has made in the past five years.

Providers are adopting electronic health records and one has earned a 2% cut in its malpractice insurance premiums.

Margarita Tapia will head public relations for the national agents' association.

TowerGroup says tumultuous past year will color the insurance industry going forward.

The number of insurance businesses for sale far exceeds demand in the current market, Travelers Cos. CEO Jay Fishman said yesterday.

AIG will start calling its aigdirect.com business 21st Century Insurance in January, reverting to the brand of a California-based car insurer acquired last year.

The Insurance Research Council (IRC) study is based on data from more than 42,000 auto injury claims closed with payment under the five principal private passenger coverages.

Nationwide Funds’ president sees “light at the end of the tunnel” with new products and distribution initiatives.

Deal is an acknowledgement by risk management solutions provider of critical emergent risk factor: climate change.

Newark, N.J. — Prudential Financial Inc., chairman and CEO John Strangfeld received the 2008 CEO Diversity Leadership Award from Diversity Best Practices for his commitment to integrating diversity into the company's corporate culture and business practices. Strangfeld was recognized along with 10 other leaders at Diversity Best Practices' 15th annual Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Summit and Gala held in Washington .

Wakefield, Mass. — Panviva, a provider of Business Process Guidance (BPG) systems for the health insurance industry, announced the opening of a U.S. office in Wakefield, Mass., just outside of Boston. There, the company will offer support for its health insurance customer base.

Stamford, Conn. – IVANS, a provider of corporate connectivity solutions and services, worked with personal lines P&C giant Progressive Insurance to implement agent-enabled single sign-on technology through IVANS Transformation Station that makes it easier for agents to quote and service their policies, and streamline their workflow. Once Progressive’s agents update their real-time account via their agency management system, and register at Progressive’s Web site, ForAgentsOnly.com (FAO), they will no longer have to enter their user ID and password when bridging over to the FAO website. By utilizing this technology, Progressive now updates the agents’ credentials within Transformation Station on the agent’s behalf. As a result, any time the agent changes his password on Progressive’s FAO website, Transformation Station is automatically updated, thereby enabling a secure, single sign-on to both Transformation Station and the FAO website, and faster access to their policy data.

New York – MajescoMastek, the subsidiary of global technology solutions provider Mastek, reports that the STG Insurance Suite, in its ready-to-deploy application service provider (ASP) model, has gone live for The Responsive Auto Insurance Co., Fort Lauderdale, and will facilitate processing of the carrier’s personal auto business in the state of Florida.

Chicago - BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, L.P., a corporate venture fund that is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, and Sandbox Industries announced a $5-million investment in Initiate Systems, Inc., a provider of master data management (MDM) solutions for health information exchange.

New Berlin , Wis. and Natick , Mass. - Property insurance information provider Marshall & Swift / Boeckh (MSB) and contents valuation provider Enservio will deliver contents valuations for property claims through electronic integration between MSB's IntegriClaim property claim estimating solution and Enservio's contents claims management process. Property insurers leveraging IntegriClaim's Administrator function are now able to route contents assignments directly to Enservio and receive back completed contents estimates.

Minneapolis – Under a new presidential administration, successful financial services and insurance organizations will be those that are not only able to adjust to a changing regulatory landscape, but ones that can also demonstrate they are embracing the letter and the spirit of the law. So say experts at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, a provider of compliance and operational risk management solutions to financial organizations.