Insurance Networking News: Executive Strategies for Technology Management

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Articles in July, 2005 issue of Insurance Networking News: Executive Strategies for Technology Management

• Two primary trends are emerging that are impacting the state of underwriting in the P&C market.
• Audience Poll Sheds Light on Need for IT, Business Alignment.
  by Speer, Pat
• Distribution Challenges to Intensify.(Brief Article)
• Business Alliances.(alliance between MapInfo Corp. and International Business Machines Corp.)(distribution agreement between Gordian Transformation Partners and Fuego Inc.)(Lawson Software acquires Intentia International AB)
• An End-to-End Legacy Replacement: Rural Mutual's three-year system conversion project holds promise for agents to improve customer service.
  by Dwyer, Steve
• ACORD-LOMA Survey Results.(Brief Article)
• Products.(insurance software applications)
• Making the (Business) Case for Technology.(Mobilizing technology in insurance industry)
  by Speer, Editor-In-Chief Pat
• Underwriting Scrutiny: Over the past several years, carriers have tightened their underwriting standards to more carefully select and price risk. Will this discipline continue in a soft market?
  by Rutkowski, Therese
• Business Side Still Largely in the Dark.(Agent-Company Organization for Research and Development (insurance industry))
  by Speer, Pat
• Carriers Build Bridges To Better Serve Agents.
  by Dwyer, Steve
• Contracts.(Contracts of insurance information technology companies)
• ACT grasps the possibilities for agents.(Agents Council for Technology)(Brief Article)
• Vendors: Getting to One System Often a Myth.(policy administration software of insurance industry)
  by Speer, Pat
• At-A-Glance: Rural Mutual Insurance Co.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
• Transparency, Consistency, and Business Buy-in Keys to Survival.
  by Speer, Pat
• Online Site Gets Top Price for Insurers' Steel Claims: Dubbed the "eBay for steel," SteelSalvor minimizes losses for marine and commercial insurers when they're left with rejected steel cargo.(SteelSalvor LLC)
  by Rutkowski, Therese
• e.Business Briefs.(MassMutual Retirement Services enhances service through online)(MetLife Benefits Portal has added online employee benefits)(United Teacher Associates Insurance Co launches medicare services)(Brief Article)
• Core Systems Are Top Priority.(Brief Article)
• SEC, NAIC Assess Guidelines for SOX Compliance.(National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Sarbanes-Oxley act)
  by Dwyer, Steve
• Managing Change Requires Diligence, Homework and a Systematic Approach to the CEO's Office.
  by Speer, Pat
• Web Services: Hype or True Value?: The dream of universal connectivity of insurance systems, both internal and external, has evolved.
  by Aminian, H. Alex