XDimensional, the makers of the Nexsure agency automation system, sponsored their third annual insurance summit in Hartford, Conn in late August. Nexsure is a comprehensive customer relationship management, sales force automation, and business management solution for insurance agencies that taps web services technology. Nexsure recently won an endorsement from the Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers. XDimensional’s Bob Juracka and Bill Hunt speak with Andy Simpson of Insurance Journal on how Nexsure represents the next generation in insurance agency management technology.
John, principal of Norwood & Associates, has been an lobbyist for insurance and financial services sectors across several decades. Norwood offered a focused looking at the all-important workers’ compensation issue, and he gave his thoughts on health insurance exchanges. In fact, Norwood forecast that 2012 will rank as an important one when it comes to [...]
John Norwood is one of California’s best known legislative advocates for the insurance and financial services sectors. Norwood spoke to the Insurance Journal about legislation and regulation, including a proposal by a consumer advocacy group that would establish prior approval for healthcare insurance and would make major changes to auto insurance and homeowners insurance in [...]
For insurance agents Gary Trippe and Jim Pender, the idea for DVIC, or Disabled Veterans Insurance Careers, which aims to guide disabled veterans into careers in insurance, evolved in part from their own personal experiences with disabled family members. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andy Simpson, the two share their dream of an organization [...]
This year the Entrepreneurial Insurance Alliance (EIA), sponsored by MarketScout, named Vertafore and Risk Metrics, as winners of it 2011 Entrepreneurial Award in technology. Vertafore’s WorkSmart and Risk Metrics’ Insurance 360 technology products received recognition from the EIA as being some of the industry’s most innovative concepts in technology. Each year, the EIA receives hundreds [...]
Retail and wholesale brokers face the challenge —and opportunity— of redefining their relationships and value proposition in today’s changing insurance distribution world, according to Glenn Hargrove, president, MarketScout Wholesale, Dallas, Tex. In this interview from the recent Western Insurance Agents Association’s Insurance Industry Roundtable in California, Hargrove outlines the value proposition of agents and brokers [...]
The medical liability market continues to perform well even as the nation struggles to implement health care reform. Robert Allen, senior vice presidents at Torus Insurance, says many health care institutions are implementing new strategies to be successful in today’s health care reform world. In this interview with Insurance Journal’s Andrea Ortega-Wells from the annual [...]
EFI is a forensic engineering, fire investigation, and environmental consulting services firm. The Texas-based company handles as many as 20,000 projects a year, identifying the human and design errors, assessing damage, and developing solutions. The cases range from routine structure and vehicle fires to hazardous oil spills to rocket explosions. In this interview, Ron Holt, [...]
Iowa’s Voss has her hands full settling a new rebating controversy, improving the small business
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