WHO’SBUYINGWHAT
Recent deals for technology software and services
Barton Mutual Selects
SpeedBuilder Portal
SpeedBuilder Systems LLC, a Columbia,
S.C.-based provider of software and services
for the insurance industry, announced that
Liberal, Mo.-based Barton Mutual Group has
successfully implemented BindExpress Portal
and several other components of the BindExpress Suite.
The new system is designed to enable
Barton and its independent agents to quote
and bind new business policies for the crime,
glass, BOP, liability and CPP lines of business,
with endorsements soon to follow. SpeedBuilder Systems’ BindExpress Product Configurator, BindExpress Rating, and BindExpress
Underwriting components power the portal’s once-and-done, straight-through processing using all AAIS rates, rules and forms.
“BindExpress has transformed our com-
mercial lines service,” says Joel Dermott,
CIO of Barton Mutual Group. “Agents love
the flexibility of getting quotes themselves
at any time. Since we now capture all re-
quired information up front, our underwrit-
ers can focus on reviewing risks and not
chasing paper, improving overall efficiency
for submissions.”
Access Adds Human
Capital Mgt. Solution
Ultimate Software, a Weston, Fla.-based
provider of end-to-end human capital management (HCM) software-as-a-service solutions, announced that auto insurer Access
Insurance selected UltiPro Workplace for
comprehensive HCM, including HR, payroll,
recruitment, performance management, salary planning and time management.
Atlanta-based Access says UltiPro’s strategic business intelligence will enable them
to parse workforce information across HR
specialties that have previously been siloed,
which will enable them to plan and operate
more strategically and cost effectively.
“We knew we didn’t want a mainframe
solution with a Web interface or a disparate
application that was pieced together,” says
David Hughes, VP of HR for Access Insur-
ance. “We are a high-growth company, and
in order to manage expansion efficiently,
we needed a truly unified solution that
could deliver powerful ad-hoc reports,
which is why we selected UltiPro.”
Alfa Vision Selects SAS To
Aid Customer Retention
Alfa Vision Insurance Corp., a Brentwood,
Tenn.-based nonstandard auto subsidiary
of Alfa Insurance Co., selected a product
from Cary, N.C.-based business analytics
software provider SAS to help boost its retention rates.
Based on a recommendation from Elite
Technology Solutions, a SAS Alliance partner with expertise in developing analytic
solutions for insurance, Alfa Vision chose
SAS Analytics Pro.
SAS Analytics Pro is designed to enable
users to access, manipulate, analyze and
present information on their own. Because it
works on the desktop, it does not require
resource-intensive IT support, as users can
access data from most any source, SAS says.
Progressive Adopts
Mitchell Solution
Mayfield Village, Ohio-based Progressive
Corp. will use the physical damage claims
processing solution, WorkCenter, created
by Mitchell International Inc., a San Diego-based solutions provider to the property/
casualty and automotive collision repair industries. Progressive will begin integration
with Mitchell’s vehicle evaluation application, WorkCenter Total Loss.
Mitchell’s WorkCenter solution is designed to provide assignment, repairable
estimating, total loss valuation, review/au-dit, repair management and reporting.
INN July/August 2010 EDITORIAL INDEX
Company Name
Page
Company Name
Page
Company Name
Page
Company Name
Page
Access Insurance 90
ACORD 8, 94
ACT 8
Aetna 15
Aflac 8, 19, 22
AIR Worldwide 12
Aite Group LLC 88
Alfa Insurance Co. 90
Alfa Vision Insurance Corp. 90
Allstate Insurance Co. 87
American Collectors Insurance 8
American Insurance Association 88
Aon Corp. 89
Aon eSolutions 89
Aon Risk Services Inc. 8
Aon Risk Insurance Services West 8
Apple 19
Barton Mutual Group 90
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana 17
Blue Wave Technology 89
Broadlane 16
Camilion Solutions Inc. 15
Capitol Insurance 8
Celent 21
Centers for Disease Control 14
and Prevention
Chilmark Research
CIGNA
CIMdata Inc.
CSC
Cycle Computing
Diamond Management and
Genworth Financial
Grange Insurance
Guidewire Software Inc.
Harleysville Insurance
Humana
Hyland Software
IBM
ING U.S. Insurance
Insured Retirement Institute
iPipeline
Ironshore Inc.
iter8
Kaiser Permanente
Kalido
17
16
15
8, 89
23
23
12
8
88
87
87
8
22
85, 87
87
16
11
11
8
11
8
8
8
16
12
Kansas City Life Insurance Co. 11
L&T Infotech 89
MAXIMUS Inc. 12
McKinsey & Co. 24
Mintel International Group Ltd. 18
Mitchell International Inc. 90
Motorists Insurance Group 11
Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. 86
National Association 26
of Insurance Commissioners
Nationwide Financial 8
Novarica 11, 19
OneShield 8
Oracle 8, 11
Plymouth Rock Insurance 22
Group of Companies
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Progressive Corp.
Property Casualty Insurers
Association of America
Providence Mutual Fire Insurance 8
Safeco 8
SAS 26, 90
Selective Insurance 8
Sensis Agency 15
Shared Technology Services Group 22
17, 23
87, 90
88
Sistemas Medicos Nacionales, 15
S.A. de C.V.
SMA 8
SpeedBuilder Systems LLC 90
The Economist 6
TowerGroup 10
Travelers 8
Treutel Insurance Agency 8
Ultimate Software 90
UnitedHealthcare 14
UnitedHealth Group 14
U.S. Department of Labor 14
Valen Technologies Inc. 87
WellPoint 17
Wipro Technologies 22
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services 17
Zurich in North America 8, 86
Note: Company names comprising this
listing are presented as a courtesy to our
readers, and at press, may be subject to
change. Company names can also be
searched at www.insurancenetworking.
com.
