http://www.news-insurances.com News-Insurances.com is an independent online media providing the latest insurance news for the insurance industry and consumers Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:32:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.news-insurances.com/car-insurance-new-iphone-application-for-new-jersey-drivers/0167301594 http://www.news-insurances.com/car-insurance-new-iphone-application-for-new-jersey-drivers/0167301594#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:44:15 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=301594 Palisades, New Jersey car insurance company, announced today the launch of a new iPhone application available to all Palisades customers and New Jersey residents. The free, easy-to-use application is available to download on iTunes and the Palisades web site for use with an iPhone or iPod Touch. The application offers a variety of resources, including [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/car-insurance-new-iphone-application-for-new-jersey-drivers/0167301594/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/arag-wins-two-awards-in-national-competition/0167107454 http://www.news-insurances.com/arag-wins-two-awards-in-national-competition/0167107454#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 14:44:44 +0000 Damian Dozol http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=107454 Bristol-based legal insurance specialist ARAG won two awards last week at the prestigious Claims Technology Awards held in Manchester. ARAG’s combined After-the-Event (ATE) Claims & Underwriting departments was named outstanding team of the year and ARAG also gained the award for most innovative use of software by an insurer for its online ATE policy application [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/arag-wins-two-awards-in-national-competition/0167107454/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/iphone-application-that-provides-support-to-drivers-at-the-scene-of-an-accident/016728680 http://www.news-insurances.com/iphone-application-that-provides-support-to-drivers-at-the-scene-of-an-accident/016728680#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:24:17 +0000 Tom Scott n]]> N customers]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=28680 Responding to new research that shows 38% of drivers fail to capture sufficient third party details needed for making a claim, MORE TH>N has launched an iPhone application that provides support to drivers at the scene of an accident. The Car Claim accident tool provides step by step guidance through safety precautions at the roadside, [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/iphone-application-that-provides-support-to-drivers-at-the-scene-of-an-accident/016728680/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-launches-its-new-corporate-website-in-spain/016715526 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-launches-its-new-corporate-website-in-spain/016715526#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:24:44 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=15526 Aviva Spain, the country’s second-largest life insurer, today launches its new corporate website (www.aviva.es), in keeping with the Aviva group’s global corporate image. The new website has incorporated the site of the asset management unit Aviva Gestión into the institutional website of the Aviva Group in Spain. This is the first step in the merging [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-launches-its-new-corporate-website-in-spain/016715526/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/clear-bike-insurance-selects-white-knight-solutions-as-claims-partner/016714563 http://www.news-insurances.com/clear-bike-insurance-selects-white-knight-solutions-as-claims-partner/016714563#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:34:37 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=14563 Specialist motorcycle insurance provider Clear Bike Insurance has selected leading claims management company White Knight Solutions to provide a complete outsourced claims service to its customers. White Knight will handle the full end to end process of Clear Bike customers’ claims, from first notification of loss, through hire and repair. Clear Bike Director Paul Wheeler [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/clear-bike-insurance-selects-white-knight-solutions-as-claims-partner/016714563/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-opens-wrap-and-sipp-platforms-for-new-business/016714133 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-opens-wrap-and-sipp-platforms-for-new-business/016714133#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:14:48 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=14133 Aviva will fully reopened its wrap and sipp platforms for new business. Re-engineered on a proven technology platform and including a series of significant improvements, the Aviva Wrap and Sipp platforms have been reopened following extensive testing with financial advisers. The Aviva Wrap has been designed to enable financial advisers to meet the challenges, and [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-opens-wrap-and-sipp-platforms-for-new-business/016714133/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-benfield-launches-groundbreaking-facultative-platform-%e2%80%9cfaconnect%e2%80%9d-2/016714028 http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-benfield-launches-groundbreaking-facultative-platform-%e2%80%9cfaconnect%e2%80%9d-2/016714028#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:00:21 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=14028 Aon Benfield today announces the launch of its highly anticipated proprietary facultative broking platform. The web portal, FAConnectSM, brings the broker marketplace to clients’ computer desktops, allowing them to quote and bind their unique facultative risks in less than five minutes through a straightforward user interface. FAConnect provides a choice of global markets, and is [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-benfield-launches-groundbreaking-facultative-platform-%e2%80%9cfaconnect%e2%80%9d-2/016714028/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/zurich-to-enhance-strategic-business-risk-modeling/016713999 http://www.news-insurances.com/zurich-to-enhance-strategic-business-risk-modeling/016713999#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:39:02 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=13999 Zurich Financial Services Group today announced key enhancements to its Global Risk Assessment Module (GLORAM), an innovative tool designed to assist businesses around the world to cope with the management of risk. GLORAM is a fact-based management tool which simplifies the results of complex risk modeling in an easy to understand way. The tool has [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/zurich-to-enhance-strategic-business-risk-modeling/016713999/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/avivas-motoring-organisations-rac-launches-iphone-traffic-apps/016713736 http://www.news-insurances.com/avivas-motoring-organisations-rac-launches-iphone-traffic-apps/016713736#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:06:24 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=13736 A new mobile application is set to keep Britain’s motorists moving and enable them to plan their route with the benefit of real time traffic information. The app, the first by RAC, is progressive amongst traffic apps as it shows start and end points of congestion, overlayed onto Google Maps. The app pinpoints the user’s [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/avivas-motoring-organisations-rac-launches-iphone-traffic-apps/016713736/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/more-thn-launches-accident-iphone-application/016712864 http://www.news-insurances.com/more-thn-launches-accident-iphone-application/016712864#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:13:11 +0000 George Stobbart an]]> N customers]]> N insurance]]> N Insurance innovation]]> N Insurance iPhone application]]> N Insurance iPhone apps]]> N insurance motorists]]> N Managing Director]]> N motorists]]> N UK]]> N UK head of IT innovation]]> N UK innovation]]> N UK iPhone application]]> N UK iPhone apps]]> N UK motorists]]> Ndent]]> Ndent iPhone apps]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12864 Responding to new research that shows 38% of drivers fail to capture sufficient third party details needed for making a claim, MORE TH>N has launched an iPhone application that provides support to drivers at the scene of an accident. The Car Claim accident tool provides step by step guidance through safety precautions at the roadside, and [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/more-thn-launches-accident-iphone-application/016712864/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/us-insurer-geico-launches-iphone-app-glovebox/016712531 http://www.news-insurances.com/us-insurer-geico-launches-iphone-app-glovebox/016712531#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:33:23 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12531 GEICO packed lots of functionality into its new iPhone app—GEICO GloveBox™—to give users, both customers and non-customers alike, handy features right at their fingertips. The GEICO GloveBox app allows customers to pay their bill and view their insurance card.  Even non-GEICO customers can take advantage of the many features of the application. Guidance is provided [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/us-insurer-geico-launches-iphone-app-glovebox/016712531/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-canada-improves-broker-connectivity-via-applied-systems-warp-technology/016712500 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-canada-improves-broker-connectivity-via-applied-systems-warp-technology/016712500#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:12:47 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12500 Aviva Canada announced today that broker connectivity with the Aviva Portal will be enhanced via Applied Systems’ WARP solution. The new functionality is now available for all Aviva personal lines business transacted in Ontario, the West and Atlantic regions. By interfacing with WARP, Aviva is giving its broker partners who use TAM® (The Agency Manager®) [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-canada-improves-broker-connectivity-via-applied-systems-warp-technology/016712500/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-uk-launches-iphone-app-axadent-to-help-motorists-involved-in-an-accident/016712475 http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-uk-launches-iphone-app-axadent-to-help-motorists-involved-in-an-accident/016712475#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:25:16 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=12475 As just a third of drivers admit to knowing what to do should they be involved in an accident , AXA Insurance has this week launched a motor insurance claims iPhone app to help. The application, available now from the Apple iTunes app store, will help motorists involved in an accident get through the stressful [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-uk-launches-iphone-app-axadent-to-help-motorists-involved-in-an-accident/016712475/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/top-20-insurance-website-traffic-for-july-09-alexa-rank/01672660 http://www.news-insurances.com/top-20-insurance-website-traffic-for-july-09-alexa-rank/01672660#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:40:12 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=2660 Discover the top ranked insurance website of December with the alexa rank based on websites traffic rank and related link. December insurance websites rank : Plus le Rank est petit, plus le site est visité.]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/top-20-insurance-website-traffic-for-july-09-alexa-rank/01672660/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aa-launches-iphone-app-driving-theory-test/016711738 http://www.news-insurances.com/aa-launches-iphone-app-driving-theory-test/016711738#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:23:29 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=11738 The AA’s Theory Test app for the iPhone and iPod Touch has made it into 6th place in the Rewind section for the best paid for app in 2009 in the iTunes store and has also topped the Educational category The new AA App allows learner drivers to test their theory skills before they take [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aa-launches-iphone-app-driving-theory-test/016711738/feed 1 http://www.news-insurances.com/groupama-insurances-rolls-out-fraud-prevention-solution-across-household-and-commercial-insurance-business/016711257 http://www.news-insurances.com/groupama-insurances-rolls-out-fraud-prevention-solution-across-household-and-commercial-insurance-business/016711257#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:10:53 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=11257 In a further indication of its commitment to tackle insurance fraud at the point of application and claim, Groupama Insurance has rolled out Hunter, the award winning fraud prevention solution across its household and commercial insurance business. The development follows the successful implementation of Hunter for all motor and fleet applications and claims, at the [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/groupama-insurances-rolls-out-fraud-prevention-solution-across-household-and-commercial-insurance-business/016711257/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/friends-provident-joins-origo-agency-administration-service/016710707 http://www.news-insurances.com/friends-provident-joins-origo-agency-administration-service/016710707#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:34:19 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=10707 Friends Provident has joined the Agency Administration service provided by Origo that gives financial advisers an online, one-stop, centralised process to create and submit requests for agency arrangements. The service will streamline the administration process, improve the consistency of communications, and enhance Friends Provident’s position as a leader in technology and online services for our [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/friends-provident-joins-origo-agency-administration-service/016710707/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-canada-selects-duck-creek-for-commercial-insurance-operations/016710636 http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-canada-selects-duck-creek-for-commercial-insurance-operations/016710636#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:04:10 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=10636 Duck Creek Technologies, Inc. (Duck Creek), a leading provider of software and services for the insurance industry, today announced that it has signed an agreement with its second Canadian carrier, RSA Canada, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. RSA Canada offers personal and commercial products across Canada, writing approximately $1.9 billion in annual premium. RSA Canada has [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-canada-selects-duck-creek-for-commercial-insurance-operations/016710636/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-esolutions-provides-products-for-clients-to-help-manage-new-mandatory-reporting-requirements-for-medicaid-and-medicare-services/01679632 http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-esolutions-provides-products-for-clients-to-help-manage-new-mandatory-reporting-requirements-for-medicaid-and-medicare-services/01679632#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:38:55 +0000 Tom Scott http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=9632 Aon eSolutions, provider of award winning technology-based tools that improve the management of risk, insurance and safety programs, today announced that risk management tools RiskConsole and iVOS will provide clients with solutions to comply with the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, or CMS, mandatory reporting requirements. Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-esolutions-provides-products-for-clients-to-help-manage-new-mandatory-reporting-requirements-for-medicaid-and-medicare-services/01679632/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-marsh-and-willis-gives-support-to-a-key-stage-in-progressing-market-modernisation-by-piloting-the-exchange/01678883 http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-marsh-and-willis-gives-support-to-a-key-stage-in-progressing-market-modernisation-by-piloting-the-exchange/01678883#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:12:06 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=8883 The three largest global broking firms, Aon, Marsh and Willis, today gave their support to a key stage in progressing market modernisation by agreeing to pilot the Exchange for endorsements using the latest agreed version of the ACORD standard. Richard Ward, Lloyd’s CEO, said: “The Exchange, which was an initiative originated by Lloyd’s, will be [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aon-marsh-and-willis-gives-support-to-a-key-stage-in-progressing-market-modernisation-by-piloting-the-exchange/01678883/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/brit-insurance-achieves-a-market-first/01677899 http://www.news-insurances.com/brit-insurance-achieves-a-market-first/01677899#comments Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:13:13 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=7899 Brit Insurance has become the first insurer in the Lloyd’s market to both endorse a risk and bind a new risk via the Lloyd’s Exchange*. The endorsement agreement, the first to use two way electronic messaging via the LEX, was achieved earlier this month between Sarah Mack, of Miller Insurance Services Limited (Miller) and Brit [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/brit-insurance-achieves-a-market-first/01677899/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-launches-online-secure-service-for-financial-advisers/01676281 http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-launches-online-secure-service-for-financial-advisers/01676281#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:38:42 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=6281 Aviva is launching online secure services on Aviva for Advisers, the website built for financial advisers. The new system will save advisers time by making it quicker and easier for them to work with their customers. The site – launched on Monday 19 October – has been designed following extensive research among financial advisers and [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/aviva-launches-online-secure-service-for-financial-advisers/01676281/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/marion-madden-named-non-executive-chairman-of-unirisx-london-markets/01676244 http://www.news-insurances.com/marion-madden-named-non-executive-chairman-of-unirisx-london-markets/01676244#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:59:20 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=6244 Leading Global SaaS Insurance Software Provider Hires Former R J Kiln & Co. Ltd., COO to Expand Services in the UK Unirisx, LLC, the SaaS provider of global insurance services, today announced the appointment of Marion Madden as Non-Executive Chairman to the London Market. In this role, Ms. Madden will leverage her expertise within the [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/marion-madden-named-non-executive-chairman-of-unirisx-london-markets/01676244/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-chooses-neovia-payment-suite-for-more-thn-and-other-insurance-brands/01676089 http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-chooses-neovia-payment-suite-for-more-thn-and-other-insurance-brands/01676089#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:24:35 +0000 Barbara karouski an]]> n]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=6089 N and Other Insurance Brands" width="70" height="70" />NEOVIA Financial, the independent global online payments business, today announced it has been chosen by RSA as the standard to process payments for all its brands, including its leading MORE TH>N insurance brand with two million customers. In the initial deployment, NEOVIA will use its payment suite to [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/rsa-chooses-neovia-payment-suite-for-more-thn-and-other-insurance-brands/01676089/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/insurance-solutions-specialist-rdt-sees-revenues-increase-by-over-50/01675830 http://www.news-insurances.com/insurance-solutions-specialist-rdt-sees-revenues-increase-by-over-50/01675830#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:08:07 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5830 Figures released by RDT illustrate that it has been a thriving year for the company despite current gloomy economic operating conditions, with interest levels in its Landscape.NET suite of products increasing significantly. The insurance administration solutions specialist has successfully converted over 70% of new business opportunities, increasing its yearly revenues by over 50%. This business [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/insurance-solutions-specialist-rdt-sees-revenues-increase-by-over-50/01675830/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/direct-group-completes-debt-refinancing/01675631 http://www.news-insurances.com/direct-group-completes-debt-refinancing/01675631#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:23:42 +0000 Sofia Ashmore http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5631 Direct Group has completed a major debt refinancing to provide further funding for the group’s market consolidation strategy. The facilities, arranged by Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets Acquisition Finance, will enable Direct Group to capitalise on acquisition opportunities across the sector as well as fund its organic growth plans. As part of the refinancing, Direct Group [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/direct-group-completes-debt-refinancing/01675631/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/brokers-to-offer-competitive-prices-through-aviva%e2%80%99s-sophisticated-pricing-system-insurecom/01675627 http://www.news-insurances.com/brokers-to-offer-competitive-prices-through-aviva%e2%80%99s-sophisticated-pricing-system-insurecom/01675627#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:11:00 +0000 Tom Scott http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5627 Brokers can now offer customers personal lines products that are more price competitive with the direct insurance marketplace. By drawing upon Aviva’s underwriting expertise in the direct marketplace, brokers can now access Aviva’s most sophisticated pricing system either through a web based portal or via their software house, creating a transparent alignment between direct and [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/brokers-to-offer-competitive-prices-through-aviva%e2%80%99s-sophisticated-pricing-system-insurecom/01675627/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/direct-group-launches-protection-claims-solution/01675637 http://www.news-insurances.com/direct-group-launches-protection-claims-solution/01675637#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:29:25 +0000 Barbara karouski http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5637 Following the recent successful launch of their new fraud screening product ‘Validate’ on Travel claims, Direct Group has expanded the solution into Protection claims. This has proved beneficial, helping their Investigation services team, (DGIS) make an average saving of £2,800 on each claim investigated in respect of Accident, Sickness and Unemployment claims in the last [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/direct-group-launches-protection-claims-solution/01675637/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-chooses-it-partner-platform-for-transforming-commercial-business-2/01675514 http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-chooses-it-partner-platform-for-transforming-commercial-business-2/01675514#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:00:00 +0000 George Stobbart http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5514 AXA Insurance has announced the IT platform chosen to support its commercial lines business and drive forward the commercial strategy. The EXAMPLE platform® by Duck Creek Technologies Europe (DCTE) and in partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been chosen to replace the current IT mainframe systems which have been operational for the past decade. [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/axa-chooses-it-partner-platform-for-transforming-commercial-business-2/01675514/feed 0 http://www.news-insurances.com/how-a-risk-management-information-system-rmis-could-be-benefic-to-organisations/01675474 http://www.news-insurances.com/how-a-risk-management-information-system-rmis-could-be-benefic-to-organisations/01675474#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:54:55 +0000 Tom Scott http://www.news-insurances.com/?p=5474 Aon eSolutions, provider of technology-based tools that improve the management of risk, insurance and safety programmes, is today launching the results of its 2009 Global Risk Technology Survey at the Federation of European Risk Management Association conference in Prague, Czech Republic. The report shows how organisations are implementing, utilising and benefiting from their risk management [...]]]> http://www.news-insurances.com/how-a-risk-management-information-system-rmis-could-be-benefic-to-organisations/01675474/feed 0