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Insurance & Technology
July 2, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Farmers Completes Acquisition of 21st Century Insurance Largest acquisition in the company's history strengthens its position as the third-largest personal lines carrier in the U.S. and makes it the top auto insurer in several states, including California.   |
Insurance & Technology
July 8, 2010
Nathan Golia |
Farmers Looks to E-Readers for Agent Resources The insurer and its agents are finding that improving access to sales and training resources by putting them on e-readers improves customer service. |
Insurance & Technology
April 16, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Farmers Insurance Group Will Acquire 21st Century, Other AIG Personal Auto Carriers The $1.9 billion deal to acquire AIG's Personal Auto Group is expected to close by the third quarter of 2009, pending regulatory approval. |
Insurance & Technology
September 16, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Farmers Creates iClaims Mobile App for Customers Provided free of charge to customers, the new application enables policy holders to store their agent's contact information and report claims from the scene of the loss from their iPhone or iTouch. |
Insurance & Technology
November 28, 2005
Maria Woehr |
A Good EXAMPLE To manage and process policies for a Web-based quoting and submission system, Farmers Mutual Protective Association of Texas has deployed Duck Creek's EXAMPLE Platform. |
Insurance & Technology
February 1, 2006
Anthony O'Donnell |
Driving Web Strategies If there's a product segment in the insurance industry that has fulfilled the fantasy of direct online sales in any measure, it's auto insurance. |
Insurance & Technology
January 11, 2010
Nathan Conz |
Farmers Names Travers EVP of Operations Farmers Group has promoted David Travers to the position of executive vice president of operations. |
Insurance & Technology
September 14, 2004
Kristi Nelson |
Farmers Streamlines Auto Claims Processing ClaimsPort solution moves third largest auto insurer from paper-based processes to ASP model. |
Insurance & Technology
January 5, 2006 |
Techwatch Property Valuation... Core Processing... Account Management... Distribution... Business Logic... Online Reference... Document Mgmt... IT Governance... |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is InsWeb Turning the Corner? The online insurance lead generator is slowly heading toward a pivotal year. Investors should keep a close eye on fourth-quarter numbers. |
Insurance & Technology
May 13, 2010
Anthony O'Donnell |
Farmers Expands eZsign Claims E-Signature Capability to 16 States Launched in Dec. 2009, the eZsign capability enables Farmers to provide customers the option to receive document links via email, sign online, and submit them instantly to expedite payment. |
Insurance & Technology
April 2, 2004
Julie Gallagher |
IIABA Resists Crop Offering Association opposes online crop insurance sales as too complex. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Worthless Insurance InsWeb is trading for less than its cash, but some bailing insiders think that's still too expensive. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Don't Get Caught in InsWeb The online insurance lead generator's cash hoard may ensnare unwary investors. |
CRM
April 2011
Koa Beck |
Required Reading: Taking the Lead Dan McDade has written a 100-page book titled "The Truth About Leads" in which he says sales and marketing teams must be connected for a win-win scenario. |
Insurance & Technology
April 6, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Clearing Up Case Handling To automate its medical/personal-injury protection claims processing, Farmers Insurance Group deployed Clear Technology's Med/PIP Claims Processing Solution. |
Insurance & Technology
February 1, 2010
Anthony O'Donnell |
Farmers Names Susan Bithell Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer Bithell will oversee the continued alignment of the company's underwriting strategy, processes and methodology across several business units. |
Insurance & Technology
December 18, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Farmers Introduces Electronic Signature Service to Expedite Total Loss Settlements The carrier's eZsign settlement option allows customers to receive documents via e-mail rather than a mailing process that can take longer than a week. |
Bank Technology News
January 2007
John Adams |
Lead Generation: Family First Finds Tailor-Made Sales Prospects A Chicago mortgage lender is utilizing a new "e-Bay-style" online exchange for mortgage leads that lets institutions set the time and place for bidding on leads. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
InsWeb Turns Over a New Leaf The online insurance lead generator finally turns an operating profit. But investors may want to wait another quarter or two for validation here, if only because the cash cushion is now so far away. |
Insurance & Technology
April 4, 2007
Anthony O'Donnell |
Moving Forward Oklahoma Farmers Union Mutual selects Fiserv technology to power a transformation in support of growth and greater ease of use. |
CRM
September 1, 2004
Lior Arussy |
Stop Wasting Everyone's Time Give agents timely access to relevant data, and watch sales and satisfaction soar. |
Insurance & Technology
May 25, 2009
Nathan Conz |
Farmers Pilots Use of IBM Simulation Game in Call Center Training Farmers Insurance is piloting the use of IBM's business process management simulation game in its call center leadership training programs. |
Search Engine Watch
March 29, 2011
Ryan Woolley |
When Paid Search Marketing & Business Operations Come Together The combined power of business operations and empirical marketing data is powerful and is a win for the entire business. A real life example of why it pays off to meticulously analyze your paid search data. |
Insurance & Technology
December 20, 2004
Wendy Toth |
Breaking Boundaries Customer care service provider CiDirect opens a Spanish-English bilingual call center to extend support to the industry for this underserved market. |
Inc.
January 2008
Leah Hoffmann |
How to Get Profitable Sales Leads Online The online lead generation industry has recently come under scrutiny for its practices. Still, plenty of honest - and effective - companies are out there. Here's how to make sure you get the best leads for your buck. |
InternetNews
October 20, 2006
Paul Shread |
Investors Go Gaga Over Google Google shares soared 8% Friday after the search giant once again trounced Wall Street estimates... The Nasdaq ended up slightly... Earnings season will continue next week... etc. |
PHONE+
January 29, 2010
Khali Henderson |
On-Demand CRM for Telecom Agents Debuts After a year in beta testing, Qudex announced in fall 2009 a new on-demand CRM package just for telecom. The software as a service application was designed for customers, carriers and agents to manage telecom assets. |
Search Engine Watch
April 3, 2009
Gregg Stewart |
Improve Lead Conversions with Speed and Quality Today's economic environment forces all of us to do more with the same or less. The way to get more sales out of lead-gen efforts is by increasing the conversion rate with fast and thorough follow-up. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
InsWeb's Strife Insurance InsWeb's problem is that its business model is a dud. There's a reason why insurance companies have a fleet of localized representatives. Insurance -- particularly life insurance -- is something that begs to be sold in person, not on line. |
Insurance & Technology
February 1, 2006
Phil Britt |
A Web of Support There has been an upturn in insurers' investments in Web-based tools that enable agents to work more efficiently and, through those efficiencies, sell more, increase commissions and make more money for the companies they represent. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Oh, What a Tangled InsWeb ... The fickle retail investors cashing out today might not be simply overlooking the one-time severance hit. Maybe they also see the future, and fear that InsWeb's current strategy will only work for so long. |
InternetNews
April 17, 2007
Paul Shread |
Big Techs Post Mixed Results IBM and Intel fared well on their earnings reports, but Yahoo shares suffered... Stocks were mixed during the day... BCE rose after confirming takeover talks... etc. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2007
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
4 "Glengarry Glenn Ross" Winning Stocks Lead generators are online companies that provide the service of leading consumers to other websites. Only a handful of these companies have managed to be successful at this; here are four that are: InsWeb... Bankrate... The Knot... Travelzoo... |
Insurance & Technology
April 4, 2007 |
Executive News Schofield Heads Farmers Services... New WellPoint CEO... CIGNA Names SVP... Waters Leads White Mountains Re... NYL Promotion... |
InternetNews
May 2, 2007
Paul Shread |
Traders Cheer Nortel, Symantec Two long-time stock market laggards had their day in the sun on Wednesday... Cablevision jumped on a buyout deal... Voxware surged on its results... etc. |
InternetNews
October 25, 2006
Paul Shread |
Amazon, KLA Save the Day Unexpectedly strong earnings reports from Amazon.com and KLA-Tencor boosted technology shares on Wednesday... KLA sent the chip sector higher... Business Objects gained on its results... etc. |
The Motley Fool
April 7, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Tough Times for Real Estate Agents The housing market is still booming, but all isn't rosy for agents. |
InternetNews
April 27, 2007
Paul Shread |
Economy Can't Slow Microsoft The U.S. economy grew at its slowest pace in four years in the first quarter, but that didn't keep Microsoft from posting its strongest quarter in years... Broadcom fell on an uncertain outlook... The Nasdaq climbed and the S&P 500 was down... etc. |
Insurance & Technology
July 11, 2008
Akhil Tripathi |
Web-Based Solutions Deliver on Agents' Tech Expectations Insurers can leverage agent portals and systems integration technology to streamline agents' workflow and improve efficiencies. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009
Cara Sievers |
Back Office: What Do You Need to Run an Agency? To be able to concentrate on selling to current customers and generating relationships that will hopefully create new customers, agents must be cognizant of everything that needs to happen smoothly behind the scenes. |
InternetNews
October 27, 2006
Paul Shread |
Stocks Slide as Growth Slows News that the economy slowed to just a 1.6% growth rate in the third quarter overshadowed solid results from Microsoft and Sun and sent stocks skidding on Friday... McAfee gained on its results... SupportSoft surged on its earnings reports... etc. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
InsWeb Plays Cash Limbo After announcing a marketing deal with Time Warner's America Online unit, the Internet insurance peddler InsWeb's shares rose by as much as 19%. Investors, watch out. |
InternetNews
July 27, 2007
Paul Shread |
Stocks Battered Again Stocks plunged again Friday, giving stocks their worst week since March 2003, as a stronger than expected reading on second-quarter GDP did little to quell growing credit market fears... Cymer was a rare standout... Netgear plunged on its results... etc. |
IDB America
July 2005
Roger Hamilton |
On the front lines of change Convincing Guatemalan farmers to adopt new methods can be a challenge even under normal circumstances. |
Insurance & Technology
November 28, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Higher-Tech Agents Leading experts in agent technology answer critical questions about the relationship between agents and technology. |
InternetNews
October 19, 2006
Paul Shread |
Google Caps a Record Day Google put an exclamation point on the Dow's first-ever close above 12,000 with another blow-out quarter... Apple and eBay surged on better than expected results... Answers surged on a deal with Microsoft... etc. |
CRM
July 29, 2011
Dan McDade |
The Sales Lead Paradox Two lead generation strategies and why fewer sales leads are better |
InternetNews
November 10, 2006
Paul Shread |
Techs Power Higher Technology stocks posted solid gains on Friday, propping up sagging blue chips in the process... Applied Micro gained after topping forecasts... Blue chip stocks were mixed... etc. |
CRM
September 1, 2006
Marshall Lager |
Shoppers and Buyers: Divide, and Conquer Both Analytics tools and methods can boost sales-closure rates by concentrating sales efforts. |
