Delivery Strategies Briefs

--> eAutoclaims launches car rental procurement offering within eJusterSuite, its auto repair claims ASP. --> The Bluebook International taps Cotelligent to develop a suite of products to automate claims handling. --> The newest version of Kamakura Corp.'s risk management solution offers integration of credit scoring capabilities. --> London American General Agency initiates 10 percent premium discount with Scottsdale Insurance for taxi fleets using DriveCam's Driving Feedback System.

Greensboro, NC-based Jefferson Pilot Financial has launched a service providing real-time pending updates over the Internet. JPF NET Pending offers financial professionals access to new business information as it changes, enabling them to see the same up-to-the-minute information as home office representatives. Producers accessing JPF NET, the firm's producer Web site, can check the status of new business cases throughout the underwriting process, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. JPF NET Pending delivers status reports, e-mail links for direct communication with underwriters and new business associates, and hyperlinks to JPF's vendor for attending physician statements.

Insurance and investment products distribution software developer Allfinanz (Richmond, VA) has been recognized with the ACORD Certification Honoree Award and the ACORD/NAILBA/NAVA Implementer Award as a result of its transactions for processing annuities and underwritten products new business. The ACORD Certification Honoree was awarded in recognition of Allfinanz's implementation of ACORD XML for Life standards through xpertBridge, the company's software for submitting and servicing insurance and investment products from sales professional, call center, agent desktop, or directly over the Internet. The ACORD/NAILBA/NAVA Implementer Award was given in recognition of Allfinanz's implementation of the PPFA (NAVA/ ACORD XML product profile for annuities) standard, utilized in xpertBridge and xpertProfiles, Allfinanz's offline application for building and maintaining product profiles for annuity, life and health products.

G2X, Inc. (New York), released Agility: Insurance 1.0, a Web-based version of its n-tier, J2EE G2X: Agility application for relationship management and new business processing for life insurance companies. Agility: Insurance provides carriers with centralized access to information residing in multiple legacy databases. The platform delivers a range of productivity tools for all members of the supply chain, including marketing, regional sales staff, captive agents, brokers, case managers, underwriters and management. All users can access and share relevant information in real time via a simple browser-based interface, according to G2X.

Anthony O'Donnell has covered technology in the insurance industry since 2000, when he joined the editorial staff of Insurance & Technology. As an editor and reporter for I&T and the InformationWeek Financial Services of TechWeb he has written on all areas of information ... View Full Bio