New Contracts

HARTFORD/SHERWOOD

The Hartford Financial Services Group (Hartford) selected Sherwood International's (Armonk, NY) ProCede to assist with the reinsurance collection process.

XL CAPITAL TAPS ACUENT

XL Capital Ltd. (Bermuda) contracted with Acuent Inc. (Parsippany, NJ) to perform a systems assessment and to implement PeopleSoft (Pleasanton, CA) 8 HRMS.

ESSEX USES DOCUCORP

Dallas-based Docucorp International has licensed its Internet policy production solution to Essex Insurance Co. (Richmond, VA) to support the insurer's managing general agents.

SAFECO PROTECTS EMAIL

SAFECO (Seattle) has selected Antigen, an antivirus, content management and e-mail security solution from Sybari Software, Inc. (East Northport, NY).

PRINCIPAL/STOCKPOINT

Stockpoint (Coralville, IA) will provide a complete financial news and application suite to customers, financial professionals, partners and employees of The Principal Financial Group (Des Moines).

BCBSAZ/SYMMETRY PACT

Phoenix-based Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona will use Symmetry Health Data Systems, Inc.'s (Phoenix) software methodologies, Episode Treatment Groups and Episode Risk Groups, to assess healthcare services and forecast future healthcare utilization.

BENEFITMALL/DELTA OHIO

BenefitMall (Dallas) has added to its portfolio of offerings products for small group employee benefits from Cleveland-based Delta Dental of Ohio.