Cyber News

20,000 SUBMISSIONS

EReinsure (New York), a provider of e-commerce solutions to the insurance and reinsurance industries, announced that its platform for online reinsurance placement handled 20,000 submissions in 2002.

PROGRESSIVE'S "7-PEAT"

Progressive Insurance's (Mayfield Village, OH) Progressive.com is the only financial services Web site that has been ranked number one overall on the Gomez (Waltham, MA) Scorecard seven consecutive quarters in a row.

DENTAL INVESTORS

Delta Dental Plan of NJ (Parsippany) and Delta Dental Plan of Wisconsin (Stevens Point) have invested in Dental Connect Inc. The carriers have joined with other insurers in a cooperative technology venture aimed at putting the resources of eligibility and benefit plan information at dentists' fingertips.

SAM'S CLUB DEAL

Answer Financial Inc. (Los Angeles) has partnered with SAM'S CLUB (Bentonville, AR) to offer insurance products to small business owners. The Answer Financial platform, will be offered through SAM'S CLUB's Web site.

NEW III URL

The Insurance Information Institute (III, New York) has a new URL, www.insurance.info. III has experienced a 500 percent Web traffic increase since its site's launch two years ago.