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Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Charity First Adds “Submission Management Portal” From Appulate
San Francisco, CA – May 2, 2012 Charity First will be adding a new portal for its agents this Spring and they have selected Appulate, Inc. to provide its “Submission Management Portal” technology. The addition of the portal will allow CharityFirst to put its programs online where agents can more easily access them and submit business. Initially, the automation will be available for Charity First’s established, Nonprofit programs. Charity First’s Nonprofit, “Religious” Program is a robust package policy tailored exclusively for denominational/non-denominational churches, synagogues and temples and includes General Liability, Property and Sexual Abuse coverage’s. “By reducing data entry, Charity First will not only make it easier on their agents to do business with them, but will also promote efficiencies within their organization,” said Dimitri Nikouline, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at Appulate. Charity First will be the first MGA of its kind to have a full portal for its agents. Features of this will include an “Appetite Guide”, data collection through dynamic questionnaires, rating, underwriting, data bridging, e-signature and document management. “This project is all about making it easier to do business with us,” said Riley Binford, Executive Vice President at Charity First. “Time is our most precious resource and by reducing the amount of data entry for the agent, we will save them time,” commented Binford. While offering agent portals has been prominent for standard lines carriers in recent years, the trend has only recently been popular in the MGA market. Charity First’s May “go-live” date will make them one of just handful of Managing General Agents to offer such functionality. “This is directionally where all MGA’s are headed, but Charity First and its stakeholders will reap the rewards sooner,” suggests Nikouline. About Appulate Founded in 2005, Appulate provides a best of breed portal solution to streamline the submission process between stakeholders (insured, agent, broker, MGA, TPA and carrier). Appulate offers an unprecedented level of connectivity to streamline business processes through its innovative abilities to bridge data between insurance systems. The combination of our advanced technology, outstanding lever of service and high value proposition have made us one of the fastest growing technology companies that serve the insurance industry. About CharityFirst Since 1985, Charity First has served the property & casualty insurance industry as a program manager and wholesaler providing our retail insurance customers with markets and products to meet the unique needs of the nonprofit community. We support the nonprofit mission of philanthropy and service and believe that what we do for our customers helps them become more successful. Charity First is an established leader in the Nonprofit and Religious niches and retail brokers across the country value our responsiveness, experienced underwriting, consistent service and broad range of safety and loss prevention resources. Our foundation was built based on trust, knowledge, and service, and we understand that the relationships we develop and foster through the years are a true indicator of how successfully we conduct our business and ourselves. Strong partnerships with insurance carriers and retail brokers create a skilled knowledge base that develops underwriting innovation and flexibility, and resources tailored to meet the ever-changing needs of this specialty niche. We strive to fulfill our mission by focusing on the human side of doing business and placing the needs of our customers first. Our product offering includes coverage beyond Commercial General Liability, Automobile and Property. Our product portfolio can also provide protection for Directors’ & Officers, Employment Practices Liability, Abuse & Molestation, Professional Liability, Fiduciary Liability, Crime, Property Inland Marine, International Coverage, Umbrella, Accident Coverage, and more. We invite you to learn more about Charity First.
Appulate Media Coverage Appulate Contact: Bryan Stuart 28348 Roadside Dr. Suite 201 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 (818) 717-7301 bstuart@appulate.com U.S. Risk To Debut “Submission Management Portal” From Appulate New Enhancements To Appulate Drive Efficiency For U.S. Risk DALLAS, TX – April 13, 2012 After selecting Appulate, Inc. to provide submission management automation system, U.S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. prepares to increase efficiency of its operations and making it easier for its agents to do business with them. Initially, the automation will be available for U.S. Risk’s renowned, “StaffPak” program, as well as its wholesale workers comp line. “StaffPak” is a program specifically designed for staffing agencies and includes General Liability, Property, Auto and Employee Practices Liability. “The amount of data required and its reliance on ACORD forms makes this program ideal for automation,” said Dimitri Nikouline, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at Appulate. Appulate has historically been associated with providing middleware technology to handle the “upload” and bridging of data between agents and insurance markets. However, for U.S. Risk, Appulate is unveiling several new modules including: data collection through dynamic questionnaires, rating, underwriting, carrier data bridging, e-signature and document management. These features join the data bridging component to make up a complete agent portal solution. “We were keeping an eye on Appulate because we were always impressed with the technology they provide to bridge data and the ease of use it provided back to the agent,” said George Gorney, Chief Information Officer at U.S. Risk Insurance Group. “When we started to put their bridging technology to work under a proof of concept, we quickly realized that they had several other capabilities we could take advantage of to increase efficiencies and enhance the agent experience.” Appulate’s “Uplink™” offers upload capability from any agency management system and is used by more than 2000 agencies in the United States. U.S. Risk plans to offer its agents’ use of Uplink beginning this Spring. “Providing upload capabilities to our agents will save them time, but it is just the beginning of a much larger strategy and set of technology enhancements planned” commented U.S. Risk’s Gorney. “Having Appulate’s Submission Management Portal will make it easier on all stakeholders from the insured to the agent and even with our carriers.” About Appulate Founded in 2005, Appulate provides a best of breed portal solution to streamline the submission process between stakeholders (insured, agent, broker, MGA, TPA and carrier). Appulate offers an unprecedented level of connectivity to streamline business processes through its innovative abilities to bridge data between insurance systems. The combination of our advanced technology, outstanding About U.S. Risk Insurance Group U. S. Risk Insurance Group, Inc. is a specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker headquartered in Dallas, TX. Operating 11 domestic and international branches, it offers a broad range of products and services through its affiliate companies, which include U.S. Risk Underwriters, U.S. Risk Brokers, Professional Claims Managers, Oxford Insurance Brokers Ltd. (London), Advocate Reinsurance Partners and Unisource Program Administrators.
Agoura Hills, CA -- Appulate, Inc. is pleased to announce the hiring of Leslie Curtis as its new National Sales Manager. Before joining Appulate, Leslie spent the past ten years at Vertafore. As a National Sales Executive, her territory included the entire United States with a specific focus on the MGA/Broker market. "Leslie is a great addition to our team", said Dimitri Nikouline, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer. "Aside from her great reputation in the industry, Leslie shares our values and is highly aligned to our goals", commented Nikouline. Leslie graduated from Auburn University and currently resides in Tennessee.
(Agoura Hills, CA) – Appulate is pleased to announce the launching of its newest functionality, "electronic signature". This technology will give retail agents and brokers the ability to provide their insured with an easy way to sign documents online. "We believe we are providing the first e-signature solution specifically designed for the insurance industry", said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate's Co-Founder. Appulate uses the Adobe platform as architecture for it's e-signature capabilities. This trusted platform has been successful in a variety of industries. An electronic signature, or e-signature, is any electronic means that indicates either that a person adopts the contents of an electronic message. In the United States, electronic signatures have the same legal consequences as more traditional forms of executing documents
(FRESNO, CALIF) – United Valley Insurance Services selected Appulate, Inc. as a vendor to provide connectivity solutions to their insurance markets. Appulate’s technology allows retail agents and brokers the ability to upload data directly from their management system to the insurance markets they work with. The initial project will focus on this capability for Workers’ Compensation insurance submissions. Instead of requiring United Valley’s agents to manually enter this data into insurance carrier websites, Appulate offers a way to automatically upload the data. The result is a faster and a more efficient submission process. “This technology will help us do our job better and faster,” said Neal Stanley, United Valley’s Chief Operating Officer. Appulate has provided its solutions to more than 2000 agencies nationwide and can deliver the same capabilities for any line of business. “Appulate was able to demonstrate that it provides a reliable and user-friendly solution,” noted Stanley. United Valley has used Appulate under a proof of concept setting for the last year. They plan to officially go-live with Appulate’s fully licensed platform by the end of 2011. “United Valley is arguably one of the most prominent retail agency groups in California,” said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer. “It was clear to us that their utilization of technology has been a key component to their success and to now, have Appulate be part of that is a great achievement.” For more information on Appulate, visit www.Appulate.com. For more information on United Valley Insurance Services, INC. call 800-401-9583 or visit www.unitedvalley.com.
Agoura Hills, CA — If you are reading this month's "Rough Notes" magazine, make sure to read the article, "A Giant Step Towards Efficiency". The article, written by Nancy Doucette, highlights the way brokers and carriers are utilizing upload capabilities to drive efficiency. In the article, Scott Montney, Director of Technology at Cochrane & Co is quoted as saying "The upload capability has totally changed the way we do business" as a reference to his use of Appulate. To view this article, visit: http://www.roughnotes.com/RN2011/RNmagazine.html#/44/zoomed
Agoura Hills, CA —Appulate announces it launched an “insured-facing” portal that allows retail agency users of Appulate to engage their customers to complete insurance applications online.
The portal includes a link, which automatically sends an email to the insured, inviting them to complete their insurance questionnaire (through a highly intuitive web interface).
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"Appulate is committed to providing the best functionality for our retail agency users that automates and streamlines their workflow", said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate CTO.
Agoura Hills, CA — Appulate is excited to announce that it recently received a 2011 RAVE Award for its "Connectivity Solutions" between retail agents, brokers and carriers. This award was presented to Appulate by TechDecisions magazine. The magazine recognizes insurance technology vendors with the highest Novarica ACE Ranking™ scores. Appulate's Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Dimitri Nikouline accepted this award on Appulate's behalf and commented that, "this recognition is particularly special because the award is based on customer feedback." To learn more about the RAVE Award, you can view the following: http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2011/05/10/what-does-it-take-to-be-a-rave-winner
Dallas, TX — Appulate has been invited to present as part of the upcoming Commercial Lines Carrier sessions on June 9th. The sessions are hosted by ACORD and are designed to discuss Commercial Lines standards and other issues related to the use of ACORD forms. Appulate's Director of Client Services, Nic Bryson, will participate in a panel session focused on bridging data using ACORD XML. "We have considerable experience to share", said Bryson. The event is expected to bring more than 30 commercial carriers together.
 Novarica Average Customer Experience(ACE) Rankings are based on an online survey of senior technology and operational executives at three insurer clients who have direct experience with the vendor product and organization. Silver Rankings, like this one, are based on 5 client responses. Novarica validates the identity and responses of the participants, who are assured of anonymity. The Novarica ACE Ranking survey asks for the reference to rank his or her experience with the vendor and solution on a 7-point scale from "Completely Agree" to "Completely
Disagree" against various positive statements about customer experience, for example "Staff is highly responsive". These statements are grouped into Novarica's four SOFT areas (Staff, Organization, Functionality, and Technology) as well as an additional area for Overall Customer Satisfaction, which is double-weighted in the average. Novarica ACE Rankings are produced independently and are not sponsored by the vendor. Novarica offers vendors the opportunity to direct clients to the survey and also solicits participation directly from its own network of insurer contacts. The Novarica ACE Ranking is intended to provide an objective measurement of customer satisfaction levels in general, and is intended to be used to guide insurers' own due diligence processes when evaluating potential solution providers. It is not a substitute for conducting reference interviews or visits prior to selecting a solution. Read the full report.
Agoura Hills, CA -- Appulate and Tropics Software Technologies ( www.GoTropics.com) announced today the formation of a new partnership arrangement. This partnership will provide an integrated solution allowing Tropics customers to have access to Appulate's retail agency data bridge, "Uplink". Uplink will bridge ACORD data from agency management systems into Tropics' agency web portal, reducing internal data entry and expediting the submission process for retail agents. The two companies plan to complete their integration by the end of October.
San Diego, CA, 08/17/2010 – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc. has announced its producers can now receive instant quotes for Workers' Compensation submissions under $15,000 in written premium through the new Quick Quote platform at ArrowheadExchange.com, Arrowhead's online quoting portal. Quick Quote requests loss history and class code specific questions during the submission process bypassing the need for a supplemental application. Accounts greater than $15,000 can also be submitted for underwriting review through ArrowheadExchange.com and are expedited for faster turnaround. In addition, Arrowhead has teamed up with Appulate, Inc. to provide a bridge that will eliminate the need to rekey data from the ACORD 130 form into ArrowheadExchange.com. "The simplicity of setting up the bridge is comparable to installing a print driver," said Arrowhead's Commercial Division President, Stephen Boyd. "With an easy-to-install bridge that's compatible with a majority of agency management systems, our producers can quote in five minutes and then request to bind online," said Boyd. "Our ultimate goal was to increase automation for our clients." With broad eligible class codes focusing on construction, agriculture, light manufacturing and main street business, producers are able to quote over 255 classes within minutes. They can then request to bind online. The carriers are rated "A" (XV) and "A+" (XV) by A.M. Best Company. Underwriting criteria for the Quick Quote system includes total premium of $15,000 or less, $1,000 minimum premium, no new ventures, no lapse in coverage within the past three years and less than five total claims in last three years. Complete underwriting guidelines and class codes can be viewed at ArrowheadGrp.com/quickquote. Earlier this year, Arrowhead was recognized for automating its Workers' Compensation online submissions and was a recipient of an Early Adopter ACORD Award. The award was presented in April from the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), a global nonprofit insurance association that is standardizing systems used by the insurance industry. For more details on the Arrowhead Quick Quote platform or how to get access to Arrowhead's Workers' Compensation Program, please visit ArrowheadGrp.com/quickquote. Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, is an independent national insurance program manager for commercial and personal products and is one of the largest privately held general agencies in the U.S. with $609 million written premium in 2009. Arrowhead's relationships with strong insurance carriers provide stability for its nationwide network of producers. We invite insurance agencies and companies from coast to coast to grow with us. For more information about our products and services, please visit us at ArrowheadGrp.com. CONTACT - Christina Eagle, Communications Director | 619.881.8655 | CEagle@ArrowheadGrp.com ARROWHEADGrp.com ARROWHEAD Communications | Tel 619.881.8655 | Fax 760.710.6589 701 B Street, Suite 2100, San Diego, CA 92101 | CA License #0699809 Read more: http://www.insurancejournal.com/services/newswire/2010/08/17/112439.htm#ixzz0wss0En6J
June 2, 2010 – Las Vegas, NV – Appulate, Inc., the leading provider of data bridging solutions to the Property and Casualty Insurance Industry announces that four of its customers were recognized by ACORD for their implementations of Appulate’s data bridge technology, Uplink™. Awards were handed out on Monday at a luncheon held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The awards ceremony is an annual event that recognizes organizations for their successful use of the ACORD XML standards. “We are extremely proud of our customers on their achievement”, said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate’s Chief Technology Officer. Awards were presented to 4 Appulate customers: Celina Insurance Arrowhead General Concord Group Insurance Company of the West For each, it was their first time being recognized by ACORD and there was noticeable excitement. “Celina Insurance was honored to receive such recognition from ACORD for our use of the ACORD XML standards via Appulate Uplink”, said Rob Shoenfelt, Celina’s Chief Information Officer. “The implementation was straight forward and allows us to offer a solution to our agency force that is management system vendor neutral. Our solution allows data to flow from any agency management system that produces a standard ACORD application right into our on-line rating systems without redundant data entry. Being recognized with an ACORD award shows that any company, regardless of size, can benefit greatly from the use of standards when data needs to move between systems”, commented Shoenfelt. Media Contacts: Nic Bryson Marketing Manager Appulate, Inc. 818-717-7301 nbryson@appulate.com
Las Vegas, NV — Appulate, Inc., the leading data bridge provider to the property and casualty insurance industry announced that it received a 2010 ACORD award. The award recognizes Appulate for its continued innovation to insurance carriers, MGA and TPA customers to streamline the bridging of data from retail agents. This is familiar territory for Appulate, who last year received their first ACORD award at the 2009 ACORD conference held in Orlando, FL. "Winning these awards has been a point of great pride for us", said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate's Chief Technology Officer. In addition to the award presented to Appulate, four of Appulate's customers were also recipients of a 2010 ACORD award. "There is no better feeling for a group of software engineers than to see our hard work benefit our customers", said Nikouline.
May 28, 2010 – Thousand Oaks, CA – VRC Insurance Systems, Inc. today announced the completion of its integration with Appulate’s “Uplink” data bridge technology. The two companies came together in an effort to join their solutions and provide a way for agents using VRC’s management system to be able to electronically submit First Notice of Loss (“FNOL”) forms to interested carriers using the ACORD XML standards. “We see this capability as a great added value to our agency constituency”.,” said Tom Turgeon, Executive Vice President, VRC Insurance Systems. The “proof of concept” consisted of VRC using Uplink to upload several ACORD 1 forms (workers’ compensation FNOL). Uplink provided each of these outputs as standard ACORD XML data and delivered this to a participating carrier. The result allows VRC customers to streamline their business processes and reduce data entry for all stakeholders involved. “VRC offers a best of breed solution to its agents and we are very fortunate to have an opportunity to work with them”, said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate’s Chief Technology Officer. The two companies will continue to develop an increasingly close relationship. Both are recognized as industry leaders and located just 3 miles apart in Southern California. Founded in 2005, Appulate provides a best of breed bridging technology that allows retail agents to send ACORD, supplemental, loss and other data to carriers, wholesale brokerages, MGA and TPA receivers. Using the ACORD XML standards, Appulate offers an unprecedented level of connectivity to streamline business processes of the insurance industry. For more information, visit www.appulate.com or call 818-717-7301. Acknowledged as a premier provider of business and technology solutions to the Property Casualty marketplace VRC’s End-to-End Velocity ™ offering is a specialty provider to: Insurance companies, Brokers, MGA’s, MGU’s, Medical Malpractice/ Professional Liability, Specialty Programs & Pool Administrators, Captives, Wholesalers, RRG’s RPG’s and virtually all lines of P & C. Founded in 1986 VRC is recognized for its technological superiority, system flexibility, service expertise, and the delivery of quantifiable productivity returns to our clients. VRC unites extraordinary workflow management, business intelligence technology, superior analytical tools and human resources enabling our client partners to do what they do, Better, Smarter and Faster. With extensive expertise and decades of experience in Insurance Servicing, VRC exemplifies the stability, resource depth and proven performance records insurance professionals demand in the selection of an information business solutions partner. As your partner, VRC can be relied upon to deliver superior human and technological solutions that deliver dramatically improve profitability and deliver a distinct Competitive Advantage. VRC recognizes the importance technology has on its success and that of our clients. Accordingly, the design, development and implementation of insurance business solutions that are intuitive, in-depth, and flexible are of paramount focus. It is our belief that the implementation of new and emerging hardware, software and human resource technology is essential in maintaining a competitive advantage. It is also critical in the attainment of maximum productivity and profitability gains. Insurance executives mandate that business solutions be affordable, easy to maintain, people friendly and adaptable to evolving market dynamics. Analytical data must be available on demand and investment returns must be irrefutable and continuous. VRC is proud to collaborate with a diverse and prestigious group of client partners; several of which are ranked amongst the top P&C organizations in the industry. Clients such as Marsh, Brown & Brown, Hub International, Hull & Company, American E&S, Lockton Affinity Services, QBE, Brit, Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, Gramercy & Old United Insurance Companies, etc. exemplify the diversity of VRC’s clients. Virtually every LOB is being serviced by VRC clients. Media Contacts: Nic Bryson Marketing Manager Appulate, Inc. 818-717-7301 nbryson@appulate.com Thomas T. Turgeon EVP of Sales/Marketing, Partner VRC Insurance Systems 2223 Rutgers Drive Troy, MI 48085 Office: 248-879-0688 Cell: 248-840-9903 tturgeon@vrcis.com tripttt3@aol.com
May 10, 2010 – New York, NY – P&C Insurance Systems, Inc. (“PCIS”) today announced the completion of its integration with Appulate’s “Uplink” data bridge technology. The two companies engaged each other at the beginning of 2010 to demonstrate how an insurance company using PCIS’ CompVision policy application could leverage Appulate’s “Uplink” data bridge to seamlessly import data sent by retail agents. “It’s all about increasing efficiency between a carrier and their agents which ultimately results in faster and better service to the insured.,” said Georgette Loizou, Executive Vice President, PCIS. The initial “proof of concept” consisted of PCIS using Uplink to upload workers’ compensation policy data from various retail agency management systems. Uplink provided each of these outputs as standard ACORD XML data and PCIS created a tool to capture and accept this data. The result allows PCIS customers to streamline their business processes and reduce data entry for all stakeholders involved. “PCIS is a very innovative company that clearly wants to bring more value to their customers”, said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate’s Chief Technology Officer. Founded in 2005, Appulate provides a best of breed bridging technology that allows retail agents to send ACORD, supplemental, loss and other data to carriers, wholesale brokerages, MGA and TPA receivers. Using the ACORD XML standards, Appulate offers an unprecedented level of connectivity to streamline business processes of the insurance industry. For more information, visit www.appulate.com or call 818-717-7301. P&C INSURANCE SYSTEMS, INC. (PCIS) provides innovative and dependable policy administration and claims technology that supports the real-world business requirements of the property and casualty insurance industry. A recognized leader in the workers’ compensation market, PCIS offers carriers, MGA's, TPA's and member-based organizations comprehensive, proven software systems. For more information, visit www.pcisvision.com or call 212- 425-9200. Media Contacts: Nic Bryson Marketing Manager Appulate, Inc. 818-717-7301 nbryson@appulate.com Abigail Cabingao Marketing Manager P&C Insurance Systems, Inc. 646-442-8815
BOSTON, MA – May 3, 2010 -- AgencyPort (a Sword Group company), the leading provider of web-based distribution solutions to the property and casualty insurance industry announces that Concord Group Insurance, one of the largest writers of personal insurance in New England, and several of Concord Group’s independent agents are piloting the use of the quote submission service by Appulate to bridge new policies online with Concord Group. Concord Group now offers full rate, quote and bind via the Appulate service for personal auto in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine and homeowners insurance in the same states and Massachusetts. Appulate is a privately-held company headquartered in Agoura Hills, California which provides a new path for agent to carrier upload for new business quote requests. Independent agents use Appulate software to open ACORD new business submission .pdf forms in their agency management systems and request a quote from Concord Group. “We recognize that agents want efficient interface with Concord Group” said Concord Group’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Warren C. McLean, Jr. “In fact, it is an imperative that the quote, bind and issue process for agents achieve maximum efficiency in this competitive marketplace. The new bridge enables agents to save time quoting policies and lets them focus on closing more sales with Concord Group.” Concord Group licensed AgencyPort’s AgencyConnect interface solution to process inbound quote requests from multiple systems including agency management systems (e.g. Vertafore or Applied Systems), comparative rating systems (e.g. SilverPlume’s PL Rater, or Boston Software’s WinRater/SinglePoint) and now from Appulate. “Appulate enables agents and carriers to bypass the traditional upload channel via TransactNow and Transformation Station and we have completed integrations with carriers in the past but none have gone as well as the Concord Group project,” said Jeff Harris of Appulate. “We were glad Concord Group had a proven product on the other end of the data pipe like AgencyConnect and we are really pleased to offer quoting by Concord Group to agency users of Appulate.” AgencyConnect processes the policy data sent by Appulate via ACORD XML and applies Concord Group’s underwriting rules to process any automated data corrections or automatically adjust limits to Concord Group’s insurance product specifications. With secure, single sign-on authentication in place, the agent is then presented with a list of any further data errors or missing information so that the agent can finish the whole process in seconds and be bridged into E-Coach, Concord Group’s agent portal for online binding. “Concord Group deploys AgencyConnect in the way it was designed, as a complete agency interface solution,” said Mason Power, VP of Product & Market Strategy at AgencyPort. “Concord Group is differentiated in their market because AgencyConnect not only transforms complex agency interface channels into one stream of normalized ACORD XML but also integrates with rating and other systems at Concord to enable a true real-time, round trip experience for the agent.” ### About AgencyPort AgencyPort (www.agencyport.com) is the leading provider of web-based solutions designed specifically for property and casualty insurers. Our agency portal and interface products make it easy for agents to transact business, enhance the underwriting process and extend the life of carrier's existing policy administration systems. The result is a significant increase in process efficiency for both carriers and agents. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. In November 2009 AgencyPort was acquired by Sword Group (www.sword-group.com). About Concord Group Insurance Concord Group Insurance (www.concordgroupinsurance.com) is one of the largest writers of personal insurance in New England. At Concord Group Insurance, we are committed to providing innovative products and dedicated service to our thousands of policyholders who are also the owners of our company. In business since 1928, Concord Group has consistently earned an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company, a national insurance rating organization. Press Contact: John Natale, VP Marketing Concord Group Insurance Companies 800.852.3380 ext. 6311 About Appulate Appulate (www.Appulate.com) provides a best of breed bridging technology that allows retail agents to send ACORD, supplemental, loss and other data to carriers, wholesale brokerages, MGA and TPA receivers. Using the ACORD XML standards, Appulate offers an unprecedented level of connectivity to streamline business processes. The combination of our advanced technology, outstanding service and experienced team allow us to create products and services with a high value proposition. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA.
Agoura Hills, CA -- Appulate, Inc. is pleased to announce that April was a record month for usage of its LossRunner product. LossRunner automates the requesting and fulfillment of Loss Runs for retail agents. More than 750 retail agents used LossRunner during the month of April. This is an increase of more than 10% from any previous month's usage to date. "The increased usage comes as retail agents continue to lean on automation to help them save costs and increase efficiency", said Nic Bryson, Appulate's Director of Product Management. For more information, visit: http://www.appulate.com/content/agents/lossrunner.aspx.
Las Vegas, NV -- A presentation provided by Appulate titled, “Saving Keystrokes - Retail Agent to General Agent real-time e-submission” will be featured as a highlight of the 2010 ACORD / LOMA conference. This presentation will showcase a real time transmission from using Appulate's Uplink technology between a retail agent (Treutel and Associates), a General Agent (Cochrane and Company) and a Carrier (Scottsdale Insurance). "To bring our solution before the attendees at ACORD 2010 is a huge honor", said Dimitri Nikouline, Chief Technology Officer. "This is an opportunity for the entire industry to see how automation can make doing business easier for all stakeholders involved", commented Nikouline. The ACORD / LOMA conference will be held in May at the Mandalay Bay Resort.
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