CSIO Welcomes Carrier Member Howard Mutual Insurance Company

Toronto, Nov. 6, 2017 /insPRESS/ –  The Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO) is pleased to announce the addition of Howard Mutual Insurance Company, founded in 1892, to its membership. Howard Mutual is also a member of the Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (CAMIC) and the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association (OMIA).

“CSIO data standards are a crucial element in achieving the modern, digital transactions policyholders have come to expect,” says Kim White, President & CEO of Howard Mutual. “We support our partners in conducting business as efficiently as possible, and the implementation of CSIO data standards, eDocs and industry forms only strengthens that support.”

“We are excited to welcome a new carrier member to CSIO,” says Catherine Smola, President & CEO of CSIO. “Howard Mutual’s commitment to industry standards and workflow efficiency benefits not only their own partners but the industry as a whole. We look forward to working with them and furthering our mission to improve the consumer’s ease of doing business within the broker channel.”

For a full list of CSIO’s CAMIC members, visit www.csio.com/csio-members-camic.

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About Centre for Study of Insurance Operations (CSIO)

CSIO is Canada’s industry technology association of property and casualty insurers, software providers and over 36,000 brokers. CSIO is committed to improving the consumer’s ease of doing business within the broker channel by overseeing the development, implementation and maintenance of technology standards and solutions such as eDocs, eDelivery, and eSignatures. In addition, CSIO operates CSIOnet, a secure, industry-owned platform for the efficient exchange of policy information for the broker channel. CSIO maintains offices in Toronto and Montreal. For more information, visit www.csio.com.

About Howard Mutual Insurance Company

At Howard Mutual Insurance, our Agents still make house calls.  They will meet with you at your kitchen table, on the farm, or in the office, you decide what works best for you.   We have had the privilege of providing personalized service and insurance protection for your Farm, Home, Auto and Business needs since 1892.  The operational fundamentals of the company remain strong, with dedication to high underwriting principals, fair, compassionate and rapid claims response and excellent customer service levels provided by our team.  For more information, visit www.howardmutual.com

For further information, please contact:

Michael Spiar | Broker Relations & Communications Specialist
110 Yonge Street, Suite 500 | Toronto, ON  M5C 1T4
(416) 360-1773 x 2318 | 1 (800) 463-2746 x 2318
mspiar@csio.com | www.csio.com