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How a smart phone can drive efficiency in the claims process

October 19, 2020 by Greg Meckbach

Using a smart phone to take pictures of property damage as soon as it happens could speed up the claims process and reduce fraud risk, the head of a Canadian claims technology vendor suggests. “The best way to drive efficiency

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How Guidewire is changing its approach to the market

September 10, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Guidewire Software Inc. is “not interested” in building a services organization and is touting its new analytics and data services group to insurance buyers. The new analytics and data services group – formed after the acquisition in 2017 of modelling

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Quebec insurance IT provider V-NEO acquired by German-based tech company

July 3, 2018 by David Gambrill

German-based tech provider GFT Technologies SE (GFT) has acquired V-NEO Inc. (V-NEO), a Quebec-based IT provider to the Canadian property and casualty insurance industry. Founded in 2011, V-NEO has acted as a service partner for the P&C insurance Guidewire platform.

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Economical rolls out Vyne for brokers in select areas

June 4, 2018 by Jason Contant

Economical Insurance launched its new broker technology, Vyne, in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Monday. For use in personal lines and individually rated commercial auto (IRCA), Vyne is a Guidewire-based computer system aimed at streamlining workflows for brokers. The

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Economical set to roll out ‘full training’ to brokers on Vyne

May 10, 2018 by Greg Meckbach

Brokers will soon be able to learn Vyne, Economical Insurance’s Guidewire-based computer system, touted as a way of administering insurance policies with less manual intervention. “Soon we will roll be rolling out full training to 22,000 brokers across the country,”

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New data translator to put brokers on same level as directs

April 9, 2018 by Jason Contant

Applied Systems’ new “translation services” will provide broker data distribution as effectively as direct distribution and enable the broker channel to better compete, the software provider said Friday. Jeff Purdy, senior vice president of international operations with Applied, talked to