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Conference 35.181::insurance

Title:Insurance Industry Conference
Moderator:ICPSRV::DOVE
Created:Thu Feb 18 1988
Last Modified:Wed Feb 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:136
Total number of notes:551

82.0. "INSURANCE APPLICATUIONS FROM THIRD PARTIES" by FOOZLE::BAKER () Wed Oct 11 1989 08:14

    This conference is intended to carry information about Insurance
    Applications that are claimed to run on the VAX. Note that much of this
    information will be taken from sales literature or such journals as the
    Insurance Software Review. It therefore reflects the sales position of
    the vendor, rather than practical experience. Nevertheless, it should
    be useful as you pursue sales opportunities in the insurance industry.
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82.1REINSURANCE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMSFOOZLE::BAKERWed Oct 11 1989 08:1788
                       REINSURANCE ADMINISTRATION SYSTEMS
                                  11-Oct-1989


The following list was taken from Insurance Software Review (September 1989), 
and reflects all the Reinsurance Administration systems that claim to run on the 
VAX. This information will be useful to you as you continue to penetrate 
insurance industry accounts.


Company Product			       Description Hardware

Insurelink, a Division of Citicorp    An integraged property/casualty insurance
Information Resources, Annapolis, MD  processing system which includes a
DATALINK			      reinsurance module consisting of Ceded, 
				      Assumed and Retrocession subsystems.  
				      It adapts to various treaty or 
				      facultative program plans, calculates and 
                                      monitors resinsurance layers and 
				      commissions, tracks ceded premiums and 
				      distributes paid losses and claim 
				      reserves.
                                      o IBM 43XX AND 9370 SERIES;
                                      DIGITAL ULTIMATE, DPS6; PRIME;
                                      PICK-BASED HARDWARE

L & L Computer Sustems, Inc.	      An online, interactive property/casualty 
Toronto, Ontario, Canada	      policy and claim management system which 
GENERAL INSURANCE SYSTEM (GIS)        features automated reinsurance generation 
                                      for policies and claims, accounting, 
				      statistical, management reports 
				      and audit trails, among other features
				      o IBM 30XX AND 43XX SERIES;
                                      DIGITAL VAX; NCR TOWER;
                                      UNISYS 5000/6000; MOTOROLA 6800;
                                      INTEL 80386; UNIX-BASED HARDWARE

Micro Business Associates	      A micro-to-mainframe system that handles 
Netcong, NJ			      treaty resinsurance business, provides 
TREATY REINSURANCE SYSTEM	      REPORTS INCLUDING POOL SUMMARIES, 
                                      participation tables, cash calls and 
				      annual Secedule F; parameters allow 
                                      settlement calculations to vary by treaty, 
                                      pool year, individual pool participant 
                                      and/or accounting periond among other 
                                      features
                                      o MIDRANGE SYSTEMS AND PCS FROM DATA 
                                      GENERAL;  DIGITAL; HP; IBM; NCR AND UNISYS

Nelson & Bauman			      An integreated treaty reinsurance system
New York, NY			      which combines underwriting, accounting, 
REASON IV			      claims and settlement functions
                                      o APPOLLO; AT&T 3B SERIES; DATA GENERAL 
				      MV SERIES;DIGITAL VAX; HP 3000, 9000; 
				      HONEWELLY BULL DPS8; IBM SYSTEM 370, 
				      30XX & 43XX SERIES, PC, XT, AT, PS/2; 
				      NCR TOWER; STRATUS; SUN MICROSYSTEMS; 
				      TEXAS INSTRUMENTS; WANG VS, PC

REASON IV FACULTATIVE		      Supports facultative reinsurance with 
				      automated certificate and endorsement 
				      issuance, premium and claims accounting, 
				      retrocessions and claims tracking
                                      o APPOLLO; AT & T 3B SERIES; DATA GENERAL 
				      MV SERIES; DIGITAL VAS; HP 3000, 9000; 
				      HONEYWELL BULL DPS 8; IBM SYSTEM 370, 
				      30XX AND 43XX SERIES, PC, XT, AT, 
                                      PS/S; NCR TOWER; STRATUS; SUN 
				      MICROSYSTEMS; TEXAS INSTRUMENTS; 
				      WANG VS, PC

RECOVER (CEDED REINSURANCE 	      Supports a ceding company in controlling
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) 		      reinsurance business activities.  
				      Underwriting, accounting, claims and 
				      settlement functions are supported,  
				      Direct access to Lotus 1-2-3 and an 
				      ad hoc report writer are available
				      o APOLLO; AT&T 3B SERIES; 
                                      DATA GENERAL MV SERIES; 
                                      DIGITAL VAX; HP 3000, 9000; 
                                      HONEYWELL BULL DPS 8; IBM SYSTEM 370,30XX 
				      AND 43XX SERIES, PC, XT AT, PS/2; 
                                      NCR TOWER; STRATUS; SUN MICROSYSTEMS; 
                                      TEXAS INSTRUMENTS; WANG VS, PC



    
82.2INSURANCE APPLICATION SOFTWAREFOOZLE::BAKERWed Oct 11 1989 08:55156
The following software was listed in Insurance Software Review as running under 
VMS. The information was taken from advertisements in the magazine and the 
master listing section. 

Note that in most cases we have no relationship with the companies listed and 
no firm knowledge of the quality or effectiveness, performance of VAX 
requirements of the software.

Also note that Insurance Software Review will send you complementary copies. 
Contact them at 9100 Keystone Crossing, Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN, 46240. The 
subscription department phone number is 317-8444-7461)



               SOFTWARE LISTED IN THE INSURANCE SOFTWARE REVIEW

                   OF  FEB/MAR 1989 AS OPERATING ON THE VAX


AGENCY MANAGEMENT

    Real Time T.A.B.S. "A fully integrated management system for the 
    progressive agency" (Real Time, Norcross, GA.)

APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

    Twaice is a PC-based expert system shell for use on Intel 80386-based 
    machines. It runs in 386 protected mode under MS-DOS, as well as on IBM 
    mainframes and Digital VAX M68000 workstations.  (Logicware Inc., New 
    York, NY.)

    VAX Decision Expert is an expert system shell based on Digital's 
    DECwindows program.  It provides a built-in user interface and limits 
    knowledge representation and inferencing techniques to those best suited 
    for diagnostic and related applications. (Digital Equipment Corp., 
    Marlborough MA)

    RTrace is a requirements management facility for Digital VAX/VMS 
    environments.   It provides managers with tools to manage complex systems 
    development. (Nastec Corporation, Southfield, MI)

BENEFITS/HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

    GenView is an integrated solution for managing employee benefits and risk 
    management insurance programs.  It allows the entry and manipulation of 
    claims, case and loss data on all risk and benefits programs in a common 
    format.  Operating systems supported include MVS/XA, VMS, Pick, Prime 
    Information and all versions of UNIX. (California Interactive Computing, 
    Northridge, CA)

COMMERCIAL LINES

    Real Time CLS/PC, a Micro based commercial lines rating system with a 
    mainframe link for centralized control and streamlined operations. True 
    multi-state, multi-location, multi-line system; Quite and issues policies; 
    Micro-mainframe communication link (Matchmaker); Local production and 
    printing decs, schedules and worksheets. (Real Time, Norcross, GA)

COMMUNICATIONS/NETWORKING

    MessageNet PC allows PC users to transfer messages and files to Digital 
    VAX Minis.  (S & H Computer Systems, Nashville, TN)

    Tops/VMS allows Apple Macintosh and IBM PC users on the Tops networks to 
    share files with and store files on digital VAX computers.  (Tops, 
    Berkley, CA)

DATA BASE MANAGEMENT

    Recital is a relational DBMS and fourth-generation language for Digital 
    VAX/VMS environments.  (Recital Corporation, Houston, TX)

DATA STORAGE/RETRIEVAL

    Easytrieve Plus NL is a Pansophic Systems' plain English query language 
    which includes interfaces from Elliot Bay Computing to MS-DOS, VMS, UNIX 
    and OS/2 data bases.  (Elliot Bay Computing, Seattle, WA)

INVESTMENT SYSTEMS

    MTS 9000, for small to medium-sized trading rooms, accesses up to 40 data 
    sources from 16 market data services.  It uses the Micrognosis Advanced 
    Video Switch, which distributes market data throughout the trading floor.  
    (Micrognosis, Danbury, CT)

    Fundex is a mutual fund accounting system which supports all types of 
    mutual funds, cash management products, broker-dealer interfaces and 
    marketing response centers.  It operates on Digital VAX computers.  
    (National Computer Systems, Inc., Atlanta, GA)

    Capital Investment System includes Schedule D reporting; Tax reporting 
    splitting Taxable and Non Taxable before and after 8/8/86; Full rate of 
    return processing; Portfolio Segmentation of Assets; Historical Data base 
    for transactions and pricing; Multiple carrying costs. (Portfolio 
    Dynamics; Chicago IL)

    Disc ACCESS, is an on line; real time deposit reporting system. (DISC inc, 
    Baltimore, MD) 


LIFE AND HEALTH ILLUSTRATIONS

    SPECTRUM PLUS includes support for Universal Life and other flexible 
    products; Advanced sales support; Single system for life, annuity, 
    property & casualty products;Client oriented relational databases 
    integrates with office and productivity functions. (Software Design group, 
    Winter Park FL)


MEDICAL & DENTAL CLAIMS


    PRO*CLAIM  processing system for self administrators and TPAs. Processes 
    Medical, dental, Disability, FLEX, COBRA. (Pro systems- 216-731-2323)


POLICY ADMINISTRATION

    General Insurance System (GIS) is an online, realtime system for quoting, 
    automatic renewals, classification, reinsurance generation, check 
    issuance, underwriting and billing, among other features.  It runs on five 
    different types of computers using operating systems from UNIX to Xenix, 
    VMS, MS-DOS and ZIM 3.0 for IBM VM/CMS operating systems.  (L & L computer 
    Systems, Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada)

PROPERTY & CASUALTY

    The General Insurance System is a fully integrated, on line, interactive 
    real time, system for both Policy & Claims management. It is designed to 
    automate all functions required by any Property & Casualty Insurance 
    company regardless of size. (L&L Computer Systems, Toronto, Canada)
    
    Auto Policy management, Billing System, Claims Management, Commercial 
    Processing. (Real Time, Norcross GA)
 

REINSURANCE

    RSG Reinsurance System. A Easy to use, Flexible system which offers 
    Statistical displays, for reinsurance processing. (RE Systems Group, New 
    York, NY)

RISK MANAGEMENT

    GenView is an integrated solution for managing employee benefits and risk 
    management insurance programs.  It allows the entry and manipulation of 
    claims, case and loss data on all risk and benefits programs in a common 
    format.  Operating systems supported include MVS/XA, VMS, Pick, Prime 
    Information and all versions of UNIX.  (California Interactive Computing, 
    Northridge, CA)