In the UK, we’re fortunate that a large number of clients reside within the Square Mile and we can bring them together on a regular basis. Quarterly User Group meetings give our customers the chance to collaborate and ultimately help to steer balanced decisions about investments and product developments. It is always very encouraging to…
It’s been quite a year for SwordAgencyPortInsuranceIntechGroup… ahem Agencyport Software. While it hasn’t been easy, we are all exhilarated as we look forward to 2012 and beyond. Just for fun, let’s rewind to last January and relive the making of Agencyport Software (buckle up—it was a crazy ride). New customers We started the year with…
Nothing sours the excitement of acquiring a new book of business quite like the realization of all the work required to get those policies into your systems of record. That’s why we developed BookSmart. BookSmart takes the tedious job of processing book rolls and turns it into a fast, easy, highly automated process. With the…
Welcome (back) to Agencyport! Today we launched our new website and officially changed our name to Agencyport Software. Back in October, we told you about the name change and today we made it official. We’re excited to have the name (back) and a shiny new brand and website to signal a fresh start for our…
So, here we are, just four business days before the official unveiling of our new corporate brand—a new name (sort of), a new logo, a new vision. All have been months (arguably years) in the making. What on earth could come down to the last four business days? Details, that’s what. – Will business card…
As we’ve thought about Cloud solutions over the last several years, we came to the realization that when you wade through all the buzz and hype, the Cloud is really just about letting software companies do more for their customers. And you know what? That’s a sentiment that we can really get behind. In fact,…
I arrived at the Sword offices in July, 2010 racked with pre-interview nerves at meeting the company’s US-based Chief Product and Market Strategist, Mason Power, and its Chief Marketing Officer, Julie Howe, who were in town for the fortnight. I presented my credentials and experience, and listened carefully to the challenge; a recent UK/US insurance…
A few years ago, eForms were an idea and had little adoption. Through some changes in vendors and underlying technology, and a healthy amount of persistence, ACORD has found several vendors to adopt eForms and that’s a major key to industry adoption. Notably, management system vendors EBIX and Vertafore have adopted forms for data capture…
It’s been nearly 2 months since I made the leap—jumping from the syndicate to the software side of Insurance IT. I never could have predicted then the differences… Prior to joining Sword Insurance (soon to be Agencyport Software), I had been nestled comfortably inside two venerable Lloyd’s syndicates, Hiscox & Talbot. I was accustomed to…
Becoming ACORD Certified Expert (ACE) doesn’t happen overnight. Though it becomes official after you pass three exams testing knowledge of ACORD and general insurance, it often also involves years of experience. Patty Henson received her ACE certificate last Thursday during the ACORD Implementation Forum in Florida (along with colleagues Christine Raza and David Furber—go team!). …