Allenbrook and QAS Announce Partnership for Insurance Carrier Address Verification.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BRUNSWICK, Maine & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 2004 Allenbrook Inc., a leading provider of processing software and consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" for the property and casualty insurance industry and QAS QAS Quality Assurance System QAS Quality Assurance Specialist QAS Quick Arbitration and Selection QAS Queensland Apprenticeship Services (subsidiary of Commerce Queensland QCCI) QAS Question and Answer Services QAS Quick Address Systems , an international leader in address management software, have partnered to offer insurance carriers state-of-the-art address verification. As a result of the agreement, Allenbrook will integrate QAS' award-winning QuickAddress Pro software into the company's Phoenix system. The addition of QuickAddress Pro, which verifies addresses in real-time as they are entered into a database, will enable Allenbrook customers to increase accuracy and improve operator efficiency and speed, creating greater call turnover and improving overall customer service. Allenbrook's Phoenix is a comprehensive property and casualty insurance policy automation package. It integrates policies, claims and billing, while enabling customers to increase productivity and profitability. Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company, a 175 year-old firm dedicated to providing competitively priced insurance products throughout New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , strongly believes in the relationship between the two companies. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Chris Hunter Chris Hunter (born November 27, 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a former field hockey forward from Canada, who earned a total number of 69 international caps for the Women's National Team during her career in the 1990s. She started playing hockey in high school (Grant Park H.S. , vice president at Hingham Mutual, "The full integration between Allenbrook's Phoenix and QAS' QuickAddress products has provided us with a streamlined approach to ensuring the correct address is entered for each new policy or claim, and formatted consistently. This across-the-board consistency means our employees are able to easily find existing policies or correctly quote new policies based on the property location." "Welcoming QAS into our suite of value-added optional service providers demonstrates our commitment to innovative capabilities for Phoenix and sustains our competitive advantage," said Chuck Peck, president of Allenbrook. "We targeted QAS to provide Phoenix users productivity enhancements while improving risk-rating quality and facilitating mission-critical data management. Whether a carrier has its own proprietary system, uses an aspiring Phoenix competitor or is an existing Phoenix client, our unmatched speed-to-market, table-driven tool-set control and flexibility are further enhanced with the prestige of QAS functionality. Our passion for improving the Phoenix policyholder experience is why Allenbrook continues its growth as one of the top three Policy Administration suppliers." "Allenbrook's leadership in the property and casualty market supports QAS' strategic focus on this core market," stated Jonathan Hulford-Funnell, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of QAS. "The addition of QuickAddress Pro helps Phoenix users to ensure accurate address information, which means they can avoid mail-related waste and postage costs for returned policies and correspondences. They can also achieve more accurate initial geography-related risk ratings, reducing re-work and achieving better overall customer satisfaction." About Allenbrook (www.allenbrook.com) In business since 1988, Allenbrook is one of the industry's leading Property & Casualty insurance automation providers, equipping carriers with the technology, innovation, commitment, and resources customers need to evolve by providing their sales, rating, underwriting Underwriting 1. The process by which investment bankers raise investment capital from investors on behalf of corporations and governments that are issuing securities (both equity and debt). 2. The process of issuing insurance policies. , accounting, and claims professionals with the software, training, and services they need to compete. Allenbrook is operated for the benefits of its customers, shareholders and employees. Allenbrook was awarded "Company of the Year" by MESDA MESDA Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts MESDA Maine Software Developers Association . About QAS (www.qas.com/us) Established in 1990, QAS (www.qas.com/us) is a pioneer in address management software. The company's QuickAddress products capture, verify, clean and maintain address records within any company. The products are based on data secured from national postal authorities A postal authority organises collection and delivery of domestic mail (US), or post (UK), within its area of control, or in the case of foreign mail, delivery to or receipt of mail from other postal authorities. Payment for the service has been performed in many ways. , including the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. Postal Service postal service, arrangements made by a government for the transmission of letters, packages, and periodicals, and for related services. Early courier systems for government use were organized in the Persian Empire under Cyrus, in the Roman Empire, and in medieval . QAS has over 8,500 customers worldwide in the finance, insurance, retail, travel, healthcare, education, telecommunications, government, and media sectors. In addition, there is a wide range of QAS business partners who have seamlessly integrated QuickAddress software within their own applications. These include organizations such as Oracle Corp., SAP, Siebel Systems Siebel is a brand name of Oracle Corporation. Siebel Systems, Inc., founded by Thomas Siebel in 1993, was principally engaged in the design, development, marketing and support of CRM applications. , Inc., Ecometry, CommercialWare, PeopleSoft and Allenbrook. QAS is based in Boston, with international headquarters in London. The company has multiple offices throughout the US, Europe and Asia Pacific. NOTE TO EDITORS Please forward all reader inquiries or reports to: Jonathan Rucket SHIFT Communications 9 Galen Street, Suite 220 Watertown, MA 02472 jrucket@shiftcomm.com |
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