America Online Launches Powerful New Insurance Center Featuring Services of Intuit's Quicken InsureMarket.DULLES, Va. and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 1998-- Gives AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Members the Most Advanced Online Insurance Shopping Capabilities, Combined with Educational Material and Interactive Planning Tools America Online See AOL. , the world's leading Internet online service, and Intuit in·tu·it tr.v. in·tu·it·ed, in·tu·it·ing, in·tu·its Usage Problem To know intuitively. [Back-formation from intuition. Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : INTU INTU Intuit, Inc. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), announced Thursday the launch of a new and upgraded Insurance Center featuring services provided by Quicken InsureMarket. The Insurance Center helps members stay on top of their insurance needs by offering helpful information, real-time rate quotes, and direct access to some of the nation's most prominent insurance companies. The Center is part of AOL's Personal Finance Channel, the most popular financial destination in cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. , 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. Media Metrix. The Insurance Center now provides direct links to the premier online rate quote and purchasing services of Intuit's Quicken InsureMarket, along with InsureMarket's robust interactive planning tools. The Insurance Center offers members useful, straightforward information about life, auto, home, small business, long term care and disability insurance. Members can research insurance, calculate their coverage needs, and get help finding the best prices available for them. In the Auto Insurance area, members can find statistics on the likelihood of car theft for different makes of cars and the safety rating of different cars. To help members find the best insurance rates available, AOL's Insurance Center now features Quicken InsureMarket's capability to supply real-time rate quotes for term life insurance from up to seven providers. Available now in ten states and on a nationwide basis later this year, the Insurance Center's auto service offers a complete purchasing service where AOL members can be approved for coverage while online and make payment, with coverage commencing as soon as after the following business day. Travelers Property & Casualty, through Travelers Indemnity and its affiliates, is the first carrier to introduce auto coverage through the Quicken InsureMarket service and on the AOL Insurance Center. Two other companies have also announced plans to begin offering auto insurance through the service later this year, InsureDirect and Electric Insurance Company. The companies supplying real-time rate quotes for term life insurance are: John Hancock Financial Services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , Lincoln Benefit Life, Prudential Insurance, Ohio National Financial Services, Travelers Life & Annuity, Transamerica Occidental oc·ci·den·tal or Oc·ci·den·tal adj. Of or relating to the countries of the Occident or their peoples or cultures; western. n. A native or inhabitant of an Occidental country; a westerner. Noun 1. Life Insurance Company and Zurich Direct. The Allstate Insurance Company, MetLife and State Farm Insurance also offer the ability to contact local insurance agents through their presence in the Insurance Center. "We're pleased that Quicken InsureMarket can enhance the range of financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against resources AOL provides for its members, and that this large audience of online users will have direct access to a new and convenient way to manage their insurance needs," said Steven Aldrich, president of Intuit Insurance Services Inc. "The new Insurance Center provides the latest example of the ways in which the alliance between AOL and Intuit is bringing powerful content to our members and new, state-of-the-art access to online financial services, such as insurance," said Rob Shenk, director of Programming for AOL's Personal Finance Channel. AOL and Intuit announced a three-year agreement in February under which Intuit became a primary source of financial content and programming for AOL and its Internet site, AOL.COM. When fully implemented, the alliance will also provide AOL members with access to interactive tools, expert advice and online financial services in areas such as home mortgages, online tax preparation and services for small business. The Personal Finance Channel is one of the most popular and rapidly growing areas on AOL, and is the leading financial destination in cyberspace. It provides 75 million stock quotes per day, maintains over 6 million active investment portfolios and generates 13 million financial graphs per month for AOL users. The Channel also offers access to financial information from popular sources such as Bloomberg, Business Week, Hoovers, Disclosure, Morningstar, Reuters, Investor's Business Daily Investor's Business Daily (IBD) is a national newspaper in the United States, published Monday through Friday, that covers international business, finance, and the global economy. Founded in 1984 by William O'Neil, its headquarters are in Los Angeles, California. , TheStreet.com, the Motley Fool and Sage. About AOL America Online Inc., based in Dulles, operates two worldwide Internet online services: AOL Interactive Services, with more than 12.5 million members; and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members. America Online also operates AOL Studios, the world's leading creator of original interactive content. Other branded Internet services operated by America Online Inc. include AOL.COM, the world's most accessed Web site from home; AOL NetFind, AOL's comprehensive guide to the Internet; Digital City, the nation's most popular local content network; AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , an instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or tool available on both AOL and the Internet; and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , an instant communications and chat technology on the Internet. About Quicken InsureMarket Quicken InsureMarket is the leading insurance site on the Internet, with participation from major, national insurance carriers, and the ability to offer real-time rate quotes and online payment options, which can speed the process of buying insurance. The full-service site also features a library of educational material so consumers can learn more about insurance, as well as interactive insurance planning tools and information from independent insurance experts. Intuit's IIS (Internet Information Services) Microsoft's Web server. IIS runs under the server versions of Windows, adding HTTP server capability to the Windows operating system. subsidiary or its designated employees are licensed as insurance agents for life and health in 50 states and Washington, D.C., and as agents for property and casualty in 49 states and Washington, D.C. IIS also associates with licensed resident agents in those states where insurance transactions must be conducted with or through resident agents. Intuit Inc., a financial software and Web-based services company, develops and markets Quicken, the leading personal finance software; TurboTax, the best-selling tax preparation software; and QuickBooks, the most popular small business accounting software. Intuit's Quicken.com (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. (www.quicken.com) offers a complete set of personal finance news, information, and tools, including the leading mutual fund and insurance sites. Intuit's products and services enable individuals, small businesses, and financial professionals to better manage their financial lives and businesses. Intuit, the Intuit logo, Quicken, QuickBooks, QuickBooks Pro, TurboTax, MacInTax and ProSeries, among others, are registered trademarks and/or registered service marks of Intuit Inc. in 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. and other countries. Quicken.com, Quicken InsureMarket, BankNOW, QuickenMortgage and Quicken Financial Planner Financial Planner A qualified investment professional who assists individuals and corporations meet their long-term financial objectives by analyzing the client's status and setting a program to achieve these goals. , among others, are trademarks and/or service marks of Intuit Inc., or one of its subsidiaries, in the United States and other countries. Other parties' trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners and should be treated as such.
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