Connective Technologies and Farmers
Alliance Companies Announce Agreement For TEAM-UP Download
Houston, TX (Business Wire) February 23, 2005, Connective
Technologies, Inc., and Farmers Alliance Companies, today announced
the signing of a contract for Connective to provide Farmers Alliance
its Internet based download solution.
"Our goal is to provide quality customer service through
feature-rich, cost-effective, and user-friendly agency automation.
Connective's TEAM-UP Download allows us to do this along with
the added benefit of improving internal efficiencies," stated
Andy Edwardson, Farmers Alliance's IT Manager. "TEAM-UP's
growing user community and the flexibility of platform independence
provides Farmers Alliance with a long term solution for growth
in the area of agency download."
"TEAM-UP Download is the first commercially available Internet-based
product that provides carriers with an easy transition from their
traditional download mailbox methodology," added David Hahn,
VP of Business Development for Connective. "The data being
transmitted is secure using SSL 128-bit encryption. The ability
of agents to manage their own archives has been very well received
by the agent community." All of the leading agency management
systems are supported with more than twenty-five now in production.
About Farmers Alliance Companies
Farmers Alliance has grown to an organization that writes more
than $125 million of premium across a nine-state region. Insurance
products are oriented to a predominately rural market, and more
than 40% of the total business is written in the Farm insurance
area. Personal and Commercial insurance products are offered as
well. As a regional insurer, Farmers Alliance is represented by
more than 650 Independent Insurance Agencies in the following
states: Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota.
About Connective Technologies, Inc.
Connective Technologies, Inc. has been a leading provider of Internet-based
Upload and Download interface solutions, as well as Data Translation
Services, for the property and casualty insurance industry for
the past twelve years. Connective was a pioneer in the development
of bridging technologies allowing carriers and their agents to
effectively communicate using the most cost efficient methods
available. Connective's products fully support ACORD standards.
To learn more about TEAM-UP and other Connective products and
services, contact Sales @ 713.690.6789 Ext. 122 or sales@connectivetech.com,
or visit our website at: www.connectivetech.com.