Connective Technologies, Inc. announces TEAM-UP Download contracts
with Upland Mutual Insurance, Inc. (UMI)
Houston, TX, (BusinessWire) June 17, 2008, Connective Technologies announces the signing of contracts with Upland Mutual Insurance (UMI) for licensing and implementing TEAM-UP DownloadT and TEAM-UP Translation Solutions. The TEAM-UP suite of products provides once-and-done processing in an industry compliant, data-secure environment for agency downloads.
Chris Brown, President of UMI, commented, "We started surveying agency servicing needs with a vision to provide optimum value-add to both agents and our policyholders. Our feedback proved that agency download was ranked as one of the top priorities for improving agents' ease of doing business with UMI and for providing faster turn-around times for policyholders. TEAM-UP Download provided an effective and efficient technology platform for agency ACORD AL3 translations and transmission services. The pricing model and configuration of the system were both flexible and scalable to accommodate all of our multi-lines of business, gave an entry level that was affordable, and would be able to gain economies of scale as we grow. We're excited to join the TEAM-UP family of clients and to deliver to our partner agencies a premier, easy to use, multi-company supported download application."
Dic Marxen, CEO of Connective Technologies adds, "We continue to dominate the mid-west market and are excited to add yet another long-term provider of Farm Owner Mutual insurance products to our clientele. The scalability of our solution and its cost effectiveness for providing service via the Internet makes this product a very good fit for small, medium, and large carriers. We are excited that UMI will be using the TEAM-UP suite of products. Connective is committed to ongoing product R&D and enhancements that will provide expansion capabilities and ease-of-doing business with all of their agencies for many years to come!"
TEAM-UP Download is an Internet-secure offering being leveraged by more than 47 P&C carriers in providing accessibility to over 20,000 communicating agency pairs using more than 40 different agency management systems throughout every region in the United States. Now in its third major release, the product has matured to ensure agencies have a seamless migration from other download processes. The improved self-reliant features such as single-policy, real-time archival retrievals by the agents, improved group management distribution and tracking features that ease and accelerate the registration process for both agencies and carriers, have been implemented with TEAM-UP's Service Oriented Architecture. This environment ensures a seamless fit into carriers' existing agency portals and incorporates a single-process entry point at the agency for accessing multiple carriers downloads.
About Upland Mutual Insurance:
In 1892 a group of farmers organized a cooperative company under the name of Farmers Alliance for fire and lightning protection. The company was formally organized in 1896. Today, there are 152 agencies over the entire state of Kansas writing $13.9 million in premiums for UMI. UMI writes Farmowners, Homeowners, Dwelling Fire, Farm Property and Private Passenger Auto. Please visit us on our website at www.UplandMutual.com.
About Connective Technologies, Inc.
Connective Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of e-Commerce business solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry, specializing in Internet interface solutions for carriers and their agents. Connective has used its many years of experience with leading agency management systems and traditional batch EDI to pioneer the approach, which has helped it become the leading provider of bridging and Internet-based interface solutions in the industry. Connective provides implementation services for its flagship products, TEAM-UP Upload, Download, and Translation Solutions, as well as Site Development and Web Services. To learn more about Connective products and services, contact Dic Marxen at (817) 377-0815, by email at: dmarxen@connectivetech.com, or visit our website at www.connectivetech.com.
