Karl's Corner

• Disrupters – Leading Edge Companies That are Changing the GameThree trends in the software industry will fundamentally change the agent/broker management system (AMS) business. These trends will be considered disruptive, not only because they will dramatically alter the way things are done going forward but because traditional processes will disappear almost overnight.
• Consolidation and Technology:
  How brokers can best determine where to place their portfoliosCanadian Underwriter Magazine Feature (pdf)
  October 17, 2011
• SEMCI: The Alternative to Herding CatsCanadian Underwriter Magazine
  February 2011
• The Proof is in the Pudding We’re about to break through 100,000 NexCenter transactions a month and there seems to be no end in sight to our formidable growth. With the recent addition of Wawanesa for inquiry, new business, and endorsement upload – along with new business functionality for The Dominion, Pembridge and Grenville Mutual – our transaction numbers will see another substantial increase over the coming months.
• Technology a Cometh, Says the Man in the Sky. I reluctantly received an iPad as a birthday gift this year. Reluctant because I felt it was a bit too pricey for an oversized smart phone. Two days later I’m comfortably writing this blog post at 35,000 feet and wondering if the day is coming where I could just do away with my laptop.
• Technology Champions, Eh! As Canadians many of us suffer from an inferiority complex when it comes to advanced technology and processes. We feel that anything technically superior must come from the US, Asia or Europe. I myself have always regarded Silicon Valley in California as the center of the proverbial IT Universe and when it comes to the world of insurance, London would be the center.
• NexCenter: It's All in the Name Many of you know Brovada as the Nexisys company. It was the first of our software solutions for brokers and insurers. As we grew, we expanded our product offering to include Nexpedite and NexQuote. Now it’s time to evolve. Over the next couple of months our broker solutions will be consolidated into NexCenter.
• A Legacy of Trailblazing Leads to Elusive Treasure Brovada presents the first real time endorsement upload that provides feedback such as premium and rating information - with no portals required. It’s the Holy Grail insurance has been looking for.