| In This Issue
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| Now Available: Foreclosure
Monitoring |
| LA Distance to Closest Levee
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| Pre-Filling Data for Underwriters
& Agents |
| MS Wind Pool Zones Updated
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| New Louisiana Fire District
Report |
| RiskMeter Partners with MSO,
Inc. |
| Distance to Work Report
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| RiskMeter's Glossary/Resources
Section |
| New Louisiana Wind Speed Report
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| What Reports Does the RiskMeter
Online Offer? |
| Upcoming Events
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| Online Training Schedule
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| Welcome to our Newest Customers
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Issue: # 11 &
12
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Nov/Dec 2008
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| Now Available: Foreclosure
Monitoring |
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Due to the current economic conditions, CDS
is now providing insurers with foreclosure
monitoring. By simply sending us an Excel
file of your book of business, we can flag which
policies are in the foreclosure process.
There is mounting evidence that shows
properties entering a state
of foreclosure have a higher probability of
losses (vandalism, water damage, arson, etc.).
Being able to identify policies that are in the
foreclosure process will enable insurers to take
proactive steps, such as:
- Ordering a property inspection
- Determining occupancy
- Changing/Reducing coverage
- Increasing premiums
- Issuing a cancellation or
non-renewal
Foreclosures will continue to be a problem for
insurers going into 2009. For more
information about our Foreclosure Monitoring
services, please contact Daniel Munson at
617.737.4444 or dmunson@cdsys.com |
| LA Distance to Closest
Levee Report |
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After Louisiana's levees failed during
Hurricane Katrina, insurers became very concerned
about a policy's proximity to a levee. In many
cases, areas protected by levees are not
considered in a flood zone; however, if the levee
fails, the insurer still pays the loss.
Knowing that a property is in an area protected by
a levee would be useful information to many
insurers. CDS is trying to solve this
information by collecting levee data. We now
have levee data for the Eastern half of Louisiana
(New Orleans District). There are 6
districts on the Mississippi. We are looking
to get all of the levee data for the Mississippi
River and Sacramento, CA area. This data
will be added as we receive it. For more
information about this report, please contact your
account executive at
617.737.4444 |
| Pre-Filling Data for
Underwriters & Agents |
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As you know, there are various ways to
eliminate duplicate data entry during the
underwriting process. One of the most
powerful methods is by pre-filling information
using the RiskMeter. We also refer to this
as integration. By
integrating with the RiskMeter, you can pre-fill
information for your agents and
underwriters. There are several key benefits
to this:
- Time savings - avoid redundant data entry
and duplicate logins
- Accuracy - Since the information Is
validated at the beginning, you will be making
much better decisions
- Goodwill - By providing this information to
agents, rather than asking for it, you are
making their lives much easier
All of the RiskMeter Online reports, maps and
information are available through integrated
solutions. This includes the building
characteristics information. Ease of doing
business has clearly become a priority for
companies and agents. We can help you to
achieve your goal. To learn more about our
various pre-filling options, please speak
with an account executive at
617.737.4444 |
| Mississippi Wind Pool
Zones Updated |
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CDS has just added the revised Mississippi
rating zones to the RiskMeter Online's wind pool
report. Now if a policy falls "In" a wind
pool zone, RiskMeter will tell users if the policy
in question falls into zones A-D. For
more information, please speak with your account
executive at
617.737.4444 |
| New Louisiana Fire
District Report |
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CDS has just added Louisiana to the RiskMeter
Online's Fire District Report. This report
can assist property & casualty insurers in
determining the correct protection class for a
piece of business. What once used to be an
error prone and time consuming process can now be
performed much quicker and more accurately.
Currently, this report is available in the
following states: AZ, CA, FL, IL, HI, KS,
LA, MS, ND, NY,SC and
VA, but we are in the process of adding
more states. If there is a state you would
like to see us add, please contact Jamie Munson at
860.854.6125 or jmunson@cdsys.com |
| RiskMeter Online Partners
with MSO, Inc. |
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The RiskMeter Online has partnered with MSO®,
Inc. (The Mutual Service Office, Inc.), a licensed
rating organization, which provides customized
rating solutions for insurers in 9 states and the
District of Columbia, with plans to expand into 8
additional states. This alliance will enable
MSO users to run RiskMeter's real-time, property
risk reports on new business and renewals.
"In order for small and mid-sized regional
companies to survive and thrive in today's
competitive property & casualty insurance
industry, it's crucial for them to streamline
their underwriting operations," explains Joy
Casapullo, VP of Operations, MSO, Inc. "MSO has
always worked with clients to provide them with
customized rating solutions for their
organizations, but we wanted to help our users to
eliminate any unnecessary and repetitive
underwriting tasks. A logical step was for
MSO to partner with the RiskMeter Online, so users
could assess property risk in the early stages of
the underwriting process and determine whether a
particular piece of business was worth writing,"
says Casapullo.
For more information on this partnership,
please contact Jamie Munson at
860.854.6125 or jmunson@cdsys.com |
| Distance to Work
Report |
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| The RiskMeter is looking for
feedback on adding a new report to its suite
of offerings. The Distance to Work Report
will enable a user to type in a home address and
other addresses to calculate the distance from
home to a work address. While we hoped
everyone would know the address of a spouse,
child, etc., many times they do not. Since
this is often the case, there will be an
additional lookup feature, which will allow the
user to get some help. While people may not
know the street address, they do know the company
name, city, and state of the employer. This
feature will enable a user to fill in an entire
address or just the parts he/she knows.
More and more carriers are looking at a Pay
As You Drive system to determine pricing,
coverage, etc. There has been a great deal
of resistance related to installing a "black box"
in customers' vehicles with concerns of privacies
and freedoms looming overhead. This
alleviates this entirely. While it may not
be a substitute for an odometer reading, this will
bring great strides in determining a realistic
estimate of mileage driven annually.
For more information, please contact Jamie
Munson at 860.854.6125 or jmunson@cdsys.com |
| RiskMeter Online's
Glossary/Resources Section |
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Over the years CDS has compiled many
different maps, presentations and
statistics. We're now trying to make more of
this information available to our users through
our glossary/resources section on the
RiskMeter Online.
To view this material you will need to log
into your account. Once you've logged in, you'll
notice several hyperlinks (view address, new
account, etc) on the bottom of the page. All
you need to do is click on the second to last link
(glossary/resources), and you'll be taken to
a landing page, which contains the new resources
link.
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| New Louisiana Wind
Speed Report |
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| CDS has added a new Louisiana
Wind Speed report to the RiskMeter Online.
This report will alert users which wind speed
region (there are 7 total) a policy falls into
and provide users with a way
to accurately apply credits. These maps
compliment the wind speed maps we currently offer
in FL, RI, and SC. Other maps can be made
available upon request. To add this report
to your account, please contact your account
executive at
617.737.4444 |
| What Reports Does
RiskMeter Online Offer? |
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| As you may know, the
RiskMeter Online continues to add additional
reports as we see a need. We have recently
added reports like storm surge, wind speed maps
for additional states, online batch tool and new
background images. We also know that your
needs change over time, as you add lines, enter
new states or refine your underwriting guidelines.
To see a complete list of reports, please go
here.
If you need additional information or would
like to test drive a report for free, please
contact Ryan Turgeon at
617.737.4444 or rturgeon@cdsys.com |
| Upcoming Events - Meet the
CDS Team! |
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| RiskMeter Online will be
attending or exhibiting at the following upcoming
conferences. Whether you're a customer or
prospect, we'd love to meet with you onsite at
these exceptional events! Don't hesitate to
stop by our booth or if you wish to schedule an
appointment, please contact Daniel Munson (dmunson@cdsys.com) or Bradley
Sherwin (bsherwin@cdsys.com) at
617.737.4444
January 14-17, 2009 * La Jolla, CA
February 26-March 1, 2009 * Indian Wells,
CA
March 14-17, 2009 * San Diego,
CA |
| Online Training
Schedule |
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In order to help you utilize the RiskMeter
Online more effectively, we are now offering
complimentary training to all RiskMeter Online
customers. This is a great way for your
organization to have its most pressing questions
answered, learn about various risk reports and
discover how to utilize cutting-edge features,
such as: Birdseye Geocoding,
One Click Ruler and
Manual Placement. To
register for an upcoming Webcast, click on one of
the links below or for more information, please
contact Ryan Turgeon at
617.737.4444 or rturgeon@cdsys.com
National Risks
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Western Risks
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
National Risks
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
Western Risks
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
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| Welcome to Our Newest
Customers |
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Carriers
- American Reliable Agricultural Division
- McMillan Warner
- PURE
MGAs/Wholesale
Brokers
- Appalachian Underwriters
- C.V. Starr & Company
Agents & Brokers
- Charles Rutenberg
- Independent Investment Services
- Larry Viegas Agency
- M&R Insurance Agency
- The Stant Agency
Other
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| Contacts |
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Daniel Munson, Founder and VP of Sales &
Marketing
Tel: 617.737.4444
Jamie Munson, Director of Consulting
Services
Tel: 860.854.6125
Bradley Sherwin, Sales Manager
Tel: 617.737.4444
Val Feeney, Business Partnership
Manager
Tel: 617.737.4444
David Poitras, Account Executive
Tel: 617.737.4444
Monique Audette, Account Executive
Tel: 617.737.4444
Wendy Corr, Account Manager
Tel: 617.737.4444
Ryan Turgeon, Support, Training and Customer
Service
Tel: 617.737.4444
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