Strategic Insurance Software Inc. (SIS) and Connective Technologies, Inc. today announced the creation of a working partnership to provide agents with a robust affordable upload solution.

The integration between SIS's SEMCI PARTNER® agency management system and Connective's TEAM-UP product provides the capability for agents to export and upload data from their management system to any number of carriers (or third party data providers) directly from SEMCI PARTNER®. The integration is seamless and does not require any changes to the agency software or workflow. The TEAM-UP components provide the SEMCI bridge to the carriers. TEAM-UP carriers can now offer upload to their SIS agents and, in many cases, provide the ability to upload transactions and get a quote or issue a policy in less than a minute.

The absence of transaction fees makes the cost of theSEMCI PARTNER® / TEAM-UP solution a fracion of other upload alternatives.

"SIS has worked relentlessly at delivering single entry upload solutions to the insurance industry. We are pleased with how seamlessly SEMCI PARTNER® and TEAM-UP operate. We were impressed at how quickly Connective could integrate our ACORD certified AL3 files with a front end solution they currently had in place," states Doug Allen, COO at SIS.

On the carrier side, TEAM-UP integrates SIS's data with existing carrier front-end web sites, expert underwriting, and policy management systems. TEAM-UP provides secure, encrypted Internet transmissions of SIS extract files. The TEAM-UP solution uses SSL for encryption and SDAP (not NT Authentication) for authentication so the data remains secure. Once the file has reached the carrier, TEAM-UP has extensive integration capabilities built on IBM's WebSphere (Eclipse) platform so that it is possible to re-use a carrier's existing processing infrastructure for such things as real-time rating and issuance.

"We believe that the increased volume of business and speed of transaction processing will provide an immediate ROI for carriers who implement the SIS and TEAM-UP solution," state Lynda Stevens, AVP of Sales & Marketing at Connective.

SIS continues to be on the leading edge of SEMCI Solutions. The partnership with Connective Technologies is another example of their commitment to facilitating eCommerce solutions. TEAM-UP was introduced to the market in March 2002 and has gained significant traction with carriers. The full implementation of the solution is estimated to take between 4 to 6 weeks depending on the availability of existing carrier components.

Connective Technologies, Inc. has been a leading provider of business solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry fo over 10 years. Connective Solutions provides eCommerce products and services utilizing EDI, Web, Workflow, and Expert Underwriting objects that provide the ability to rate, quote, bind, issue and print in less than 8 minutes. Engaging Connective Services, Connective Toolkit and the Client Support Facility delivers greater underwriting control, improved speed to market for new products, increased capacity for existing products, and meaningful costs savings through process and services, contact Lynda Stevens @ 781.369.1150 or lstevens@connective-edi.com.

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