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Hastings Mutual Insurance Wins Applied Systems Interface Partner Award
| Source: Hastings Mutual Insurance Company
KANSAS CITY, MO--(Marketwire - October 19, 2009) - Hastings Mutual Insurance Company today
received the 2009 Interface Partner Award from insurance technology company
Applied Systems. The award recognizes Hastings' achievements in
agency-carrier communication.
Applied Systems acknowledged Hastings' leadership and innovations, citing
the carrier's commitment to providing agents with download, real-time
inquiry and real-time rating.
"Hastings Mutual has had a long, meaningful relationship with Applied
Systems. This award recognizes that partnership, and the efficiencies from
automation that have been made available to our Hastings Mutual agencies,"
stated Bob Eshelbrenner, Vice President and CIO, Hastings Mutual Insurance
Company.
Hastings Mutual Insurance Company received the partnership award during a
ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri, at 2009 TENCon, the Technology,
Education & Networking Conference hosted by ASCnet, the Applied Systems
Client Network.
"The continued commitment of Hastings and other forward-thinking carriers
keeps our industry advancing," said Doug Johnston, Vice President, Partner
Relations & Product Innovations at Applied Systems. "We recognize the
company's dedication to interface partnerships with its agencies, and for
overall benefit to the industry."
About Hastings Mutual Insurance Company
Hastings Mutual is a regional Property Casualty insurance company serving
customers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The company,
based in Hastings, Michigan, has been writing commercial, farm, and
personal lines business through independent agents and providing customers
with financial strength and stability since 1885. For more information
about Hastings Mutual, access the company web site: www.hastingsmutual.com.
Applied Systems Inc. develops, sells, and supports insurance agency and
broker management systems and provides services for accounting, customer,
policy, claims management, and all related agent and broker functions. More
than 130,000 users in 11,000 agencies of every size and complexity level
use Applied Systems solutions built around core systems Epic, TAM, Vision and DORIS. In addition, the company leads the industry in
agency-carrier real-time and batch communication solutions.
www.appliedsystems.com