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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

This Flu Season, Blues Plans Promote H1N1 Prevention

The week of October 10th saw the release of the first batch of H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines. The release could have been sooner, considering that the CDC is already reporting abnormally high levels of influenza, especially H1N1, for this time of year, according to... click here for the full blog post

Monday, October 26, 2009

Leveraging Producer Portals for Effective Distribution Management

Any discussion about automation and distribution management in the insurance industry seems incomplete without mentioning producer portals. With a commission system integrated with a producer portal, carriers can be proactive with sales by organizing prospect information, the producers’ interaction with them, and the details of where the consumer is in... click here for the full blog post

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Insphere Insurance Solutions selects VUE Software for Robust, Flexible Distribution Management Platform

Insphere Insurance Solutions selects VUE Compensation Management and VUE IncentivePoint to serve as the company’s core technology platform

Coconut Creek, FL, 10/22/2009 - VUE Software today announced that Insphere Insurance Solutions, a rapidly growing independent career agency offering life, health, long-term care and retirement products for small businesses and the middle-income market, has selected several VUE Software solutions to form the basis for the company’s core technology. Insphere Insurance Solutions (
http://www.insphereis.com) is currently implementing VUE Compensation Management and VUE IncentivePoint to form a robust, leading-edge technology platform that will support the dynamic growth of the company.

With an already sizeable and rapidly growing career agent force, Insphere Insurance Solutions needed to find a technology vendor that was accustomed to delivering complex solutions that met the company’s dynamic business needs – and deliver in a short timeframe. Insphere Insurance Solutions found its match in VUE Software, the product division of Computer Solutions and Software International (CSSI), a company of insurance and technology specialists with over 18 years of experience serving insurance carriers, large independent insurance agencies, and Managed General Agencies.

“It was essential for us to select a solution that would meet our current needs and be flexible enough to adapt to our evolving requirements as well. The VUE Software suite offered solutions that seemed tailor-made to fit our business model,” said Phillip J. Hildebrand, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insphere Insurance Solutions. “Equally important was the expertise of the VUE Software team in delivering solutions to large agencies in a very short period of time, which will allow us to meet our aggressive implementation timeline.”

VUE Compensation Management will provide Insphere Insurance Solutions with essential functionalities that will help the company on-board multiple carriers and product types, provide standards-based templates for carrier interfaces and deliver flexible incentive program capabilities. In addition, the VUE Compensation Management solution’s powerful interface engine allows integration with other systems and regulatory bodies, facilitating agent credential verification, training and certification.

Utilizing web services, VUE IncentivePoint seamlessly integrates VUE Compensation Management with robust customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities, enabling Insphere to easily manage leads, its customer pipeline and its sales performance. The VUE Compensation Management solution’s service oriented architecture (SOA) and web services will allow Insphere Insurance Solutions to provide CRM functionality to their large agent force through an online portal. Career agents will benefit from 24/7 access to data on customers, goal attainment, and compensation.

“A major benefit of our architecture is that data inside VUE Compensation Management can be made available to multiple systems, including CRM systems and producer portals utilizing the solution’s web services,” said Abhinav Dave, Executive Vice President of CSSI and VUE Software. “This capability has already proved beneficial to our clients and will be instrumental in facilitating the growth of Insphere Insurance Solutions as well.”

About Insphere Insurance Solutions
Insphere Insurance Solutions is unique as a specialist in small business and middle-income market life, health, long-term care and retirement insurance. When the company commences full services in 2010, it is expected to be the largest independent career agency distribution group, with a sales force of approximately 3,000 agents nationwide. For more information about Insphere Insurance Solutions, visit www.insphereis.com.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This new release includes forward-looking statements relating to the development of Insphere Insurance Solutions (“Insphere”) that are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results may vary materially. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update them to reflect changes that occur after that date. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, Insphere’s ability to obtain and retain applicable licenses, Insphere’s ability to enter into and maintain satisfactory relationships with insurance carriers and agents and the implementation of various information technology and administrative systems, platforms and processes necessary to successfully run the new business. Like any new business, the progress and success of Insphere entails substantial uncertainty.

About CSSI® and VUE Software®
VUE Software® is the product division of Computer Solutions and Software International (CSSI) dedicated to providing industry-specific business technology solutions to companies in the insurance, healthcare, and construction verticals. Because they are tailored to the needs of these particular industries, our solutions are different from one-size-fits-all performance management and compensation suites such as enterprise incentive management (EIM) and sales performance management (SPM) solutions. VUE Software’s solutions allow companies to manage strategic incentive plans, automate producer administration and organize complex data and contractor policies, resulting in greater administrative efficiency and improved sales performance. For more information about VUE Software, please call 1.877.4.VUESOFT or visit www.vuesoftware.com.

Media Contact
Stephanie Castro
954-419-1008 x101
4800 Lyons Technology Parkway, Suite 4
Coconut Creek, FL 33073

CSSI® and VUE Software® are registered trademarks of Computer Solutions & Software International, Inc. All other registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective companies.

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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Reaching out through Twitter: The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Story

It’s common knowledge today that social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook are fast emerging as effective marketing tools for many business-to-consumer companies. It is equally common knowledge that health plan carriers have generally been slow in embracing cutting-edge technology, especially web 2.0 tools, in their business processes. Among the few insurers beginning to tap into the benefits of social networks is Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin... click here for the full blog post

Thursday, October 8, 2009

AmeriLife Group, L.L.C. Selects VUE Compensation Management

Coconut Creek, Florida, 10/08/2009 — Computer Solutions and Software International, Inc. (CSSI®) today announced that AmeriLife Group, L.L.C. (AmeriLife), the largest annuity, life and health insurance marketing organization for the senior market in the country, has selected VUE Compensation Management. After a thorough evaluation, AmeriLife has selected VUE Compensation Management for its ability to streamline the company’s commission payment and reconciliation process and to support their rapidly increasing volume of transactions.

“We selected VUE Compensation Management because it has a proven record of handling the complexities inherent in our business,” said Ryan Patterson, Vice President of Strategic Operations at AmeriLife Group. “The VUE Software team’s industry expertise and history of successful deliveries assure us that we are choosing the right strategic partner for this project.”

The system provides the capability to handle a large amount of transactions – as well as tracking detailed information such as individual agent’s certifications, licenses, appointments and contract dates at a micro level. Additionally, VUE Compensation Management can help AmeriLife ensure accuracy in areas such as commission reconciliation, advances and charge-backs.

"We are excited that AmeriLife Group has chosen VUE Compensation Management to be a key contributor to their business growth,” said Stephen Bruno, President and CEO of CSSI, parent company of VUE Software. “Tailored to the needs of the insurance industry, and with a solid install base at MGA’s, VUE Compensation Management has the ability to integrate into AmeriLife’s complex business environment and help the company correctly pay their agents as well as reconcile payments from carriers.”

VUE Compensation Management, designed by insurance specialists, calculates and tracks all aspects of commissions in the most complex insurance business environments. The system is designed to help insurance companies contain administrative costs, build a flexible platform, and ensure scalability.

About AmeriLife Group, L.L.C
AmeriLife Group, L.L.C. is the largest annuity, life and health insurance marketing organization focused on the senior market in the United States. AmeriLife develops annuity, life and health insurance products and markets these products through its multi-channel distribution network, which includes over 1,000 captive career agents in its two captive career distribution systems and over 100,000 independent agents which are accessed by its marketing organization. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Clearwater, Florida. For more information about AmeriLife Group, L.L.C., please visit
www.amerilife.com

About CSSI® and VUE Software®
VUE Software® is the product division of Computer Solutions and Software International (CSSI) dedicated to providing industry-specific business technology solutions to companies in the insurance, healthcare, and construction verticals. Because they are tailored to the needs of these particular industries, our solutions are different from one-size-fits-all performance management and compensation suites such as enterprise incentive management (EIM) and sales performance management (SPM) solutions. VUE Software’s solutions allow companies to manage strategic incentive plans, automate producer administration and organize complex data and contractor policies, resulting in greater administrative efficiency and improved sales performance. For more information about VUE Software, please call 1.877.4.VUESOFT or visit www.vuesoftware.com

Media Contact:
Stephanie Castro
954-419-1008 x101
4800 Lyons Technology Parkway, Suite 4
Coconut Creek, FL 33073

CSSI and VUE Software are registered trademarks of Computer Solutions & Software International, Inc. All other registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective companies.

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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

“Let’s fix health care” – by embracing better technology

All Americans have a stake in the outcome of health care reform. Those of us at VUE Software pledge our dedication to reform by continuing to help health plan information technology programs effectively reduce wasted resources and assist health plans in providing the best possible services to all Americans... click here for the full blog post