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Spotlight Report December 4, 1995
Risk Management Systems & Strategies

RMIS Vendors C

California Interactive Computing Inc.
Cantor & Co.
Control Software Group Inc.
Conway Computer Group Inc.
Corporate Systems Ltd.

California Interactive Computing Inc.

25572 Avenue Stanford
Valencia, Calif. 91355-1102

805-294-1300; fax: 805-295-1310

Risk management systems since: 1977

User support: User groups/meetings*, on site training*, telephone assistance nine hours per day*.

Clients: 270 total. Sold systems to 15 clients in 1994


1994 revenues: 5% from hardware sales, 45% from software sales, 40% from software services.

Branch offices: Cocoa Beach, Fla.

Contact: Jerry C. Buckley

Officers: Jerry C. Buckley, president; Ralph M. Flygare, Eric Hoffberg, vps.

*Included in system price

Software products:

GENCOMP Workers Compensation Claims Management System

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in Windows NT, AIX, UNIX.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1977.

Claims/coverages managed: Workers comp.

Features: Provides claims adjudication, reserve analysis, bill repricing (multi-state), PPO discounts, state reporting, claims notes, diary/calendar, on-line ad hoc access to all claims information, standard and custom management reports. Optional modules include electronic data interchange, integrated optical imaging, archival retrieval system, Windows-based interface, open database connectivity compliant data inquiry and management.

GENIRIS Integrated Risk Information System

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in Windows NT, AIX, UNIX.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1977.

Total Installations: 400.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, group health care.

Features: Adjudicates and manages property and casualty, workers comp, group medical, claims and integrated disability management, risk analysis and reporting, interfaces between claims systems and risk management systems. Optional modules include electronic data interchange, integrated optical imaging, archival and retrieval system, Windows-based interface, open database connectivity compliant data inquiry and management.

GENMED Group Medical Claims Management System

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in Windows NT, AIX, UNIX.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1977.

Claims/coverages managed: Group medical, including dental, vision and prescription.

Features: Online eligibility verification, pre-certification of hospital stays, on-line access to case data, maintains standard industry tables and indices. Optional modules include COBRA processing from eligibility to payment, electronic data interchange, integrated optical imaging, archival and retrieval system, Windows-based interface, open database connectivity compliant data inquiry and management.

GENPAC Property & Casualty Claims Management System.

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in Windows NT, AIX, UNIX.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1977.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, auto.

Features: Provides multiple lines of coverage, controls reserve practices, assists in setting reserves, calculates and verifies payments, eliminates duplicate payments with online payment history, tracks and reports reinsurance levels by policy period, tracks subrogation information and recoveries, Form 1099 reports in hard copy and tape form, interfaces with other CIC claims and risk management systems. Optional modules include electronic data interchange, integrated optical imaging, archival and retrieval system, Windows-based interface, open database connectivity compliant data inquiry and management.

GENRISK Risk Management System

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in Windows NT, AIX, UNIX.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1977.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, group health care.

Features: Central data storage system for organizations that process their own claims, insurance companies or third-party administrators; accepts data from multiple sources and builds loss triangles according to user-specified parameters; interfaces with other industry programs. Optional modules include electronic data interchange, integrated optical imaging, archival and retrieval system, Windows-based interface, open database connectivity compliant data inquiry and management.


Cantor & Co.

9100 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 445 E.
Beverly Hills, Calif. 90212

800-553-7267; fax: 310-859-7415

Risk management systems since: 1982

User support:User groups/meetings**, onsite training***, telephone assistance eight hours per day*, training seminars on using computers in risk management.

Clients:

265 total. Sold systems to 15 clients in 1994


1994 revenues: Risk management information systems sales and services: 3% from hardware sales, 57% from software sales, 40% from software services.

Staff:Eight total, seven professionals.

Contact:Alan B. Cantor

Officers: Alan B. Cantor, president; Judith J. Szarka, vp .

*Included in system price; **Included in MQMS system price, not applicable to Riskmap Captive Risk Financing system; ***Included in Hospital RIMS system price.

Software products:

Riskmap Risk Financing

Price: $2,195.

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS or Windows. Online system.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1983.

Total Installations: 140; 90 in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: All risks including general liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto.

Features: Risk financing, discounted cash flow analysis, comparative analysis, fully integrated automated graphics. Optional modules to model your own plans available

Riskmap Loss Forecasting

Price: $2,195.

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS or Windows.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1984.

Total Installations: 83.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto.

Features: Frequency and severity forecasting, cost of property/casualty and benefit plans overall and by line of coverage computations, confidence intervals for analysis, fully integrated automatic graphics, self-insured retention and deductible analysis, integrates with Riskmap Loss Develpment

Riskmap Loss development

Price: $1,795

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS or Windows.

Customization optional

First Installation: 1989

Total Installations: 22. Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto

Features: Produces development factors for total loss reserves and pay outs, generates graphics, includes fully integrated automated graphics, integrates with Riskmap Loss Forecasting.

Riskmap Captive Risk Financing

Price: $1,995

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1984

Total Installations: Two.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto.

Features: Produces income, equity and available cash statements; loss reporting and payment; discounted cash flow analysis; fully integrated automated graphics

MQMS Plus Claims Management

Price: $6,000-$40,000

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS or Windows.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1987.

Total Installations: 260.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, professional liability, public risk.

Features: Incident reporting: safety and loss control; quality management; critical pathways; policy management; risk management; concurrent review; custom reports library; trending analysis; integrated custom graphics, including control charts; statistical reports; custom forms and letters modules; automated internal and external correspondence; customizable data dictionaries; financial analysis and reporting. Optional modules include interface to external information systems, notebook, scanning, exposure base management and litigation tracking.

Hospital RIMS

Price: $9,500-$35,000

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS or Windows.

Customization optional

First Installation: 1984

Total Installations: 13, all in corporate risk management departments

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, professional liability

Features: Claims management; financial analysis and reporting; transaction tracking, analysis and reporting; integrated automated actuarial analysis; reinsurance analysis; cost allocation.


Control Software Group Inc.

3021 E. Dublin Granville Road

Suite 100

Columbus, Ohio 43231

800-336-7475; fax: 614-882-5570

Risk management systems since: 1986

User support:On site training, training seminars*, newsletters*, telephone assistance eight hours per day**.


Staff:Eight total, three professionals.

ContactJohn P. Nipps

Officers: John P. Nipps, president; John P. Nipps II, Melvin R. Irwin, vps; Randall C. Nipps, secretary/treasurer

*Included in system price. **First 90 days included in system price.

Software products:

Risk-Control Plus

Price: $795

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in Windows.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1988.

Total Installations: 114.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto.

Features: User-defined tracking of risk exposures, safety management, incident reporting, report generation/data analysis, unlimited notefields, diagnostic report generator, cost transaction reports by payment type, OSHA reports (101/200/incidence/severity), graphs/charts, direct and indirect cost, user and function security. Optional modules include workers comp first reports, data transfer link between Risk-Control Plus systems, ad hoc report generator.

OSHA-Control Plus

Price: $395

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS only.

First Installation: 1993.

Total Installations: 85

Features: Safety management, incident reporting, report generation for unlimited locations, OSHA reports (101/200/incidence/severity), unlimited note fields, user and function security.


Conway Computer Group Inc.

6360 I-55 N., Suite 300

Jackson, Miss. 39211

601-957-7400; fax: 601-957-9492

Parent: Nichols Research Corp.

Risk management systems since: 1983

User support:

User groups/meetings, on site training, telephone assistance eight hours per day.


Clients: 54 total. Sold systems to five clients in 1994.

Staff: 51 total, 41 professionals.

ContactKen Walz.

Officers: John A. Conway Jr., president.

Software products:

PACCASSO, Property & Casualty Claims Administration Support System.

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS or Windows.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1987.

Total Installations: 50; 20 in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, marine and cargo.

Features: Data validity checking; inquiry, search and help functions; duplicate claim and payment checking; medical bill review; bank account and check writing capability; deferred payment generation; loss entry control; comprehensive diary system forms generation; ad hoc statistical reports for reinsurance, severity, loss development and repeater's reports; experience reporting, including loss ratio information, earnings and entry of premiums. Optional modules include utilization review edit and electronic submission of first report of injury.


Corporate Systems Ltd.

1200 Corporate Systems Center

Amarillo, Texas 79102-4410

806-376-4223; fax: 806-376-4077

Parent: CSC General Partner Inc.

1994 Revenue: $39 million total.

Risk management systems since: 1967

User support:User support: User groups/meetings*, on site training*, telephone assistance 12 hours per day*, online help and tutorials, CS University courses.


Clients: 4,933 total. Sold systems to 25 clients in 1994

Staff: 426 total, 357 professionals.

Branch office: Lisle, Ill.

Contact Dave Duden, director-marketing.

Officers: Johnny Mize, president/CEO; Mike Unruh, vp-finance; Scott Gilmour, vp-sales/marketing; John Champlin, vp-client services.

*Included in system price.

Software products:

CS Disability Management.

System requirements: Mainframe.

Customization optional

First Installation: 1991

Total Installations: 53

Claims/coverages managed: Disability

Features: Unlimited plan designs for short- and long-term disability, union, non-union and sick leave; employee demographics; check processing and fund management; disability duration guidelines; claims processing and record keeping; report generation; complete tax accouting; interface with workers compensation for 24-hour coordination. Optional modules include interface with internal general ledger, employee census and location coding database.

CS Knowledge

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in Windows or OS/2. Software product or online system.

Customization optional

First Installation: 1994

Total Installations: 65

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, medical malpractice.

Features: Relational risk database with regularly updated summary data, graphical user interface self-help screens and Windows, value-as-of financial analysis, matrix grid functions to analyze two data elements against a third set of criteria, selection of disjointed or non-contiguous ranges of data, download of custom-defined risk data for use in PC spreadsheet, graphics and presentation software; information and summaries for account, claims, claim values, locations, payment, policy, procedure code, provider, hospital, premium and exposure base. Optional enhancements include senior management icons for pre-defined reports and graphics updated via dynamaic data exchange.

CS + Managed Care

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS, Windows or OS/2. Software product or online system.

Customization optional

First Installation: 1989

Total Installations: 565

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, medical malpractice

Features: Automated coding of diagnoses and procedures for physicians, hospitals, pharmacy and anesthesia bills, online review for normative patterns of treatment, rebundling of unbundled procedure codes, medical fee schedule review and repricing (database of state fee schedules, usual and customary fees, resource-based relative value system fees), duplicate indentification, state rules for all fee schedule states, master drug database, global PPO network management, utilization review module, ad hoc reporting from relational database, laser check processing with explanation of reimbursement. Optional modules include interface with third-party claims systems, CS Claims Administration systems, internal general ledger.

CS Online

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS, Windows or OS/2. Online system.

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1967
Total Installations: 4,867

Claims/coverages managed: Property, casualty, workers comp, auto, medical malpractice.

Features: Claims administration, loss prevention, policy tracking, reserve tracking, self-insurance comparisons and analysis, safety and loss control, incident reporting, online menu-driven report generation, turnkey batch reporting, laser check processing, diary and narrative, litigation management, supervisor/adjuster reporting, integrated word processing, vocational rehab tracking, allocation of premium, data conversion from over 170 sources. Optional modules include interface with internal general ledger, employee census, location coding database.

CS PRISM for Windows

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS, Windows or OS/2.

Customization optional

First Installation: 1986

Total Installations: 66

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, medical malpractice.

Features: Claims administration, loss prevention, policy tracking, reserve tracking, self-insurance comparisons and analysis, safety and loss control, incident reporting, online menu-driven report generation, turnkey batch reporting service, laser check processing, diary and narrative, litigation management, supervisor/adjuster reporting, integrated word processing, vocational rehab tracking, allocation of premium, data conversion from over 170 sources. Optional modules include interface with internal general ledger, employee census, location coding database.

CS Property

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS, Windows or OS/2. Software or online system.

Customization optional

First Installation: 1994

Total Installations: 2

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, workers comp, auto.

Features: Multi-user Windows-based application to track all fixed assets, roll-up at multiple organizational units, safety inspection calendar to track values and all key dates with follow up.

CS TeleClaim

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in DOS, Windows, OS/2. Software product or online system.

Customization optional

First Installation: 1984

Total Installations: 495

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, medical malpractice.

Features: Automated toll-free accident reporting system, state form production for all states, ACORD-like or custom report production for liability, property and crime claims, disability form production for required states, coverage verification, location code editing, managed care intervention, special safety analysis coding, OSHA record keeping, ad hoc reporting, special forms production. Optional modules include interface with internal general ledger, employee census, location coding database.