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Spotlight Report December 4, 1995
Risk Management Systems & Strategies

RMIS Vendors D - E

Dakota Technologies
DAVID Corp.
DORN Technology Group Inc.
EDS
ERIC Systems
ESIS Inc.

Dakota Technologies

1115 Prospect Ave.
Suite 306
New York, N.Y. 11218

718-369-1477; fax: 718-369-2836


Risk management systems since: 1994

Contact: Robert Rice

Software products:

PROCLAIM Workers Compensation Claims System

Price: $20,000

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system. Operates in Windows, Windows '95 or Windows NT.

Customization optional

First installation: 1994

Total installations: Two; all in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: Workers comp.

Features: Claims administration, policy tracking, reserve tracking, risk analysis, user-defined reporting, check processing, multiple fund management. Optional modules include voice response, electronic mail integration, medical bill review modules by state.


DAVID Corp.

180 Howard St., 6th Floor
San Francisco, Calif. 94105

415-362-4555; fax: 415-362-5010

Risk management systems since: 1984

Parent: Watson Wyatt Worldwide

Branch Offices: Boston; Detroit; Dallas

Contact: Jennifer James, marketing manager.


Staff: 50 total, 35 professionals.

Clients: 290 total, including 230 corporate risk management departments. Sold systems to 45 clients in 1994

Officers: Jim Swanke, president/CEO; Allen Krakower, COO; Joe Lumpkin, director-sales/marketing; Chris Carpenter, director-software services; Greg Park, director-programming/software support.

User support: User groups/meetings, on site training*, telephone assistance 15 hours per day*, product integration consulting.

*Included in system price.

Software products:

CompPlus

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

Customization optional

First Installation: 1986

Total Installations: 295; 190 in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: Workers comp.

Features: Claims administration support, loss development, loss forecasting, policy tracking, reserve tracking allocation of premium, risk analysis, certificates of insurance, safely and loss control, incident reporting, federal and state reporting, OSHA reporting, document imaging, payment processing, laser check printing, diary and notepad functions, litigation and medical detail tracking, medical fee schedules, online help. Optional modules include interface with P&CPlus and Incident Plus software and payroll/personnel sytems.

P&CPlus

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

Customization optional

First Installation: 1986

Total Installations: 105; 75 in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Claims administration for property/casualty and general liability claims, payment processing, policy tracking, reserve tracking, tracking and issuance of certificates of insurance, federal and state reporting, fixed asset information, laser check printing, flexible notepad and diary systems, litigation and medical detail tracking, online help. Optional modules include interface with CompPlus and Incident Plus software and accounts payable systems.

IncidentPlus

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

Customization optional

First Installation: 1991

Total Installations: Six, all in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Comprehensive tracking of incidents/occurrences and online inquiry/reporting tools for analysis of incidents by hospitals and health care facilities. Optional modules include interface with CompPlus and P&CPlus software.

Comp2000

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

Customization optional.

First Installation: 1987

Total installations: 50; 30 in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: Workers comp.

Features: Claims administration, reserve worksheet, diary function, disability calculation, medical fee schedule, investigation tracking, litigation tracking, subrogation module, medical claims management, word processing, government reports and forms, payment processsing, state specific law and regulatory compliance for California. Optional modules include interface with accounts payable and personnel systems.


DORN Technology Group Inc.

38705 Seven Mile, Suite 450
Livonia, Mich. 48152

313-462-5800; fax: 313-462-5807

Risk management systems since: 1982

Branch Offices: St. Petersburg, Fla.; Cincinnati.

User support: User groups/meetings*, on site training, telephone assistance 12 hours per day.

*Included in system price.


1994 revenues: $4.5 million total, all from risk management information systems sales and services.

Staff: 40 total, 25 professionals.

Clients: 700 corporate risk management departments. Sold systems to 200 clients in 1994

Officers: Mark Dorn

Software products:

RISKMASTER/WIN

Price: $25,000-$40,000

System requirements: IBM compatible PC system; client server versions. Operates in Windows, ODBC compliant with access, SQL server, Informix, ORACLE or Sybase.

Customization optional

First installation: 1982

Total installations: 2,500, all in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Claims management, reserve evaluation, check processing, diaries, exposure analysis, litigation management, first report of injury, OSHA reporting, property management, ad hoc reporting, incident tracking, loss control, fund management, actuarial analysis, claim data consolidation, certificates of insurance, risk allocation, employee profiles, report and scheduling. Optional modules include bill review system.


EDS

13736 Riverport Drive
Maryland Heights, Mo. 63043

314-344-8395; fax: 314-344-8691

Risk management systems since: 1963

Contact: Norm Zornizer (Processor 1), 314-344-8263; Steve Fleming (WPCS), 314-344-2642.


1994 revenues: $10 billion total. $100 million from risk management information systems sales and services, 90% from software sales, 10% from software services.

Clients: 12 total, including four corporate risk management departments. Sold systems to three clients in 1994.

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

*Included in system price.

Software products:

Processor 1

System requirements: Mainframe, online system. Operates in MVS/XA, OS/MVS or DOS/VSE.

Customization optional

First installation: 1985

Total installations: 26

Claims/coverages managed: Health care.

Features: Cost containment for health claim medical bills; edits all medical charges; performs duplicate checking; calculates payables based on defined benefit schedules or reasonable and customary allowances, including administration of PPO arrangements; services checked for appropriateness against the diagnosis; can apply additional edits based on user-maintained rule sets; issues checks for payments to providers or reimbursements to insureds with explanation of benefit. Optional modules are available for front-end data entry or tape claim input, pre-certification, procedure code bundling/unbundling.

WPCS-Workers Compensation Processing System

System requirements: Online system, uses SUN, Sequent or Data General computers. Operates in UNIX.

Customization optional

First installation: 1991

Total installations: Two

Claims/coverages managed: Workers comp.

Features: Online claims procession and management system; coordinates daily claims processing and management activities; captures first report of injury information; creates claims files; reserve worksheets assist in setting reserves; issues checks and drafts for payments; tracks subrogation, second injury, litigation and rehabilitation programs; diary; electronic mail and file comments provided; generates standard and ad hoc correspondence; includes cost containment modules and reporting functions.


ERIC Systems

12828 Northup Way, Suite 120
Bellevue, Wash. 98005

206-881-2074; fax: 206-883-9178

Risk management systems since: 1985

Contact: Kathleen Bystrom, Sales Manager.


Staff: Seven total, six professionals

Clients: 16 total, including 13 corporate risk management departments. sold systems to three clients in 1994.

Officers: Frank Dee, President

User support: On site training*, telephone assistance 12.5 hours per day**, internet electronic mail support*

*Included in system price. **Included in system price for one year.

Software products:

Risk Manager

Price: $9,995-$14,995

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

Customization optional

First installation: 1985

Total installations: 14; 11 in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: Workers comp.

Features: Claims administration for self-insured companies or third-party administrators, tracks all claim activity from date of injury to closure, time loss and permanent partial disability calculation, diary/notes and financial transactions system, reserve tracking, supports up to five organizational levels per employer for multiple employers, vendor payment history, check writing with multiple check registers, check bundling, custom check/voucher designer, custom forms design, 84 user-defined fields, generation of government mandated reports and forms, tracks OSHA data and produces OSHA 200 reports, litigation tracking, open database connectivity compliant. Optional modules include vendor invoice adjuster for producing an explanation of benefits for each invoice.

Liability Manager

Price: $12,495

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

Customization optional.

First installation: 1994

Total installations: Two, all in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability.

Features: Incident tracking with date, time, cause, description, responsible party, vehicle information and cost center; tracks claims details per incident and allows tracking of multiple claims per incident; supports up to five organizational levels per employer for multiple employers; reserve tracking; check writing with multiple check registers; check bundling; custom check/voucher designer; diary/notes; custom forms design; 84 user-defined fields; litigation tracking; notes and financial transactions; open database connectivity


ESIS Inc.

1601 Chestnut St., TLP 32
Philadelphia, Pa. 19192-2325

215-761-6779; fax: 215-761-5476

Parent: INA Financial Services Corp.

Branch Offices: Los Angeles; San Francisco; Atlanta; Chicago; Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Dallas; Houston.

Contact: Larry Keough, 215-761-6767


1994 revenues:

Staff: 53 total, 50 professionals.

Clients: 1,280 total, including 382 corporate risk management departments. Sold systems to 55 clients in 1994.

Officers: Raymond E. Hafner, president; Sharon E. Simpson, vp-sales; Mark Cafaro, director-sales; Larry Keough, director-RMIS, Bruce Hemphill, corporate secretary.

User support: User groups/meetings, on site training*, telephone assistance 10 hours per day*, online help*.

*Included in system price.

Software products:

CRIS

Price: $2,000-$20,000

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

Customization optional

First installation: 1983

Total installations: 657; 380 in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Online claim search and risk analysis, claim status inquiry, loss runs, financial reports, frequency and severity analysis, premium allocation, medical cost containment.

CRIS Advanced Functions

Price: $2,000-$28,000

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

Customization optional

First installation: 1982
Total installations: 84; 55 in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Ad hoc analysis, loss development analysis or loss triangles financial management analysis, safety management analysis, value-as-of analysis.

CRIS RiskView

Price: $10,000

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

Customization optional

First installation: 1995

Total installations: 24; 20 in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Claims management tool to locate and review individual claims files; analyze loss frequency and severity by location, type of injury or loss cause; capture loss information at any point in time; computes loss development triangles; financial analysis tool to perform cost benefit analyses on safety and loss control; measures medical and rehabilitation expenses; evaluates effectiveness of medical cost containment programs; utilization review; integrated graphing feature.

CRIS SafetyView

Price: $10,000

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

Customization optional

First installation: 1995

Total installations: Six, all in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Integrates incentive and awareness programs; provides safety training and testing support; proactive prevention suggestions; estimates production needed to recoup losses incurred; over 80 standard forms, reports and graphs; ability to import/export data in Windows or DOS format; electronic data interchange (ANSI 148 format); tracks corporate safety performance and attendance; creates required state and federal OSHA reports (101 form and OSHA 200 log), helps meet federal OSHA time requirements for reporting fatalities or catastrophic injuries.

OMNICLAIMS

Price: $5,000-$10,000

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

Customization optional
First installation: 1992

Total installations: 565; 144 in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Real time online inquiry to claims administration system; full claim detail; reserve and payment history; litigation information and registration detail; access to adjusters notes; diary and electronic interface to adjusters.