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Risk Management & Online Resources

Spotlight Report December 1, 1997

Vendors "A-B"

AIG Insurance Services Inc.
AMI Risk Consultants Inc.
American Technical Services Inc.
Aon Risk Management Information
Benefit Software Inc.
Blackburn Group Inc.

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AIG Insurance Services Inc.

400 Interpace Parkway, Building A, Parsippany, N.J. 07054; 800-767-2524; fax: 201-402-2895

Risk management systems since: 1988.

Parent: American International Group Inc.

Software products:

Intellirisk.

Price: $12,000.

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC system; operates in Windows. Online system.

Customization optional.

First installation: 1994.

Total installations: 750; 500 in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Real-time online access to claim information; payment analysis tool; adjuster's notes; point-in-time view; e-mail; standard and ad hoc reports; customization; claim/claimant/payment detail; user notes; quick search; continuous product development; help center with toll-free number; training (onsite); online help. Optional modules include certificate of insurance; cost of risk analysis and allocation; loss development and forecasting; self- administered claims; OSHA; user security.

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

Staff: 86 total, 82 professionals.

Clients: 661 total, including 452 corporate risk management departments. Sold systems to 308 clients in 1996.

Branch offices: Costa Mesa and Los Angeles, Calif.; Atlanta; Chicago; New York; Dallas; Seattle.

Officers: Robert Sandler, chairman; Anthony Galioto, president; Kevin Murray, vp-systems development; Alan Louison, director.

Contact: Alan Louison.

*Included in system price.


AMI Risk Consultants Inc.

11410 N. Kendall Drive, Suite 208, Miami, Fla. 33176-1031; 305-273-1589; fax: 305-274-4706

Risk management systems since: 1995.

Software products:

ClaimSys.

Price: $12,000.

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC system; operates in Windows.

Customization optional.

First installation: 1995.

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

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

Features: Three versions are available: workers comp, general/auto liability, dental/health. Claim file processing; management reports; first report of injury and other regulatory form requirements; integrated with scheduler; integrated notepad; mail merge/automatic letters; financial management reporting; safety management reporting; ``as of'' reporting; terminal security; loss development reporting (triangles); experience modification factor circulation. Optional modules include computer check generator; risk management cost allocation; policy tracking; litigation management reporting; vocational rehabilitation reporting.

User support: User groups/meetings*, onsite training*, telephone assistance nine hours per day*, software upgrades*.

Staff: Eight total, six professionals.

Clients: Two total, including two corporate risk management departments. Sold systems to one client in 1996.

Officers: Bob Ingco, president; Carie Ingco, vp.

Contact: Bob Ingco.

*Included in system price.


American Technical Services Inc.

28050 U.S. Highway 19 N., Suite 400, Clearwater, Fla. 33761; 800-654-7611; fax: 813-799-9826

Risk management systems since: 1986.

Software products:

ATS Comp 4.01.

Price: $30,000 per module.

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC system; operates in Windows, Windows 95, Windows NT, Novell.

Customization optional.

First installation: 1987.

Total installations: 90, 55 in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: Workers comp, employers liability, Jones Act, Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Act, rejection or exempt, long- and short- term disability.

Features: Claims administration and management; integrated policy and exposure features; full payment; financial reserving; diary/note product; package supports safety, rehabilitation and adjudication management process; employee record file; standard report suite with 100 management reports, value ``as of'' reports, loss stratification, triangulation, X mod premium allocation, safety and exposure analysis and cost-of-risk allocation; automatic payment and scheduler; online and written documentation. Optional modules include support incident and claim reporting for state and federal regulatory requirements; HMO, PPO, MCO repricing; utilization review; case management and bill review; integrated cost containment; certificate issuance capabilities; accounting, payroll, human resource and document imaging interfaces; full data conversion utilities and services; integrates with ATS Disability for 24-hour management of disability and medical exposures.

ATS PAC 4.01.

Total installations: 60, 45 in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, auto liability, D&O, E&O, medical malpractice, cargo, inland marine, crime.

Features: Claims administration and management with integrated policy and incident tracking; full payment; reserving; diary/note product; package supports safety, rehabilitation and adjudication management process; over 100 management reports, including value ``as of'' reports, loss stratification, triangulation, X mod premium allocation, safety and exposure analysis and cost of risk allocation reporting; ad hoc and incident reporting; user-defined data fields, scheduler, online and written documentation. Optional modules include certificate issuance; common ACORD and user-defined forms.

ATS MED.

Claims/coverages managed: Medical benefits including dental, vision, accident/sickness, disability management.

Features: Claims tracking and administration of all medical benefit plans; integrated with ATS Comp for 24-hour coverage; identification of benefit duplication; management of multiple medical exposures; diary/calendar; standard suite of management and ad hoc reports; integrated HMO, MCO, PPO repricing. Optional modules include auto load from carrier/source compensation.

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

Staff: 20 total, 20 professionals.

Branch offices: San Francisco.

Officers: Cheryll Wing, president; Craig Zivolich, director-technology.

Contact: George Moore, Cory A. Wilkinson, sales representatives.

*Included in system price.


Aon Risk Management Information

123 N. Wacker Drive, Chicago, Ill. 60606; 312-704-4553; fax: 312-701-4564

Risk management systems since: 1970.

Parent: Aon Corp.

Software products:

Anistics Omega.

Price: $25,000.

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC system; operates in Windows.

Customization optional.

First installation: 1994.

Total installations: 50; 40 in corporate risk management departments.

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

Features: Loss development; loss forecasting; loss prevention; policy tracking; reserve tracking; cost-of-risk allocation; risk analysis; diary/notes; report generation including more than 70 reports and loss triangle reports; online help; exposure tracking; multiple currency; password user privileges; data analysis; customized fields and codes. Optional modules include cost-of- risk allocation; bond tracking; certificate of insurance.

User support: Onsite training*, telephone assistance.

Staff: 29 total, 26 professionals.

Branch offices: San Francisco; Atlanta; Chicago; New York; Dallas.

Officers: Kathy Burns, senior vp; Steve Keogh, Terry Colburn, Tom Kane, Ann Gariti, vps.

Contact: Kathy Burns.

*Included in system price.


Benefit Software Inc.

212 Cottage Grove Ave., Suite A, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93101; 805-568-0240; fax: 805-568-0239

Risk management systems since: 1988.

Software products:

CompWatch.

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC system; operates in DOS, Windows.

Customization optional.

First installation: 1988.

Total installations: 1,160; 990 in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: Workers comp.

Features: Workers comp claims case management; first report of injury forms; OSHA 200 log; reports on injury occurrence and costs; loss analysis reports; OSHA injury/illness rates; work status (off-work, restricted duty, returned to work); repeaters and graphs; diary reminder system. Optional modules include claims import/export module; employee database module.

User support: Onsite training, telephone assistance eight hours per day*.

Staff: 17 total, eight professionals.

Clients: 778 total, including 550 corporate risk management departments. Sold systems to 150 clients in 1996.

Officers: Larry Du Bois, president; Kim Rajala-Blood, vp-technical support; Richard Diamond, vp-programming.

Contact: Bill Bertha, sales manager.

*Included in system price.


Blackburn Group Inc.

23 Bremen Circle, Penfield, N.Y. 14526; 716-586-4530; fax: 716-586-7479

Risk management systems since: 1991.

Software products:

Risk Pro.

Price: $4,995 to $10,995.

System requirements: IBM-compatible PC system; operates in Windows. Online system.

Customization optional.

First installation: 1991.

Total installations: 173; all in corporate risk management departments.

Claims/coverages managed: General liability, property, casualty, workers comp, auto, short- and long-term disability, health, life, employment practices liability.

Features: Claim module manages claim administration, analysis and standardized reports; underwriting module manages administration of underwriting data; certificate administration module manages certificates of vendors/contractors and users; advanced management of documents, spreadsheets, databases, images. Optional modules include advanced network systems including intranet and Internet applications; advanced imaging systems; custom analysis; custom reporting.

User support: User groups/meetings*, onsite training*, telephone assistance eight hours per day*, system manual*.

Staff: Five total, five professionals.

Clients: 13 total, including 13 corporate risk management departments. Sold systems to 13 clients in 1996.

Branch offices: Rochester, N.Y.

Officers: Robert J. Blackburn, managing principal.

Contact: Robert J. Blackburn.

*Included in system price.


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