Fineos Corporation will be supplying Fortis with a 500-seat allocation of its multi-channel intake and claims management system, Fineos Disability. Its designed to enable Fortis to migrate its claims management process to new, customer-focused workflow system, automating relationship, contact, and workflow management within the Fortis Disability claims environment including contact by fax, phone, snail mail, or e-mail.

InsureZone formed a strategic relationship with National City Insurance Group. Under the agreement, InsureZone will provide access to insurance products designed for small businesses, so customers interested in coverage can contact a National City small-business banking officer or a member of the NCIG sales force. The companies have contemplated that this referral program will be followed later this year by the launch of a private-label Web site to which small business customers can link through National Citys Web site, according to InsureZone.
Commercial-insurance marketplace Acordia has entered into an agreement with ConfirmNet to provide the latters CertificatesNow service to branches and commercial clients. This will allow Acordia to offer its business clients a way of streamlining certificate workflows in an application service provider environment.

Guaranteed Quotes has become the first brokerage firm to use e-Nables Insurance e-Nable to speed the life-insurance, disability, and long-term care underwriting process. DataLifewhich has a strategic alliance with e-Nablewill provide the company with a Web-based system for submitting, tracking and storing information.