ACORD's CEO Greg Maciag keeps what looks like a clunky version of an iPad in his office as a tangible reminder of his organization's vision that "the future belongs to those who create it."
The tablet computer, which has a simple application on it called "the ACORD form," is something Maciag says he worked with an industry vendor to create back in 1995.
That was "15 years ago," he stresses, explaining that the idea was to create a tablet with an app that could be used by claims representatives and others in the field. "We did it and it works," he says, noting that the tablet is roughly the same size as Apple's iPad today. "It's just a little heavier and thicker." Importantly, it illustrates his point that "the future tends to synch up with [ACORD's] vision rather than the other way around."
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