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Marsh Inc.
1 World Trade Center,
New York, N.Y. 10048-9302;
212-345-6000; fax: 212-345-0814
www.starsinfo.com, www.marshweb.com
Risk management systems since: 1990.
Parent: Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.
STARS
Price: $60,000.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows.
Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1990.
Total installations: 1,500, all in corporate risk management departments.
Claims/coverage managed: general liability, property, casualty, workers compensation, auto, incident tracking, professional liability, employers liability, E&O, D&O, products liability.
Features: data conversion/consolidation, executive reporting, ad hoc reporting, risk analysis, safety and loss control, financial and actuarial reporting, loss triangulations, policy management, risk allocation pricing, diary, litigation management, graphical reporting, Internet connectivity, object linking/embedding, scanning functionality.
Optional features: customization, integration, First Report of Injury forms, certificate tracking, profiling.
User support: user group meetings, onsite training*, telephone assistance available 12 hours a day*, support via e-mail*.
STARSWeb
Price: $35,000.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows, Internet/intranet.
Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1998.
Total installations: 50, all in corporate risk management departments.
Claims/coverage managed: general liability, property, casualty, workers compensation, auto, incident tracking, professional liability, employers liability, E&O, D&O, product liability.
Features: Web access to existing STARS information, electronic distribution of STARS reports, recommendation storage, diary.
User support: user group meetings, onsite training*, telephone assistance available 12 hours a day*.
Staff: 175 total, 155 professionals.
Clients: 450 total, all in corporate risk management departments. 75 new systems sold in 1999.
Branch offices: Los Angeles; San Francisco; Stamford, Conn.; Atlanta; Chicago; Detroit; Cleveland; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Toronto; London; Dallas.
1999 revenues: $22.5 million total, $22.5 million from risk management systems sales and service: 100% from software services.
Officers: Robert G. Petrie, Patrick J. O'Neill, Jeffrey Markowitz, managing directors.
Contact: William Diaz, 214-765-8463; Barry Bernasconi, 44-207-357-1410 (London).
MountainView Software Corp.
1133 N. Main, Suite 103,
Layton, Utah 84041;
801-544-2446; fax: 801-544-3138
www.mvsc.com
Risk management systems since: 1996.
Workers Companion
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1996.
Total installations: 6,000.
Claims/coverage managed: workers compensation, disability.
Features: First Report of Injury for all states, OSHA 200, loss/run reporting, claims administration, ad hoc reports, chart and graph capabilities.
Optional features: electronic data interchange, disability module.
User support: onsite training, telephone assistance available 24 hours a day*.
www.ifroi.com
Price: $6 per claim.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows.
Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 2000.
Claims/coverage managed: workers compensation.
Features: report generation capabilities, First Report of Injury report for all states, OSHA 200.
Optional features: electronic data interchange, disability module.
User support: onsite training, telephone assistance available 24 hours a day*.
Claim Zone
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows.
Customization optional.
First installation: 2000.
Total installations: 4.
Claims/coverage managed: workers compensation.
Features: claims administration, reserve tracking, full financial tracking, check writing, First Report of Injury for all states, OSHA 200, diary, litigation, vocational rehabilitation.
Optional features: electronic data interchange, disability module.
User support: onsite training, telephone assistance available 24 hours a day*.
Staff: 10 total, 8 professionals.
Clients: 500 total, 350 in corporate risk management departments; 200 new systems sold in 1999.
Officers: Steve Schmutz, president; Terry Preece, vp.
Contact: Orson Whitmer; 888-533-1122, ext. 301.
Mynd Corp.
Risk Management Division
38705 Seven Mile Road, Suite 450,
Livonia, Mich. 48152-1005;
734-462-5800; fax: 734-462-5807
www.mynd.com/riskmaster/bi.asp
Risk management systems since: 1982.
Parent: Mynd Corp.
Global Risk Systems
Price: $60,000.
System requirements: Application Service Provider.
Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 2000.
Claims/coverage managed: general liability, property, casualty, workers compensation, auto.
Features: claim management, including
policies, safety, underwriting, exposure and First Report of Injury; data sharing.
User support: user group meetings, onsite training*, telephone assistance available 15 hours a day*, private Web site; field visits*.
RISKMASTER.net
Price: $120,000.
System requirements: Internet browser.
Customization optional.
First installation: 2000.
Claims/coverage managed: general liability, property, casualty, workers compensation, auto.
Features: support for property, casualty, general liability and workers comp claims, data sharing, document management, automated report generation and distribution.
User support: user group meetings, onsite training*, telephone assistance available 15 hours a day*, private Web site, field visits*.
RISKMASTER/World
Price: $100,000.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1998.
Total installations: 3,500**.
Claims/coverage managed: general liability, property, casualty, workers compensation, auto.
Features: common exposure flagging; loss ratio calculation; data analysis; best practice automation; critical data segmenting; billing and forecasting maintenance; standard and custom reports creation, policy administration; payment processing; adjuster module with advance query; InterDEV and Active X technologies; XML and COM architecture; quick-entry forms; export/import capabilities between databases; supplemental field creation; claim parameter storing and definitions; diaries; governmental regulation and industry standard compliance; advanced security system module; actuarial, financial, statistical and policy report generation; payment, collection and complaint monitoring; invoicing; reserve level monitoring and defining.
Optional features: third party administration, loss engine, workers compensation, 1099, bill review, fund management, healthcare quality, incident management, first notice of loss, First Report of Injury, return to work, litigation management, report distribution.
User support: user group meetings, onsite training*, telephone assistance available 15 hours a day*, private Web site, field visits*.
Clients: 415 total, 150 new systems sold in 1999.
Branch offices: Scottsdale, Ariz.; Tampa, Fla.; Livonia, Mich.; Kansas City, Kan.; Columbia, S.C.; Dallas; Toronto.
1999 revenues: $16 million total.
Officers: Lance Albright, vp/general manager; Steven Dorn, assistant vp-sales; Paul Hafeli, assistant vp.
Contact: Ron Peterson, ronpeterson@mynd.com.
**Estimated.
Near North Insurance Brokerage Inc.
875 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1900,
Chicago, Ill. 60611;
312-280-5600; fax: 312-280-5602
www.nnng.com
Risk management systems since: 1995.
Parent: Near North National Group.
WorldLink
Price: $475 per subscription group.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, DOS, Windows, Internet.
Online system.
First installation: 1996.
Total installations: 500, 60 in corporate risk management departments.
Features: information on more than 180 countries; information country by country on insurance changes, general insurance, property/casualty regulations, bonding and marine regulations, captive domiciles, social security legislation; ad hoc report generation.
User support: telephone assistance available 8 hours a day*, e-mail assistance*.
Property Management System
Price: $10,000.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows.
Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1997.
Total installations: 10.
Claims/coverage managed: property, casualty.
Features: administration and tracking of loss control programs, tracking and updating improvements and additions to properties, data analysis, storing of property values and loss estimates, allocation of premiums by location, tracking of carrier and consultant service commitments, property location information module, underwriting information module, recommendation module, ad hoc report generation module.
Optional features: property photograph module, property layout diagram module, Marshall & Swift building replacement cost valuations module, upgrade system to visual basic interface.
User support: onsite training, telephone assistance available 8 hours a day*, annual updates of Marshall & Swift values, Palm Pilot property data collection, Web-based property data input.
Branch offices: Los Angeles; Washington; Las Vegas; Dallas.
Officers: Michael Segal, chairman/CEO; Matt Walsh, Dana Berry, Devra Gerber, group vps/managing directors.
Contact: Terry Ries; 312-280-3826; tries@nnng.com.
Options & Choices Inc. dba OCI
2232 Dell Range Blvd., Suite 300,
Cheyenne, Wyo. 82009;
307-635-3777; fax: 307-634-0828
www.oci.com, www.irmis.com
Risk management systems since: 1996.
Parent: UNUMProvident Corp.
Integrated Risk Management Information System (IRMIS)
Price: $50,000 to $200,000.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows, Internet platform.
Online system.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1996.
Total installations: 1,700.
Claims/coverage managed: general liability, property, casualty, workers compensation, auto, short- and long-term disability, sick leave, group health, OSHA, exposure health and safety, human resource/demographics, premium.
Features: management reporting and distribution of workers compensation; integrated data analysis including complex regression and statistical analysis; premium exposure reporting and integration with claim data; loss triangles and valued-as-of reporting; customized data and report applications; input applications for claims data and/or premium and exposure data; security with encryption; digital certificates, user authentication and firewalls; Internet-based ad hoc report generation.
User support: user group meetings*, onsite training*, telephone assistance available 12 hours a day*, analytic decision support; statistical analysis*.
Staff: 45 total, 45 professionals.
Clients: 700 .
Branch offices: San Francisco; Hartford, Conn.; Chicago; Raleigh, N.C.
Officers: Harold H. Gardner, president/CEO; Dan Blaney, senior vp-operations; Michael A. Turner, vp-business development; Christopher Barlow, vp-software development; Torrey Powers, vp-information production/data management.
Contact: Michael A. Turner; 815-334-8565; mike_turner@oci.com.
PerDatum Inc.
4098 Main St.,
Hilliard, Ohio 43026;
614-777-4636; fax: 614-777-4650
www.perdatum.com
Risk management systems since: 1997.
PROGNOS-MCO
Price: $50,000.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows, Novell, 32-bit ODBC compliant client/server.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1997.
Claims/coverage managed: workers compensation, claim management, case management, medical management.
Features: manages workers compensation information; claims administration; case management; medical management; fee bill recording and processing; recording and tracking of diagnostic data and allowed conditions; provider profiling; custom reports, First Reports of Injury, employer/provider/employee databases, diary and notification systems; on-line ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS code databases; interaction with most information querying and reporting tools.
Optional features: state specific First Reports of Injury, prior authorization, disability management, legal management, dispute resolution, case management cost tracking, check writing, 1099 processing, fee bill re-pricing, electronic data integration of First Reports of Injury and medical fee bills, treatment plans.
User support: user group meetings, onsite training, telephone assistance available 10 hours a day.
PROGNOS-Administrator
Price: $20,000**.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Windows, Novell, 32-bit ODBC compliant client/server.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1994.
Claims/coverage managed: workers compensation, claim management, case management, safety, occupational health.
Features: management of information for safety, workers compensation and occupational health programs; claims administration, case management, medical management, incident investigation and transitional work management; forecasting and prevention; safety and loss control; itemized cost allocation; reserve tracking; recording and tracking of diagnostic data and allowed conditions; provider profiling; custom reports, First Report of Injury, OSHA reporting, OSHA recordability checks, frequency and severity cases, employee/facility/provider databases, diary and notification systems, online ICD-9, CPT and HCPCS code databases; interaction with almost any data querying or reporting tool.
Optional features: state-specific First Reports of Injury, nurses' log, prior authorization, legal management, dispute resolution, case management, cost tracking, check writing, 1099 processing, fee bill re-pricing, electronic data integration of First Reports of Injury and cost information.
User support: user group meetings, onsite training, telephone assistance available 10 hours a day.
PROGNOS-Professional
Price: $3,000.
System requirements: IBM-compatible PC systems, Novell, 32-bit ODBC compliant client/server.
Customization optional.
First installation: 1994.
Claims/coverage managed: workers compensation, case management, loss control and prevention, safety, occupational health.
Features: management of information for safety, workers compensation and occupational health programs; claim management; case management; incident investigation and transitional work management; forecasting and prevention; safety and loss control; summary cost recording and reserve tracking; custom reports, First Reports of Injury, OSHA reports (forms 200 and 300), OSHA recordability checks, frequency and severity rates; employee/facility/provider databases; diary and notification systems; interaction with almost any querying or reporting tool.
Optional features: state specific First Reports of Injury, nurses' log.
User support: user group meetings, onsite training, telephone assistance available 10 hours a day.
Clients: 500 total**.
Branch offices: Columbus, Ohio.
1999 revenues: 85% from software sales, 15% from software services.
Officers: Mark Tochtenhagen, president; Leo Renner, CFO; Mike Hedge, chief information officer.
Contact: Mark VerMeulen, vp-sales and marketing; 614-777-4636, ext. 206; markv@perdatum.com.
**Estimated.
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