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The Nashville Business Journal has selected HometownQuotes office manager Elaine Fearn as a recipient of this year's "Behind the Scenes" Impact Award - an achievement created to recognize local emplyees who are vital to the foundations of businesses of the Williamson County area.

To support their Sales Team and better serve their clients in a changing real estate market, Old Republic Home Protection, a leading home warranty provider, has added a District Sales Manager in the Arizona/Nevada/Utah market. This is a key mid-level management position that provides hands-on in-field training and support to the outside Sales Team. At a time of changing market conditions in the Real Estate Industry, Old Republic Home Protection recognizes the need to provide superior management to their Sales Staff at all levels to ensure the very best service possible to the local Real Estate community.

To better serve their clients, improve operational efficiencies, and increase their competitive edge, Old Republic Home Protection has added enhancements to their Web site, allowing clients to order or renew a home warranty and place requests for service online. Plan holders and Realtors® have overwhelmingly embraced the convenience and efficiency of being able to take care of their Home Warranty needs with a few clicks of the mouse.

BusinessTN magazine has announced that HometownQuotes is listed among this year’s Hot 100 – the publication’s list of the fastest-growing businesses throughout the state of Tennessee.

So what hybrids are Canadians turning to when they decide to drive green? kanetix.ca releases its 2007 Top 10 list of the most popular hybrids as quoted online for auto insurance.

Award recognizes the Franklin-based online insurance lead company as one of the 50 fastest-growing, local and privately owned businesses in the Nashville-area

Kanetix compared the average lowest auto insurance premium quoted at kanetix.ca in Q2 2007-April, May and June- with the average lowest premium quoted from the same period in 2006, and found that the average lowest price had decreased by almost 17%.

A recent kanetix.ca study looked at the bumper style of driving sometimes found across the country. Based on the accident information entered online by auto insurance shoppers in 2006, the study reveals some interesting regional variations.

The website will enable car owners to find car insurance at competitive rates, do comparisons between insurance company offers, study coverage offered by leading insurers, and read tips as well as articles pertaining to car ownership and car insurance.

A recent kanetix.ca study looked at the number and type of tickets issued to drivers in Canada. Based on the ticket information entered online by auto insurance shoppers in 2006, the study reveals some interesting regional variations.

A recent kanetix study asked the question “Who is the better driver—men or women?” Based on the online auto insurance shoppers in 2006, the trends found might surprise you and offer some insight into this age old debate.

Maple Technologies completed the implementation of their Aspire information System for Positive Physicians Insurance Exchange. Aspire’s web-based real-time interface will handle electronic application processing, rating, underwriting validation, policy issuance, endorsement processing, premium accounting, reinsurance analytics as well as claims administration functions for the Pennsylvania insurance carrier.

On Thursday, May 31, Hunter Ingram, president and CEO of HometownQuotes, presents “Closing the Deal,” the first webinar in a series that will offer insurance agents sales advice and tips for closing more leads.

Maple Technologies announced today that Robert M. Willis, former Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance for the District of Columbia, has agreed to support and participate in Maple’s beta development of a Captive Manager’s Information System.

Once every two years, industry-leading consultant Celent conducts an evaluation of Policy Administration Systems available from the industry’s technology vendors, and publishes a report with their findings.

Maple Technologies announced today that it would be one of the sponsors for the upcoming captive association conference to be held in Burlington, Vermont later this year in August.

The enhancements to Maple Technologies’ Aspire Captive Suite product will focus specifically on firms engaged in the business of providing data management, actuarial reporting, financial reporting, statistical reporting and other data-mined processes critical for managers who are responsible for Captives, Fronting carriers and Risk Retention Groups.

HometownQuotes recently announced its acceptance into Gov. Phil Bredesen’s Cover Tennessee health insurance plan, a plan constructed to provide guaranteed, affordable basic health coverage for employees of Tennessee’s small businesses.

Aspire’s Administration Console will allow clients the ability to make real-time changes to rate tables, rating algorithms, underwriting rules, and other table driven elements through the web-based interface. In addition, the Console will also maintain a complete and concise history of all such changes tracking values and effective periods for such criteria.

Braden Lake, the newest member of the HometownQuotes team, was recently appointed as the company’s Vice President of Technology.

Today, kanetix (http://www.kanetix.ca), Canada's insurance marketplace, released results of a recent study showing that through www.kanetix.ca, Ontario shoppers are getting online insurance quotes that are on average about 21 per cent cheaper than what they were getting this time last year.

The most recent addition to HometownQuotes’ evolving communications plan includes an online newsroom and information center that puts company details and resources at the fingertips of the media, consumers and insurance agents.

To commend the efforts of HometownQuotes’ increasing pool of employees, company executives have introduced the Q Award, a rotating inter-office award that recognizes staff members for exhibiting a strong measure of professionalism and exemplary service.

Office space continues to disappear as more positions are filled at HometownQuotes, including the most recent position of project manager.

The HometownQuotes sales department gains more experience and expertise with the addition of Karen Kozy to its staff. She is the company’s most recent hire.