Information Contact:
Focus!...on Innovation, Inc.
Daniel T. Buckles
949.268.0700
dan.buckles@e-surety.net
Brett Harman, VP of Fidelity and Surety
Allied Mutual
(515) 365-7222
May 3, 2002 -- Orlando, FL
Focus!...on Innovation announced today that it executed a contract on February
28, 2002 with Allied Mutual Insurance Company (AMCO Insurance) of Des Moines,
Iowa, a subsidiary of Nationwide Insurance, to provide the company's flagship
e-SURETY™ enterprise product to automate and streamline Allied's Surety department.
"We are extremely pleased with the market response to e-SURETY™, and are
thrilled with the opportunity to bring increased productivity and profitability
to an industry leader like Nationwide," said Focus!...on Innovation President
and CEO Daniel T. Buckles. Likewise, Allied Mutual's Vice President of Fidelity
and Surety, Brett Harman, expressed excitement about the partnership. "We
are impressed with the capabilities of the e-SURETY™ product, and feel it is
a good fit with our organization's strategy for growth. The implementation has
been smooth and we look forward to reaping the benefits of utilizing an online
system."
e-SURETY™ is the only surety bond automation system available to insurance companies
and large agencies that provides a completely web-based underwriting decision
product with the capability to manage the entire bond writing process from beginning
to end; including application, payment, underwriting, issuance, and renewal.
User-friendly, efficient features are the hallmark of the product, allowing
customers to process a high volume of bonds proficiently. Additionally, agents
and field offices can easily interact directly with the home office bond department
with nothing more than a connection to the Internet. Furthermore, the software
is so accessible, no technical assistance is necessary in the administration
of it.
As a member of Nationwide Insurance since 1998, Allied is proud of its tradition of Premier Service. A $100-billion, Fortune 500 company based in Columbus, OH, Nationwide is one of the country's largest diversified insurance and financial services organizations. Nationwide is the country's fourth-largest auto and home insurer and employs more than 35,000 people throughout the world.
Headquartered in suburban Orlando, Florida, e-SURETY™ creator Focus!...on Innovation,
Inc. is an Internet design and construction services firm specializing in developing
completely Web-enabled Internet solutions for the surety bond industry. For
more information regarding e-SURETY™ Contract or e-SURETY™ Commercial, please
visit the Web site at www.e-SURETY.net.