[August 31, 2004] Connective Technologies Announces TEAM-UP Download with Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company HOUSTON --(Business Wire)-- Aug. 31, 2004 -- Connective Technologies Inc., and Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, today announced signing of a contract to provide TEAM-UP Download to Indiana Farmers Mutual's agents. "Connective's Internet-based solution gives us the opportunity to expand our download capability without the increase in costs that were keeping us from providing additional services to our agents," said Roger Jones, Indiana Farmers Mutual's vice president -- Marketing. "Once our pilot agents experienced the ease of working with TEAM-UP Download, we saw the partnering relationship between our two companies as a very important component of moving our interface technology forward, resulting in additional services for our agents. Connective Technologies' enhanced features, such as the real-time archive retrieval, will reduce our internal support requirements and provide quicker service to our agents. It made the transition a logical choice on our part," stated Mary Kay Aylsworth, Indiana Farmers Mutual's vice president -- Information Technology. "When originally designing the TEAM-UP suite of products, our goal was to facilitate real-time processing between carriers and their agents. The inherent lower cost of the Internet was the foundation upon which we are revolutionizing interface. Our clients are realizing significant savings in both upload and download using TEAM-UP," added David Hahn, V.P. of Business Development for Connective. About Indiana Farmers Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company was founded in 1877 and currently offers insurance for autos, homes, businesses and farms. The Company is represented by experienced independent agents located throughout the state of Indiana. Visit our Web site at www.indianafarmers.com for more information. About Connective Technologies Inc. Connective Technologies Inc. is a leading provider of Upload, Inquiry, and Download interface solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry over the past twelve years. Connective has been a pioneer in the development of hybrid and Internet-based interface solutions for carriers and their agents. Connective's products fully support ACORD standards. To learn more about TEAM-UP Upload and other Connective products and services, contact David Hahn at 713-690-6789 ext. 136 or [email protected], or visit our Web site at: www.connective-edi.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]