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San Diego, CA, 08/17/2010 – ARROWHEAD General Insurance Agency, Inc. has announced its producers can now receive instant quotes for Workers' Compensation submissions under $15,000 in written premium through the new Quick Quote platform at ArrowheadExchange.com, Arrowhead's online quoting portal. Quick Quote requests loss history and class code specific questions during the submission process bypassing the need for a supplemental application. Accounts greater than $15,000 can also be submitted for underwriting review through ArrowheadExchange.com and are expedited for faster turnaround.

In addition, Arrowhead has teamed up with Appulate, Inc. to provide a bridge that will eliminate the need to rekey data from the ACORD 130 form into ArrowheadExchange.com. "The simplicity of setting up the bridge is comparable to installing a print driver," said Arrowhead's Commercial Division President, Stephen Boyd. "With an easy-to-install bridge that's compatible with a majority of agency management systems, our producers can quote in five minutes and then request to bind online," said Boyd. "Our ultimate goal was to increase automation for our clients."

With broad eligible class codes focusing on construction, agriculture, light manufacturing and main street business, producers are able to quote over 255 classes within minutes. They can then request to bind online. The carriers are rated "A" (XV) and "A+" (XV) by A.M. Best Company. Underwriting criteria for the Quick Quote system includes total premium of $15,000 or less, $1,000 minimum premium, no new ventures, no lapse in coverage within the past three years and less than five total claims in last three years. Complete underwriting guidelines and class codes can be viewed at ArrowheadGrp.com/quickquote.

Earlier this year, Arrowhead was recognized for automating its Workers' Compensation online submissions and was a recipient of an Early Adopter ACORD Award. The award was presented in April from the Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development (ACORD), a global nonprofit insurance association that is standardizing systems used by the insurance industry.

For more details on the Arrowhead Quick Quote platform or how to get access to Arrowhead's Workers' Compensation Program, please visit ArrowheadGrp.com/quickquote.

Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, is an independent national insurance program manager for commercial and personal products and is one of the largest privately held general agencies in the U.S. with $609 million written premium in 2009. Arrowhead's relationships with strong insurance carriers provide stability for its nationwide network of producers. We invite insurance agencies and companies from coast to coast to grow with us. For more information about our products and services, please visit us at ArrowheadGrp.com.

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June 2, 2010 – Las Vegas, NV – Appulate, Inc., the leading provider of data bridging solutions to the Property and Casualty Insurance Industry announces that four of its customers were recognized by ACORD for their implementations of Appulate’s data bridge technology, Uplink™.

Awards were handed out on Monday at a luncheon held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The awards ceremony is an annual event that recognizes organizations for their successful use of the ACORD XML standards.

“We are extremely proud of our customers on their achievement”, said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate’s Chief Technology Officer.

Awards were presented to 4 Appulate customers:
Celina Insurance
Arrowhead General
Concord Group
Insurance Company of the West

For each, it was their first time being recognized by ACORD and there was noticeable excitement.

“Celina Insurance was honored to receive such recognition from ACORD for our use of the ACORD XML standards via Appulate Uplink”, said Rob Shoenfelt, Celina’s Chief Information Officer. “The implementation was straight forward and allows us to offer a solution to our agency force that is management system vendor neutral. Our solution allows data to flow from any agency management system that produces a standard ACORD application right into our on-line rating systems without redundant data entry. Being recognized with an ACORD award shows that any company, regardless of size, can benefit greatly from the use of standards when data needs to move between systems”, commented Shoenfelt.


Media Contacts:
Nic Bryson
Marketing Manager
Appulate, Inc.
818-717-7301
nbryson@appulate.com

Las Vegas, NV — Appulate, Inc., the leading data bridge provider to the property and casualty insurance industry announced that it received a 2010 ACORD award. The award recognizes Appulate for its continued innovation to insurance carriers, MGA and TPA customers to streamline the bridging of data from retail agents. This is familiar territory for Appulate, who last year received their first ACORD award at the 2009 ACORD conference held in Orlando, FL.

"Winning these awards has been a point of great pride for us", said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate's Chief Technology Officer.

In addition to the award presented to Appulate, four of Appulate's customers were also recipients of a 2010 ACORD award.

"There is no better feeling for a group of software engineers than to see our hard work benefit our customers", said Nikouline.

May 28, 2010 – Thousand Oaks, CA – VRC Insurance Systems, Inc. today announced the completion of its integration with Appulate’s “Uplink” data bridge technology.

The two companies came together in an effort to join their solutions and provide a way for agents using VRC’s management system to be able to electronically submit First Notice of Loss (“FNOL”) forms to interested carriers using the ACORD XML standards. “We see this capability as a great added value to our agency constituency”.,” said Tom Turgeon, Executive Vice President, VRC Insurance Systems.

The “proof of concept” consisted of VRC using Uplink to upload several ACORD 1 forms (workers’ compensation FNOL). Uplink provided each of these outputs as standard ACORD XML data and delivered this to a participating carrier. The result allows VRC customers to streamline their business processes and reduce data entry for all stakeholders involved. “VRC offers a best of breed solution to its agents and we are very fortunate to have an opportunity to work with them”, said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate’s Chief Technology Officer.

The two companies will continue to develop an increasingly close relationship. Both are recognized as industry leaders and located just 3 miles apart in Southern California.

Founded in 2005, Appulate provides a best of breed bridging technology that allows retail agents to send ACORD, supplemental, loss and other data to carriers, wholesale brokerages, MGA and TPA receivers. Using the ACORD XML standards, Appulate offers an unprecedented level of connectivity to streamline business processes of the insurance industry. For more information, visit www.appulate.com or call 818-717-7301.

Acknowledged as a premier provider of business and technology solutions to the Property Casualty marketplace VRC’s End-to-End Velocity ™ offering is a specialty provider to: Insurance companies, Brokers, MGA’s, MGU’s, Medical Malpractice/ Professional Liability, Specialty Programs & Pool Administrators, Captives, Wholesalers, RRG’s RPG’s and virtually all lines of P & C.
Founded in 1986 VRC is recognized for its technological superiority, system flexibility, service expertise, and the delivery of quantifiable productivity returns to our clients. VRC unites extraordinary workflow management, business intelligence technology, superior analytical tools and human resources enabling our client partners to do what they do, Better, Smarter and Faster.
With extensive expertise and decades of experience in Insurance Servicing, VRC exemplifies the stability, resource depth and proven performance records insurance professionals demand in the selection of an information business solutions partner. As your partner, VRC can be relied upon to deliver superior human and technological solutions that deliver dramatically improve profitability and deliver a distinct Competitive Advantage.
VRC recognizes the importance technology has on its success and that of our clients. Accordingly, the design, development and implementation of insurance business solutions that are intuitive, in-depth, and flexible are of paramount focus. It is our belief that the implementation of new and emerging hardware, software and human resource technology is essential in maintaining a competitive advantage. It is also critical in the attainment of maximum productivity and profitability gains.

Insurance executives mandate that business solutions be affordable, easy to maintain, people friendly and adaptable to evolving market dynamics. Analytical data must be available on demand and investment returns must be irrefutable and continuous.
VRC is proud to collaborate with a diverse and prestigious group of client partners; several of which are ranked amongst the top P&C organizations in the industry.
Clients such as Marsh, Brown & Brown, Hub International, Hull & Company, American E&S, Lockton Affinity Services, QBE, Brit, Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, Gramercy & Old United Insurance Companies, etc. exemplify the diversity of VRC’s clients. Virtually every LOB is being serviced by VRC clients.

Media Contacts:
Nic Bryson
Marketing Manager
Appulate, Inc.
818-717-7301
nbryson@appulate.com

Thomas T. Turgeon
EVP of Sales/Marketing, Partner
VRC Insurance Systems
2223 Rutgers Drive
Troy, MI 48085
Office: 248-879-0688
Cell: 248-840-9903
tturgeon@vrcis.com
tripttt3@aol.com

May 10, 2010 – New York, NY – P&C Insurance Systems, Inc. (“PCIS”) today announced the completion of its integration with Appulate’s “Uplink” data bridge technology.

The two companies engaged each other at the beginning of 2010 to demonstrate how an insurance company using PCIS’ CompVision policy application could leverage Appulate’s “Uplink” data bridge to seamlessly import data sent by retail agents. “It’s all about increasing efficiency between a carrier and their agents which ultimately results in faster and better service to the insured.,” said Georgette Loizou, Executive Vice President, PCIS.

The initial “proof of concept” consisted of PCIS using Uplink to upload workers’ compensation policy data from various retail agency management systems. Uplink provided each of these outputs as standard ACORD XML data and PCIS created a tool to capture and accept this data. The result allows PCIS customers to streamline their business processes and reduce data entry for all stakeholders involved.
“PCIS is a very innovative company that clearly wants to bring more value to their customers”, said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate’s Chief Technology Officer.

Founded in 2005, Appulate provides a best of breed bridging technology that allows retail agents to send ACORD, supplemental, loss and other data to carriers, wholesale brokerages, MGA and TPA receivers. Using the ACORD XML standards, Appulate offers an unprecedented level of connectivity to streamline business processes of the insurance industry. For more information, visit www.appulate.com or call 818-717-7301.

P&C INSURANCE SYSTEMS, INC. (PCIS) provides innovative
and dependable policy administration and claims technology that supports the real-world business requirements of the property and casualty insurance industry. A
recognized leader in the workers’ compensation market, PCIS offers carriers,
MGA's, TPA's and member-based organizations comprehensive, proven
software systems. For more information, visit www.pcisvision.com or call 212-
425-9200.

Media Contacts:
Nic Bryson
Marketing Manager
Appulate, Inc.
818-717-7301
nbryson@appulate.com

Abigail Cabingao
Marketing Manager
P&C Insurance Systems, Inc.
646-442-8815

BOSTON, MA – May 3, 2010 -- AgencyPort (a Sword Group company), the leading provider of web-based distribution solutions to the property and casualty insurance industry announces that Concord Group Insurance, one of the largest writers of personal insurance in New England, and several of Concord Group’s independent agents are piloting the use of the quote submission service by Appulate to bridge new policies online with Concord Group.

Concord Group now offers full rate, quote and bind via the Appulate service for personal auto in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine and homeowners insurance in the same states and Massachusetts. Appulate is a privately-held company headquartered in Agoura Hills, California which provides a new path for agent to carrier upload for new business quote requests. Independent agents use Appulate software to open ACORD new business submission .pdf forms in their agency management systems and request a quote from Concord Group.

“We recognize that agents want efficient interface with Concord Group” said Concord Group’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Warren C. McLean, Jr. “In fact, it is an imperative that the quote, bind and issue process for agents achieve maximum efficiency in this competitive marketplace. The new bridge enables agents to save time quoting policies and lets them focus on closing more sales with Concord Group.”

Concord Group licensed AgencyPort’s AgencyConnect interface solution to process inbound quote requests from multiple systems including agency management systems (e.g. Vertafore or Applied Systems), comparative rating systems (e.g. SilverPlume’s PL Rater, or Boston Software’s WinRater/SinglePoint) and now from Appulate.

“Appulate enables agents and carriers to bypass the traditional upload channel via TransactNow and Transformation Station and we have completed integrations with carriers in the past but none have gone as well as the Concord Group project,” said Jeff Harris of Appulate. “We were glad Concord Group had a proven product on the other end of the data pipe like AgencyConnect and we are really pleased to offer quoting by Concord Group to agency users of Appulate.”

AgencyConnect processes the policy data sent by Appulate via ACORD XML and applies Concord Group’s underwriting rules to process any automated data corrections or automatically adjust limits to Concord Group’s insurance product specifications. With secure, single sign-on authentication in place, the agent is then presented with a list of any further data errors or missing information so that the agent can finish the whole process in seconds and be bridged into E-Coach, Concord Group’s agent portal for online binding.

“Concord Group deploys AgencyConnect in the way it was designed, as a complete agency interface solution,” said Mason Power, VP of Product & Market Strategy at AgencyPort. “Concord Group is differentiated in their market because AgencyConnect not only transforms complex agency interface channels into one stream of normalized ACORD XML but also integrates with rating and other systems at Concord to enable a true real-time, round trip experience for the agent.”

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About AgencyPort
AgencyPort (www.agencyport.com) is the leading provider of web-based solutions designed specifically for property and casualty insurers. Our agency portal and interface products make it easy for agents to transact business, enhance the underwriting process and extend the life of carrier's existing policy administration systems. The result is a significant increase in process efficiency for both carriers and agents. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. In November 2009 AgencyPort was acquired by Sword Group (www.sword-group.com).

About Concord Group Insurance
Concord Group Insurance (www.concordgroupinsurance.com) is one of the largest writers of personal insurance in New England. At Concord Group Insurance, we are committed to providing innovative products and dedicated service to our thousands of policyholders who are also the owners of our company. In business since 1928, Concord Group has consistently earned an A (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best Company, a national insurance rating organization.

Press Contact:
John Natale, VP Marketing
Concord Group Insurance Companies
800.852.3380 ext. 6311

About Appulate
Appulate (www.Appulate.com) provides a best of breed bridging technology that allows retail agents to send ACORD, supplemental, loss and other data to carriers, wholesale brokerages, MGA and TPA receivers. Using the ACORD XML standards, Appulate offers an unprecedented level of connectivity to streamline business processes. The combination of our advanced technology, outstanding service and experienced team allow us to create products and services with a high value proposition. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA.

Agoura Hills, CA -- Appulate, Inc. is pleased to announce that April was a record month for usage of its LossRunner product. LossRunner automates the requesting and fulfillment of Loss Runs for retail agents.

More than 750 retail agents used LossRunner during the month of April. This is an increase of more than 10% from any previous month's usage to date.

"The increased usage comes as retail agents continue to lean on automation to help them save costs and increase efficiency", said Nic Bryson, Appulate's Director of Product Management.

For more information, visit: http://www.appulate.com/content/agents/lossrunner.aspx

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Las Vegas, NV -- A presentation provided by Appulate titled, “Saving Keystrokes - Retail Agent to General Agent real-time e-submission” will be featured as a highlight of the 2010 ACORD / LOMA conference.

This presentation will showcase a real time transmission from using Appulate's Uplink technology between a retail agent (Treutel and Associates), a General Agent (Cochrane and Company) and a Carrier (Scottsdale Insurance).

"To bring our solution before the attendees at ACORD 2010 is a huge honor", said Dimitri Nikouline, Chief Technology Officer. "This is an opportunity for the entire industry to see how automation can make doing business easier for all stakeholders involved", commented Nikouline.

The ACORD / LOMA conference will be held in May at the Mandalay Bay Resort.

Orlando, FL - Dimitri Nikouline, Chief Technology Officer, Appulate, Inc. participated on the vendor panel at the 2010 ACORD Automation Conference.

The hour long session featured a number of vendors in a panel format and offered attendees a chance to gain insight into the progress the vendor community was making.

"We are waging a war on keystrokes", commented Dimitri during the Tuesday morning session. "The industry is asking for ways to lower costs and gain efficiency and Appulate has responded with its data bridge technology, "Uplink".

Attendees were clearly pleased by the progress that Appulate is making and applauded Dimitri for his comments.

Agoura Hills, CA - Appulate, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been invited to present at the 2010 ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum in Las Vegas.

Appulate's Chief Technology Officer (Dimitri Nikouline) will join a panel that includes Scott Montney (Cochrane of Co) and Angelyn Truetel (Truetel Insurance). The panel will demonstrate the use of Appulate's Uplink technology in a real-time submission and then be available to answer questions about data bridging and the use of ACORD XML standards.

Agoura Hills, CA - Appulate, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has updated its Uplink technology to be compliant with the current ACORD standard.

"As an active member of ACORD, we are dedicated to staying current with their releases", said Dimitri Nikouline, Chief Technology Officer, Appulate, Inc.

Those interested in learning more about the ACORD XML standards can visit http://www.acord.org/standards/downloads/pages/default.aspx.

Agoura Hills, CA - Appulate, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has added back office processing functionality for its carrier and MGA customers. This product is designed to reduce internal data entry by automatically extracting ACORD forms and converting them to ACORD XML.

"With the product, a carrier or MGA could take a form submitted to them by fax or email and extract the data without the need to re-enter it", said Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate's Chief Technology Officer.

Once the data has been extracted and converted to ACORD XML, it can be consumed by the carrier / MGA's portal or underwriting system.

"The industry is hungry for greater efficiency and this product caters to that need", said Nikouline.

Agoura Hills, CA - The ACT / AAMGA / NAPLSO Retail Agent - E&S Market Joint Initiative hosted a presentation today highlighting Appulate's Submission Gateway functionality.

In the demonstration, a retail agency (Treutel and Associates) and general agency (Cochrane and Co) used Appulate's Uplink™ technology to transmit ACORD data as ACORD XML.

To view and listen to this presentation, visit https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/425257209.

Appulate, Inc. is proud to be recognized in the latest issue of the The Tennessee Insuror, a publication by the Insurors of Tennessee. Appulate, Inc. was featured on page 44 with a write-up about agents in Tennessee using the Uplink™ with Celina Insurance Group's agent portal.

Agoura Hills, CA - Appulate, Inc. announces the launch of its capability to bridge FNOL from retail agency management systems.

Using Appulate's Uplink™ (virtual printer) technology, a retail agent can automatically send the FNOL to carriers. The carrier receives the FNOL as an ACORD XML message that they can then push into their claims system, portal or other system for consumption.

Appulate already has one licensed carrier using FNOL and has received demand from several others.

June 1, 2009 – Celina, OH – Celina Insurance Company is now receiving ACORD XML upload from its constituency of retail agents. Using a vendor provided product, Uplink™, retail agents can now submit ACORD data directly from their agency management systems for both homeowners and personal auto lines.

The Uplink™ technology is provided by Celina's vendor, Appulate, Inc. and gives agents a way to virtually print ACORD forms directly from their agency management system. The data is then uploaded and converted to ACORD XML so that it can be consumed by Celina's retail agent portal.

Since the project began in February, many of Celina's agents have installed and are using Uplink™. "The feedback from the agents has been very positive", said Rob Shoenfelt, Chief Information Officer, Celina Insurance Company. "The technology is really simple to use which is why the agents are embracing it so quickly. Appulate's prompt service is refreshing and we are glad to have the positive partnership", commented Shoenfelt.

Uplink™ can be downloaded directly from Celina's retail agent portal. The download takes less than 2 minutes and there is no cost to the agent. Additionally, Uplink™ is compatible with any retail agency management system on the market.

Founded in 1914, Celina Insurance Group is a family of mutual property and casualty insurance companies. Celina underwrites auto, non-standard auto, farm, home, commercial auto and property insurance, as well as umbrella and casualty coverage in eight Midwest states. Celina Insurance Group is represented by some 600 agents and employs 168 people.

Orlando, FL - May 17, 2009: Appulate, Inc. received the ACORD Innovation Award at the 2009 ACORD / LOMA conference. Dimitri Nikouline, Appulate's Chief Technology Officer, graciously accepted the award at a lunch ceremony on Sunday.

"It is a tremendous honor to receive this award", said Nikouline. The award recognizes Appulate for its innovative Uplink™ technology. Uplink™ is a virtual print driver that allows the agent to send data from their management system and converts the data into the ACORD XML standard.

"Our technology takes advantage of the incredible work ACORD and all of its members have done to create industry standards", commented Nikouline. To date, more than 2000 retail agents are using Uplink™ to bridge data found in their agency management systems with various carrier, MGA and wholesale broker applications, portals and rating technologies.

The ACORD / LOMA conference is taking place at the Walt Disney World Dolphin Resort.

Agoura Hills, CA - Appulate, Inc. announces alliance partnerships with Cannon Cochran Management Services, Inc. ("CCMSI") and Connective Technologies, Inc. to deliver its Uplink™ data bridge solution to TEAM-UP for LEMIC Insurance Company. The TEAM-UP suite of products provides once-and-done processing in an industry-compliant, data-secure environment for agency upload, download, and ACORD standard data translations. The web-services upload solution delivers ACORD XML standard workers' compensation applications to the carrier's website for real-time, straight-thru processing directly from the agency management system.

Dan Lastrapes, Vice President Operations and Management of LEMIC Insurance Company, comments, "This is a tremendous value-add technology and service for our agencies in making it easier to do business with LEMIC ... we are excited that this solution makes straight-thru processing a reality"!

Skip Brechtel, Senior Vice President and CTO of CCMSI, also commented, "Our strategic combination of bringing the right technologies together with our alliance partners and delivering a premium service to our LEMIC workers' comp client and their respective independent agencies is a tremendous milestone for all of us"!

Dimitri Nikouline, Chief Technology Officer of Appulate, states, "Appulate is delighted to provide our Uplink™ technology to bridge data between the retail agents and the CCMSI / TEAM-UP portal. With this in place, any agent, regardless of which management system they use, will be able to send ACORD data to CCMSI electronically. The result will be both added efficiency for CCMSI and far less time spent doing data entry for the agent".

Dic Marxen, CEO of Connective Technologies, adds, "We're excited about our alliances and the launch of a premier, state-of-the-art real-time solution that delivers once-and-done processing, directly from the agency to LEMIC, over the internet"!

TEAM-UP solutions are an Internet-secure offering being leveraged by more than 55 P&C carriers in providing accessibility to over 24,000 communicating agency pairs using more than 40 different agency management systems throughout every region in the United States. TEAM-UP Bridging/Portal Services is an innovative and cost-effective web-based Hybrid interface solution providing upload transmission services and company unique editing for all of the leading agency management systems. Unlike most upload processes, the TEAM-UP solution can be integrated with your existing Internet offering. Adding TEAM-UP to your current web offering allows you to service each source of business, no matter what agency management system they are using, in real time. TEAM-UP is unique, in that it uses one solution rather than building and maintaining redundant carrier unique edits and communication platforms for each incoming agency system. This environment also supports download transmissions and ensures a seamless fit into carriers' existing agency portals and incorporates a single-process entry point at the agency for accessing multiple carriers' downloads.

About LEMIC Insurance Company: While many insurance companies come and go from the market, LEMIC Insurance Company is proving that commitment and discipline will insure long-term viability no matter what the market presents to insurers. LEMIC is a Louisiana chartered and admitted company located in Baton Rouge. Currently, LEMIC writes workers' compensation coverage through networks of independent insurance agents in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee. LEMIC has chosen a strategic business partner to work with the company in achieving its goals. Metairie-based Cannon-Cochran Management Services Incorporated (CCMSI) handles all underwriting functions for LEMIC, as well as all claims, loss control and cost containment services. CCMSI's experience, market knowledge, and customer service allow us to both add new business and retain valuable customers. By outsourcing underwriting, claims and loss control, LEMIC has a lower cost of doing business and can better focus on planning, regulatory compliance and customer service.

LEMIC is successful because it strives to deliver services that enhance its product and enrich the bonds between consumer and agent, and agent and company. LEMIC promises to remain committed to ideals of corporate evolution, value, loyalty and innovation. Please visit our website: www.lemicins.com.

About CCMSI: CCMSI is a leading third-party administrator for workers' compensation and property/casualty self-insurance programs. Since 1978, we've successfully administered and provided claim services to individual and group clients, nationwide. Currently, with annual gross revenues of $80 million and a workforce of over 850 professionals in 38 office locations, we provide services to over 425 individual self-insured employers and 58 self-insured groups. CCMSI has a 98% client satisfaction rate that is unparalleled in our industry. It is not unusual for us to have clients that have utilized our services for 10-20 years and routinely provide us with 4 and 5-year contracts. We service two main lines of business: Individual employers and Self-insured groups.

We are adept at giving advice and taking instruction within the context of a self-insured program. We are here to help. The idea is to merge your knowledge of your business with our expertise and produce the widest set of possible choices. Please visit our website: www.ccmsi.com.

About Appulate: Appulate is the leading provider of software designed to help independent insurance agents better automate the collection, transmission and tracking of data associated with the application process. Appulate's unique suite of agency products are enhanced through the use of Uplink™, a data bridge allowing the seamless sending of ACORD, supplemental and loss run data electronically to carriers. The combination of our advanced technology, outstanding service and experienced team allow us to create products and services with a high value proposition.

The company is headquartered in Agoura Hills, California - about 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles, in the '101 Technology Corridor'. Since being founded in 2005, Appulate has quickly grown to serve more than 2000 agents and brokers nationwide. Please visit our website: www.appulate.com.

About Connective Technologies, Inc.:

Connective Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of e-Commerce business solutions for the property and casualty insurance industry, specializing in Internet interface solutions for carriers and their agents. Connective has used its many years of experience with leading agency management systems and traditional batch EDI to pioneer the approach, which has helped it become the leading provider of bridging/portal services and Internet-based interface solutions in the industry. Connective provides implementation services for its flagship products, TEAM-UP Upload, Download, and Translation Solutions, as well as Site Development and Web Services. To learn more about Connective products and services, contact Dic Marxen at (817) 377-0815, by email at dmarxen@connectivetech.com, or visit the website at www.connectivetech.com.

Agoura Hills, CA - Appulate, Inc. announces that it has received the official ACORD certification for its XML message transfers.

The company has been using the ACORD XML messaging standard for more than 6 months, but today learned that it has received the official stamp of approval from ACORD.

"This is an added assurance that we are on the right path", said Nic Bryson, Director of Product Management. "It further paves the way for our mission to be an industry leading data bridge between agents and carriers".