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Valen Technologies and Tropics Software Technologies Partner
Valen Technologies and Tropics Software Technologies Partner to Deliver Predictive Analytics Product for Workers’ Compensation
A full integration of Valen’s InsureRight® product is now available within the Tropics suite of products
Denver, CO, March 27, 2012 – Property and casualty insurance predictive analytics provider Valen Technologies and Tropics Software Technologies, a national software company specializing in workers’ compensation systems, announced a partnership today to provide Tropics customers with the ability to integrate Valen’s InsureRight predictive analytics solution into the Tropics policy and claims administration suite.
Mike Mobar, President and CEO of Tropics Software Technologies, said, “Predictive analytics is a strategic initiative under consideration by many of our workers’ compensation clients. After witnessing the successful integration between Valen and Tropics for one of our long-time clients over the past year, we recognized that offering our existing and prospective clients the ability to implement a predictive analytics tool efficiently and effectively will enable them to make even better underwriting decisions on their new and renewal business.”
This product offering allows underwriters to score policies on two fronts. First, carriers can more efficiently identify risks for new and renewed policies and price according to risk in order to improve loss ratio performance. Second, they can identify policies that are likely misclassified and provide agents and underwriting with the ability to correct exposure misclassification prior to providing final pricing. Both of these scores facilitate a quick turnaround time and the ability to positively impact a carrier’s overall pricing accuracy.
ALABAMA RETAIL COMP GOES LIVE WITH TROPICS SOFTWARE
Alabama retail comp GOES LIVE WITH tropics software TO SUPPORT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Tropics Software Technologies meets ARC’s aggressive timelines to implement a new policy and claims administration system to support its Workers’ Compensation insurance offering to Alabama employers.
Sarasota, FL – August 12, 2011 – Alabama Retail Comp (ARC), a growing workers’ compensation self-insured fund headquartered in Montgomery, AL, and Tropics Software Technologies (TST), a national software company specializing in workers’ compensation systems, announced today that ARC has successfully implemented Tropics as its new policy, billing, and claims administration system. As a critical piece of its strategy to continue to expand its workers’ compensation insurance business in Alabama, ARC is utilizing the new system to offer agencies the flexibility to perform web-based application submission, quick quotes, on-line inquiry functionality and integrated document management. Additionally, the Tropics system is handling the back-office policy issuance, policy administration and claims administration software functions for ARC.
TROPICS SOFTWARE SELECTED BY ALABAMA SELF-INSURED WORKERS COMPENSATION FUND AND EMPLOYERS CLAIM MANAGEMENT
Tropics Software Technologies will support the state of Alabama’s largest self-insured group’s continued success in providing industry-leading workers’ compensation services to Alabama employers.
Sarasota, FL – May 20, 2011 – Alabama Self-Insured Workers Compensation Fund (The Fund), Employers Claim Management (ECM) and Tropics Software Technologies (TST), a national software company specializing in workers’ compensation systems, announced today that The Fund and ECM have selected TST to implement Tropics Ocean, TST’s integrated policy, billing and claims administration system.
A.I.M. MUTUAL SELECTS TROPICS SOFTWARE FOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAM
A.I.M. Mutual Insurance Companies (A.I.M. Mutual), sponsored by Associated Industries of Massachusetts, and Tropics Software Technologies (TST), a national software company specializing in workers’ compensation systems, announced today that A.I.M. Mutual has selected Tropics as an enterprise partner to provide its new integrated policy, billing and claims administration system. In addition to handling the policy issuance, policy administration, billing administration and claims administration software functions, Tropics will be utilized by A.I.M. Mutual to offer its broker partners enhanced on-line inquiry functionality, web-based application submission and integrated document management capabilities.
Tropics Software Technologies has achieved Microsoft Gold Independent Software Vendor (ISV) status. Having made extensive use of a variety of Microsoft tools and solutions over the past 16 years in supporting the Workers’ Compensation software market, TST’s competence was recognized by Microsoft as being amongst the best in the industry.
UPMC WorkPartners selects Tropics Software Technologies to support its fully
insured workers compensation program.
Sarasota, FL – October 20, 2010 – UPMC WorkPartners, headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, and Tropics Software Technologies (TST), a national software company specializing in workers’ compensation systems, announced that UPMC WorkPartners has selected Tropics Software Technologies for its new agency and policy administration systems.
UPMC WorkPartners has nearly 14 years of Third Party Administrator (TPA) experience. With the launch of its fully insured workers compensation program, UPMC WorkPartners now offers the same level of expertise in the commercial workers compensation arena. WorkPartners’ comprehensive underwriting covers more than 200 industries. As a crucial component of its strategic business plan, UPMC WorkPartners will utilize the new TST system to offer its’ clients the flexibility of performing web-based application submission, on-line inquiry functionality and integrated document management. TST also performs the back-office policy issuance, policy administration and billing administration software functions for UPMC WorkPartners.
“We performed a very thorough assessment of the software vendors servicing the fully insured workers’ compensation industry and concluded that Tropics Software Technologies had the most extensive compensation expertise with the most robust workers’ compensation technology functionality,” said David M. Weir, President – UPMC WorkPartners. “With our extensive TPA experience it makes sense to add an easy to use online system for both our internal and external users. After determining that TST would provide the optimal experience for customers, we elected to make the investment in what we view as the best workers’ compensation system in the market. The user-friendly nature of the new system ensures that we can offer cutting edge top-quality service.”
“TST is thrilled to be adding UPMC WorkPartners as a new client,” said Mike Mobar, President and CEO of Tropics Software Technologies. “Tropics has been implemented by a number of workers’ compensation entities over the years and has proven to be the foundation layer of an effective technology platform. We believe that the comprehensive functionality in the Tropics policy administration & billing systems, coupled with TST’s proven track record of helping workers’ compensation companies bring their operation into production very efficiently and effectively, has enabled Tropics to secure its place as the leading workers’ compensation software in the U.S. We look forward to helping WorkPartners implement this system and to
achieve a seamless and effective technology rollout. ”
About Tropics Software Technologies:
Tropics Software Technologies is a national software company specializing in workers’ compensation systems. They provide integrated, web-enabled policy, claims and billing systems. TST offers a comprehensive set of configurable modules, based on a common foundation of automated work and document management, which boosts business efficiency.
Tropics Software Technologies will support Alabama Retail Comp's ongoing mission to provide Workers' Compensation insurance and industry-leading service to Alabama employers.
Sarasota, FL - July 6, 2010 - Alabama Retail Comp (ARC), a growing workers' compensation self-insured fund headquartered in Montgomery, AL, and Tropics Software Technologies (TST), a national software company specializing in workers' compensation systems, announced today that ARC has selected Tropics for its new integrated policy, billing and claims administration system. ARC will be utilizing the new system to offer agencies enhanced on-line inquiry functionality, web-based application submission and integrated document management. Additionally, Tropics will handle the policy issuance, policy administration, billing administration and claims administration software functions for ARC.
TST's Continuous Improvement to its Product and Services
In accordance with its commitment to continuous improvement to its product and services, TST has added the following three highly skilled members to its team in the last 30 days.
Jeremy Williams has joined Tropics as a Product Deployment Manager for Tropics. With hands on and management experience in software design, development, implementation, and support, he is well versed in both technical and non-technical roles. A graduate from the University of South Florida he holds a degree in Management/Information Systems, as well as technical certifications from Microsoft (MCSE), Citrix (CCA), and CompTia (A+,Net+). Jeremy will be deploying his deep project management experience by working closely with our System Deployment Team to assist in client upgrades and implementation support projects.
John Hennesey has joined Tropics in the role of BI Architect and C# Developer. John comes to us with 10+ years consulting experience with companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM, and 6 years Business Intelligence experience with Jackson Hewitt Technologies. He has had extensive exposure to reporting, data modeling, BI, programming, requirements gathering and the full lifecycle of building successful systems.
John holds a Masters in Computer Information Systems from the University of Denver and is responsible for the architecture and deployment of the Tropics Business Intelligence product. In addition to his database work, John will also be leveraging his significant technical skills to contribute to the ongoing development of Tropics policy and claims products.
Shayne Dobbins who was previously employed by Hawaii Employers Mutual Insurance Company, has joined TST, as a contractor, to conclude a number of projects for HEMIC through Tropics contracting and to become available to other Tropics clients for IT services once the HEMIC work is concluded. Shayne has in-depth knowledge of databases and Tropics software.
We are also actively advertising for additional support positions in claims, EDI, and policy support.
05/05/2010
A New Home For Tropics Software Technologies
We are proud to announce that after 15 years of building and expanding TST in leased spaces, we have purchased our own building, which we will be moving into next month.
Our new building is located in the beautiful Lakewood Ranch area in Sarasota, just off of Interstate 75. The building affords over 12,000 SF of office space which allows TST to grow by 50% or more in staff without the need to add additional space. We are sure, as a TST client and partner, you will be very happy to know that the company and the people, with whom you have trusted your most important software and technology solution, has been growing, is very healthy, and expanding without any outside financial help. We want to thank you for supporting us, as we could not have done it without you.
Tropics Software Technologies and FWCJUA beat the installation deadline, allowing FWCJUA to accelerate new technology strategy.
Sarasota, FL – April 8, 2010 – The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (FWCJUA), the provider of workers’ compensation insurance to Florida’s residual market employers, and Tropics Software Technologies, a national software company specializing in workers’ compensation systems, announced today that FWCJUA has put Tropics’ agency and policy administration systems into production ahead of schedule. The new software applications offer agencies an enhanced user experience when utilizing the FWCJUA’s on-line portals, including a more robust web-based application submission process, on-line inquiry functionality, on-line agent-to-underwriter electronic communication and integrated document management.
In a response to its continued growth and success in the workers’ compensation technology market, Tropics Software Technologies has announced the intention to expand the company by adding an additional six positions to the organization and is actively searching for new office space to accommodate growth. Having already increased its headcount by 70% in the past four years, these additional jobs reinforce Tropics’ ongoing success in the software industry, even in the face of macro-economic challenges across the nation.
Specifically, Tropics has planned to hire six new employees during the first quarter of 2010. The new hires will focus on helping Tropics continue to serve its client base by providing top-notch client support, effective project management and developing cutting-edge software to ensure the product suite continues to be the premier workers’ compensation system in the nation. The first four positions have already been filled. As additions to the Tropics Breeze team, Gray Young and Dimitar Moev have joined the firm as C# software engineers, and Sarah Mobarekeh as a technical writer/QA . John Dunzik has been brought on as analyst/programmer for Tropics 4 maintenance and enhancements. Tropics continues to actively recruit for the remaining open positions and anticipates continued expansion throughout 2010.
12/17/2009
PERMA Goes Live with Updated Policy System
PERMA GOES LIVE WITH UPDATED POLICY AND CLAIMS SYSTEM FROM TROPICS SOFTWARE
Tropics Software Technologies will continue to support PERMA’s ongoing success in providing workers' compensation insurance to New York’s municipal employers.
Public Employer Risk Management Association (PERMA), the largest municipal workers' compensation pool in New York, and Tropics Software Technologies, a national software company specializing in workers' compensation systems, have announced that PERMA has completed a successful upgrade to Version 4.2 of Tropics’ integrated policy and claims administration systems. The new system includes significant advances in Tropics’ integrated policy, billing, and claims applications, as well as advanced agency and policyholder web portals. PERMA will be leveraging some of the new functionality of the system, including centralized contact management, advanced document management and workflow management capabilities, to improve the user experience for its policyholders, agency partners and internal employees. The success of the project has been noted by multiple executives within the PERMA organization, who are excited to be offering new functionality to their user base.
10/22/2009
FWCJUA Selects Tropics Software to Support Workers' Compensation Program
Tropics Software Technologies will support FWCJUA's ongoing success in providing workers' compensation insurance to Florida employers.
Sarasota, FL - October 20, 2009 - The Florida Workers' Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (FWCJUA), the provider of workers' compensation insurance to Florida's residual market employers, and Tropics Software Technologies, a national software company specializing in workers' compensation systems, announced today that FWCJUA has selected Tropics to implement its new agency and policy administration systems. FWCJUA will be utilizing the new system to offer agencies additional capabilities, such as more robust web-based application submission, on-line inquiry functionality and integrated document management.
Tropics Executive Forum on Workers' Compensation Technology
Tropics is excited to announce the 2009 Executive Forum on Workers’ Compensation Technology. The conference will be held in Sarasota, FL at Longboat Key Club Resort December 9-11. General sessions will focus on topics relevant to Information Technology in the WC industry, including:
“What do agents expect from your IT strategy today and in the future?”
“Staying on the Cutting Edge: Where WC Organizations are Investing their IT Dollars in 2010.”
“WC Compliance Update - What every WC IT Exec Needs to Know for 2010.” “What must IT departments do in order to address the major WC compliance issues for 2010?”
“Hot Trends in Workers' Comp Technology. How Business Intelligence, Predictive Analytics and other Modern Tools Can be Used to Improve Results.”
“Optimizing WC Workflow through Technology and Business Process Engineering.”
We will be flying in subject-matter experts from around the country to present on some of these important topics, in addition to having speakers from Tropics Software Technologies. We anticipate a great blend of business sessions, along with some terrific opportunities to network with your peers.
For a detailed agenda or registration information, please contact Jamie Schwartz at jschwartz@gotropics.com.
Please note that rooms should be booked via phone and by November 6th, 2009 to receive the conference booking prices.
We look forward to seeing you in December for the Tropics Executive Forum on Workers' Compensation Technology!
10/01/2009
Executive Forum on Workers’ Compensation Technology is a Resounding Success!
Tropics is pleased to report that the 2009 Executive Forum on Workers’ Compensation Technology has received accolades from across our user community. In total, over 30 executives from across the country participated in the Executive Forum, representing nearly 20 companies. The conference was held in Sarasota, FL at Longboat Key Club Resort December 9-11.
SCHBSIF Selects Tropics for Policy & Claims Administration
Tropics Software Technologies will support SCHBSIF's ongoing success in providing workers' compensation insurance to the home builders industry.
Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) June 6, 2009 -- The South Carolina Home Builders Self Insurers Fund, a provider of workers' compensation insurance to the residential construction industry, and Tropics Software Technologies®, a national software company specializing in workers' compensation systems, announced today that SCHBSIF has selected Tropics to provide its new policy, claims and billing administration system. In addition to providing more robust workers' compensation software functionality to its internal employees, SCHBSIF will be utilizing the new system to extend on-line inquiry and processing to its agency force.
Risk Services Selects Tropics Software for Workers' Compensation Software
Sarasota, FL March 26, 2009 -- Tropics Software Technologies, a national software company specializing in workers' compensation systems, announced today that it has been selected by Risk Services, LLC to support the rollout of a new Worker's Compensation program that will span a large number of states. The program, slated to begin in early Q2 of 2009, will include all underwriting, receivables management and policy administration to be performed by Risk Services, utilizing Tropics' Workers Compensation Policy and Billing Administration Systems, on A.M. Best rated "A VIII" paper. The program will be available to payroll processing companies, who will also be serving as the retail agents relative to new business generation.
Industry Veteran Trae Jones Tapped to Lead Sales & Marketing Strategy
Sarasota, FL (PRWEB) January 15, 2009 -- Tropics Software Technologies, a national software company specializing in worker's compensation systems, announced today that Trae Jones has joined the firm as Tropics' Vice President of Sales and Marketing. The addition of Mr. Jones to the Tropics management team illustrates the organization's continued growth and ongoing commitment to the worker's compensation software market.
VMware Platform Enables Tropics Software to Implement Disaster-Recovery Plan
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that Tropics Software Technologies (Tropics Software), a provider of workers compensation software, has deployed VMware’s industry-leading virtualization and management suite, VMware Infrastructure 3, as the foundation of a robust business-continuity solution.
Tropics Software Technologies Makes Major Investment in .NET Services Platform
Tropics Software Technologies, Inc. (TST), the premier provider of solutions to the Workers Comp insurance industry, today unveils its exciting future plans and long-term market directions for the next generation of SOA-based software leveraging the latest in .NET 3.5 technology platforms. While underway since August of 2007, TST is now releasing the details regarding this significant undertaking.
Tropics Software will be exhibiting at the IASA Annual Educational Conference & Business Show, “targeted for financial and technology professionals in the insurance and financial services industry.” The event is being held at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle on June 1st – June 4th. Stop by and see Tropics at booth 646.
03/07/2008
Proud Sponsor of NCCI Annual Issues Symposium
Tropics Software is a proud sponsor of the 2008 NCCI Annual Issues Symposium, the industry’s premier event for workers’ compensation executives.
Tropics Software will be exhibiting at the Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.’s Annual Conference & Exhibition on April 27th – May 1st. This premier event for risk management professionals is being held in California at the San Diego Convention Center. Stop by and see Tropics at booth 947.
01/09/2008
Tropics Upcoming Events
Come by and see Tropics at the following events in 2008.
FHM Insurance Company, Florida’s oldest and most experienced workers’ compensation company, and Tropics Software Technologies the premier workers compensation software company today announced that FHM Insurance has chosen Tropics® Policy Administration and WebTropics® agency and insured products for their workers comp policy and claims system.
ReliaMax Insurance Goes Live With Tropics Software System
ReliaMax Insurance Company, a provider of workers compensation insurance in South Dakota, has finished the installation process and is now live with Tropics Policy & Claims Administration Software.
