NEW YORK, – January 23, 2001 – DWL Incorporated, a
leading e-solutions provider, today announced it has been selected by AXA Canada, one of
Canada’s leading property and casualty insurers, to provide a real-time transactional
Web-enablement solution for AXA’s Personal Lines business. For this integral component of
its e-business rollout, AXA selected DWL Unifi Insurance?: Broker Portal, a fully
transactive and e-customer focused solution that will allow AXA to provide brokers with
real-time, transactional capabilities including comprehensive policy management for its
personal property and automobile insurance lines. The Broker Portal will be instrumental
in replacing AXA’s traditional paper-based business process administration and will
provide brokers with a standardized browser-based interface through which they can perform
business transactions with customers and AXA. “AXA is committed to deploying superior
technology that will help us achieve optimal productivity in our broker channel,”
said Bob Fitzgerald, President and Chief Operating Officer of AXA Canada.
“Many leading financial companies are optimizing their
distribution channels via the Web. With DWL the solution, AXA will be able to provide a
highly customized Web product that fully addresses our e-business needs. DWL’s Broker
Portal will enable us to leverage existing business processes, including automated
underwriting requirements, and achieve specific branding requirements central to our
project objectives.” “We are thrilled to be providing solutions that support
strategic e-business initiatives to AXA Canada,” said Justin LaFayette, President and
CEO, DWL Incorporated.
“AXA was one of the first insurers to recognize the major advantages associated with
doing business on the Web and was quick to incorporate it into a strong business
strategy.” Based on DWL’s core engine, Unifi, the solution will allow AXA to leverage
its existing systems by extracting and consolidating key business information, such as
policy and billing data, in real-time. The solution allows for a bi-directional flow of
information between back-end systems and the front-end, ensuring brokers have access to
the latest information and real-time updates to data.
About AXA Canada
With C$1.03 billion in direct premiums written, assets of C$2.0 billion and 2,110
employees at the service of 2,000 brokers, AXA Canada is one of Canada’s leading Property
and Casualty insurers. The company offers a full range of Personal Lines, Commercial
Lines, Specialty Lines, Surety and Life Insurance products and financial services
exclusively through its Canada-wide broker network. AXA Canada groups the Canadian
insurance activities of AXA, a company present in 60 countries on five continents. With
revenues of over C$106 billion and C$1 trillion in assets under management, AXA is a world
leader in insurance and assets management. In carrying out its mission, AXA counts on the
support of 140,000 employees, who serve over 40 million insureds.
About DWL Incorporated
Founded in 1996, DWL Incorporated is a leader in transactional e-solutions for major
insurance, financial services, consumer products, retail and healthcare companies
throughout North America and the United Kingdom. DWL’s key product is DWL Unifi™, an e-business platform
that quickly and seamlessly integrates existing legacy systems and business functions,
delivering relevant information through a real-time, personalized interface for browsers
and wireless devices. This product, along with DWL Unifi Transactive CRM™ (Customer Relationship
Management), enables clients to become e-customer focused. DWL has also aligned itself
with leading technology and consulting partners to increase its vertical scope. DWL is a
privately owned, venture capital funded corporation with offices in New York, Toronto,
London, Paris and Sao P�ulo. For more information about DWL Incorporated and its products
and services, please visit www.dwl.com.
