Intact Insurance to become Canada's first private insurer to offer brokers with Policy Works, an enhanced connectivity solution

TORONTO, April 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Policy Works is pleased to announce that Intact Insurance has become the first private sector insurance company to offer its brokers enhanced connectivity and data exchange capabilities. Policy Works' portfolio download enhancement will enable brokers to process their entire commercial lines portfolio of either new insurance applications or renewals in batch mode.

"As the largest provider of commercial insurance in the country, Intact Insurance works with most brokers," states Kevin Campbell, President, Policy Works Inc. "Intact brokers who will use portfolio download will have an advantage as they can load their entire Intact Insurance commercial book in Policy Works in an instant and pre-populate commercial insurance data on their Policy Works system."

"At Intact Insurance, we have been committed for years to making it easier for brokers to do business with us," said Alain Lessard, Senior Vice President, Commercial Lines. "By leveraging Policy Works' technology, we help brokers optimize their business efficiencies. By streamlining the process, we're helping brokers ease their workload so that they can focus on growing their business and providing superior customer service."

Intact Insurance is a member of the Policy Works Certified Data-Exchange Partner (CDEP) program. The CDEP program ensures that commercial data is exchanged between insurers and Policy Works in an accurate, reliable and secure manner. Policy Works and all CDEP partners are committed to working with the CSIO standards.

About Policy Works Inc.
Since 1992, Policy Works Inc. has been leading the development of Commercial Management Systems (CMS) for the Canadian insurance industry. Policy Works streamlines the commercial-lines workflow to manage the entire policy lifecycle efficiently and effectively.

About Intact Insurance
Intact Insurance is Canada's largest home, auto and business insurance company protecting more than four million consumers. Its coast-to-coast presence and its strong relationship with insurance brokers mean the company can provide the outstanding service, comfort and continuity customers deserve. Intact Insurance is a member company of Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC). www.intactinsurance.com/ www.intactfc.com

Steve Pieroway
Vice President, Marketing and Client Services
Policy Works Inc.
1-800-260-3676 ext. 114
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www.policyworks.com