London, June 2008 - Total Objects has announced that Ascent a leading insurance broker has chosen GLOBAL XB to support its current business as well as aid their planned future growth. 
 
"At Ascent, the interests of our clients are our number one priority," explains Roger Day, Managing Director (Operations and Finance) at Ascent. "Our success demands enterprise management systems that can support our existing business as well as servicing our future growth. As a result of recent developments and a total review of our overall business processes which led to the re-appraisal of our existing system, we decided on a total replacement of our entire infrastructure. The ‘fit’ of the potential solution along with the ongoing development and support were considered critical in fulfilling our long-term objectives and influencing our decision. Total Objects clearly demonstrated that they understood our business and presented a totally convincing and compelling proposition. We assessed many competing systems and came to the conclusion that GLOBAL XB was the optimum choice for meeting immediate and long term needs."  
   
GLOBAL XB is one of the most technologically advanced systems available today, based entirely on Microsoft technology it is also the newest proven solution for the Insurance market place. It is a complete Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution covering all processes from the initial enquiry and quotation through to claims handling and has a fully integrated IBA (Insurance Broking Accounting) module.

GLOBAL XB also includes an embedded document management solution as well as a workflow and tracking module controlling all aspects of the creation, editing, storage and retrieval of all documents associated with a policy. In addition, the GLOBAL product portfolio has been further strengthened by the addition of a series of significant new modules including a comprehensive end user reporting and business intelligence tool (GLOBAL XBi) and a sophisticated messaging platform (GLOBAL XMP) not only allowing collaboration with producers and underwriters but also allowing connectivity to all the forthcoming market repositories such as ECF and A&S.
 
"We are delighted that Ascent has chosen GLOBAL XB," said Jim Barry, Managing Director of Total Objects. "In today’s competitive environment, clients such as Ascent are continually looking for an edge that will allow them to provide superior client support along with embracing new technologies to keep in line with industry initiatives. We look forward to helping Ascent realize their goals by implementing GLOBAL XB, as they continue to capitalise on cutting edge technology as well as growing their business."