Business News: IDT 911, Next Insurance, Brentwood Service Administrators

IDT911 Changes Name to CyberScout

IDT911 has changed its name to CyberScout. CyberScout offers comprehensive identity management and data security services for more than 17.5 million households and 770,000 businesses. CyberScout’s services are provided through more than 660 client partners, including 16 of the top 20 U.S. property and casualty insurance carriers, and six of the top seven Canadian insurers.

The name better represents the company’s position as the gold standard for identity and data defense services – from proactive protection and education to successful resolution. In its annual customer surveys, IDT911 has achieved above 99 percent customer satisfaction, year after year.

In coming months, CyberScout will broaden its innovative offerings to proactively protect clients and help them protect themselves and their customers. CyberScout is growing internationally, as well. Its operations centers in Phoenix, Montreal and Galway are now joined by Scandinavian fraud experts, further expanding services into broader Europe.

Putting client interests front and center was a prime consideration for the CyberScout rollout. The company plans a gradual transition to the new brand. The process will be completed in June 2017.

Markel, Next Insurance Partner to Insurer Commercial Small Business

Next Insurance announced a partnership with Markel Corporation, a global insurance organization specializing in small commercial insurance products.

Next Insurance is an online platform for tailored commercial U.S.-based small business insurance.

Next Insurance has also started working with NESTA, a professional fitness association. Partnerships with training associations will enable trainers, sports coaches, lifestyle consultants and wellness professionals to enroll in comprehensive insurance as soon as they complete certification courses and start offering their services.

Next Insurance now provides insurance packages for personal trainers, photographers, construction workers – such as electricians, plumbers, and others – online. Each insurance offering is tailored based on the specific industry as well as discussion with small business owners directly, so that usual exceptions or limitations are covered as well.

Brentwood Service Administrators Opens New Office in Georgia

Tenn.-based Brentwood Services Administrators Inc., a third-party administrator, recently opened a new claims office in Conyers, Ga., according to Jeff Pettus, president and chief executive officer.

Overseeing the operations in the Conyers office is Cheryl Hill, claim supervisor. The office currently provides claims management and loss control services for a wide range of employers and employer associations in the state of Georgia, including those in local government, school systems, major health systems and manufacturing.