Fort Myers, Fla., April 14, 2010--The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) this week announced the formation of an "AAISalliance" of service vendors to provide underwriting, marketing, and loss control resources for property/casualty insurers.

AAIS is a national advisory organization that develops standardized policy forms and rating information used by more than 600 P/C companies throughout the U.S. The alliance announcement was made by AAIS President Paul Baiocchi in remarks to the AAIS Main Event, an executive conference of AAIS member insurers and other organizations, in Fort Myers, Fla.

In addition to AAIS, the alliance to date includes four other organizations that will remain independent but provide AAIS member companies with information services under arrangements with AAIS:

• e2Value, Stamford, Conn., which provides automated online construction cost valuation applications for residential, commercial, and farm buildings;

• MarketStance, Middletown, Conn., which conducts research on market segments and helps insurers develop solutions for challenges in underwriting, marketing, and distribution;

• Overland Solutions, Inc. (OSI), Overland Park, Kan., which provides premium audit, risk inspection, loss control, and valuation services; and

• RiskMeter, Middletown, Conn., which provides desktop matching software for determining a risk's proximity to natural hazards, as well as other information.

"We have designed this alliance partnership to bring together resources for AAIS member companies," Baiocchi said. "This initiative is in line with the AAIS mission to help companies compete in the market."

Services from e2Value and RiskMeter are already available to AAIS member companies that use the AAISdirect Internet service; services from MarketStance and OSI will be added in the coming weeks.

For information on affiliating with AAIS for use of its insurance line programs (principally forms and manuals, with update bulletins) contact Rick Maka, director of marketing, at rickm@AAISonline.com, or by calling 800-564-AAIS, ext. 222.