Sitting in the shadow of State Farm...

Sitting in the shadow of State Farm in Bloomington, Ill., abiding habitation Insurance & Financial Services knows that to contend against the nation's largest insurers it has to beef up its technology and market share. in the same manner following a business plan that's gaining popularity among regional insurers, home pooled its resources with smaller insurers to create a sophisticated technology infrastructure that will rival the orders of the industry's heavy hitters.

The deals are born from regional insurers' ne to cope with the major players, said throw Johnston, vice president and director of insurance information strategies for the Meta clump ...