Wheaton, Ill., Aug. 27, 2008—Insurers that use the Homeowners Program developed by the American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) now have access to an online rating system developed to support its most current rating instructions.

First Internet Solutions, Sheboygan Falls, Wis., recently announced that it has adapted its "Universal Rater Web-Service Application" to support the 2007 AAIS Homeowners Program manual.

First Internet Solutions is an application service provider (ASP) that develops, supports, and manages remotely hosted, fully integrated technology applications for the property/casualty insurance industry. AAIS is a national P/C advisory organization that develops policy forms and manuals used by more than 600 carriers throughout the U.S.

Universal Rater is a Microsoft .Net^® web service that can be easily used by any existing policy processing or quoting system. Rating information is maintained in a user-friendly manner and available to anyone with knowledge of the steps required to rate a policy.

"Universal Rater is a non-technical product designed for underwriting staff," says Kathy Schuette, marketing manager for First Internet Solutions. "You don't have to know systems to use it. You simply need to know the rating steps."

"It looks great," says Janice Nieman, AAIS director of technical product support, about the Universal Rater application adapted for the 2007 AAIS Homeowners manual.

"It's easy to follow, easy to update and maintain, and provides a good interpretation of our Homeowners manual rating instructions."

For information on using Universal Rater to support the AAIS Homeowners Program, contact Schuette at kschuette@1inetsol.com, or by calling 920-467-1200, x211.