BOSTON, MA – August 18, 2008 AgencyPort Insurance Services, a leading provider of web-based solutions designed specifically for property and casualty insurers, is pleased to announce that Don Chase has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Business Development. In his new role, Chase will focus on account management, channel development and large accounts for AgencyPort.

With over 30 years of experience in strategic technology planning and execution, Chase has a proven ability to resolve highly complex business issues involving IT processes and integration, especially those involving insurance processing systems.

“We are very happy to welcome Don to our senior team,” says Steven Hauck, President of AgencyPort. “Don’s overall experience combined with a broad and deep technical understanding of the insurance system landscape will support our continued growth strategy on multiple levels. Don’s experience will certainly help AgencyPort manage and develop the growth we are realizing from the Policy Administration System channel and strengthen our account management and business development organizations.”

Most recently, Chase served as Vice President of the Insurance Practice at Swingtide, an IT consulting firm. Prior to Swingtide, Chase was co-founder and EVP of AscendantOne, a provider of ISO Rating Services and Policy Administration Systems. There, he was responsible for the Professional Services Organization and was instrumental in operations and product design. As SVP of Allenbrook, Chase oversaw Operations, Sales and Marketing and several large Policy Administrations implementations. Chase worked for IBM for 15 years in Systems Engineering and Sales, ultimately leading to a position in System Engineering Management.