9,082
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 4:
Line 4: − + Line 14:
Line 14: − + − +
no edit summary
|logo =
|logo =
|status = Proposed
|status = Proposed
|manager = ABA & BITS (Partnership)<br> [[Radix]]
|manager = [[ABA]] & [[BITS]] (Partnership)<br> [[Radix]]
|country = International
|country = International
|stringcontention =
|stringcontention =
}}
}}
'''.insurance''' is a proposed new generic top level domain name [[gTLD]]) to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicants for the .insurance string are [[BITS]], the technology policy arm of Financial Services Roundtable in partnership with the [[American Bankers Association]] (ABA) <ref>[http://www.bits.org/publications/pr/BITSandABADomainRelease053112.pdf ABA and The Financial Services Roundtable Apply for Financial Domains to Protect Consumers]</ref> and Radix, a subsidiary of [[Directi]] Group.<ref>
'''.insurance''' is a proposed new generic top level domain name [[gTLD]]) to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The applicants for the .insurance string are [[BITS]], the technology policy arm of Financial Services Roundtable in partnership with the [[American Bankers Association]] (ABA) <ref>[http://www.bits.org/publications/pr/BITSandABADomainRelease053112.pdf ABA and The Financial Services Roundtable Apply for Financial Domains to Protect Consumers]</ref> and [[Radix]], a subsidiary of [[Directi]] Group.<ref>
[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/ Directi Invest Over $30 Million & Applies For 31 New gTLD’s: Including: .Law, .Web, .Bank, .Shop]</ref>
[http://www.thedomains.com/2012/05/31/directi-invest-over-30-million-applies-for-31-new-gtlds-including-law-web-bank-shop/ Directi Invest Over $30 Million & Applies For 31 New gTLD’s: Including: .Law, .Web, .Bank, .Shop]</ref>
==ABA & BITS Bid==
==ABA & BITS Bid==
ABA and BITS confirmed their application for the .insurance and [[.bank]] TLDs in a press statement released on May 31, 2012. Craig Schwartz, head of operations for the ABA & BITS TLD Initiatives said that the partnership aims to "provide the highest security for the millions of customers conducting banking and
ABA and BITS confirmed their application for the .insurance and [[.bank]] TLDs in a press statement released on May 31, 2012. [[Craig Schwartz]], head of operations for the ABA & BITS TLD Initiatives said that the partnership aims to "provide the highest security for the millions of customers conducting banking and
insurance activities online and to ensure the safety and soundness of the industry." ABA & BITS application for both domain name strings is supported by a number of financial services organizations including the Australian Bankers’ Association, American Bankers Insurance Association, British Bankers’ Association, European Banking Federation, Independent Community Bankers of America and the the International Banking Federation. <ref>[http://www.bits.org/publications/pr/BITSandABADomainRelease053112.pdf ABA and The Financial Services Roundtable Apply for Financial Domains to Protect Consumers]</ref>
insurance activities online and to ensure the safety and soundness of the industry." ABA & BITS application for both domain name strings is supported by a number of financial services organizations including the Australian Bankers’ Association, American Bankers Insurance Association, British Bankers’ Association, European Banking Federation, Independent Community Bankers of America and the the International Banking Federation. <ref>[http://www.bits.org/publications/pr/BITSandABADomainRelease053112.pdf ABA and The Financial Services Roundtable Apply for Financial Domains to Protect Consumers]</ref>