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August 10, 2006
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Real-Time Rendezvous Noting the advancements other carriers had made in application processing, Service Lloyds decided to modernize its 20-year-old homegrown legacy system to handle ACORD XML and generate quotes online in real time. |
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September 5, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Straight-Through Service With more insurance carriers offering agents electronic business submission capabilities and moving toward straight-through processing, Wooster, Ohio-based Western Reserve Group decided to expand the Web capabilities for agents of its legacy mainframe systems throughout a four-year process. |
Insurance & Technology
July 12, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Digging for Dollars The insurance agent often is portrayed as going door to door with an oversized briefcase brimming with paper applications. While that might have been so in the 1950s, today, selling insurance means connecting with the customer, and it takes more than just a smile and a shoeshine. It takes knowledge. |
Insurance & Technology
February 1, 2006
Phil Britt |
A Web of Support There has been an upturn in insurers' investments in Web-based tools that enable agents to work more efficiently and, through those efficiencies, sell more, increase commissions and make more money for the companies they represent. |
Insurance & Technology
February 10, 2010
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Data Quality is Key to Agency Portal Performance A relatively small investment in data quality can make a big difference in helping insurers get more out of their agent portals than they put in. |
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August 27, 2009
Cara Sievers |
Telarus Discusses Implications of GeoQuote Patent The patent covers technology that powers Telarus' public-facing lead-generation sites as well as its password-protected agent back-office sites. |
Insurance & Technology
September 16, 2010
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The Hanover Recognized by ACORD for Outstanding Agent and Company Transactions ACORD's Round Trip award recognizes Hanover for efficiently and effectively automated the life cycle of data with independent agents. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2006 |
Buying Insurance: Directly or Through Agents? Sometimes -- but not always -- you'll find the best prices by skipping the middleman. Here's some insurance-buying advice. |
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August 10, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Fulfilling Agent Requests As part of a strategy to facilitate growth and be more competitive in commercial auto, The Hanover Insurance Group is providing its independent agents with an enhanced version of its point-of-sales system - POS Avenues Commercial Auto system. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Where to Buy Insurance An agent might be your best bet, but there are other options. |
Insurance & Technology
July 11, 2008
Carolyn "Cal" J. Durland |
Carriers Must Focus on Consistency, Timeliness and Flow With services such as upload, download and real-time functionality, supported by ACORD standards, insurers can offer agents greatly enhanced efficiency and accessibility. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2005 |
Where to Buy Insurance Is it better to buy insurance through an agent, through a website, or directly from an insurance company? Here are some answers. |
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February 23, 2010
Henderson & Sievers |
Betting on Transformation -- What's the Payoff? There is no doubt that the communications marketplace is ripe with opportunities, but it also makes the task of figuring out how to grow your communications agency, VAR, integrator or dealership that much harder. |
