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Insurance & Technology
August 27, 2008
Anthony O'Donnell |
ICW to Launch Improved Web 2.0 Agent New Business Platform Improvements to the Web-based tool, which enables distributors to automatically upload from their agency management systems, will include straight-through processing of small commercial business on a non-exception basis.   |
Insurance & Technology
January 11, 2008
Nathan Conz |
Mobile Sales Force Automation Growing In Demand High-speed wireless Internet access, recent improvements in devices such as tablet PCs and PDAs, and an insurance industry-wide shift in focus toward customer satisfaction have all but forced insurers to develop mobile claims capabilities. |
Insurance & Technology
August 14, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Web Appeal Appealing to every agent is tough, but Harleysville Insurance strives to trump the competition by focusing IT projects on its agents' needs. |
Insurance & Technology
November 10, 2007
Nathan Conz |
MetLife Auto & Home Launches SEMCI Initiative The insurer has launched PowerLink, a set of vendor partnerships that will help deliver SEMCI functionality to independent agents. |
Insurance & Technology
November 28, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Higher-Tech Agents Leading experts in agent technology answer critical questions about the relationship between agents and technology. |
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
November 26, 2003
Julie Gallagher |
Shelby/Vesta Regains Agent Loyalty Insurance carrier puts policy management in the hands of its agents, thanks to LegaSuite tool. |
Insurance & Technology
April 5, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Sign Me Up Although all insurers look to improve efficiency through straight-through processing, empower agents with the latest technologies and enhance customer service, many have yet to implement a seemingly obvious efficiency: e-signatures. |
Insurance & Technology
May 16, 2007
Susana Schwartz |
Drive For Automation Causes Insurance Carriers To Integrate The Internet has yielded more choices among comparative raters and aggregators, thus elevating agents to a more powerful position as the gatekeepers to multiple company ratings. |
Insurance & Technology
July 12, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Staying In The Game An interview with Bob Winn, vice president of Capital Insurance Group about implementing a new policy administration system for commercial lines and converting the company's personal lines products to a .NET-based, Web-enabled format for agents. |
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
September 7, 2007
Susana Schwartz |
Main Driver Behind STP Initiatives Today Is Ease Of Doing Business Straight-through processing is more a business issue than a technology, and is fundamental to the ability to drive intelligence into the underwriting process and throughout the organization. |
Insurance & Technology
May 5, 2010
Anthony O'Donnell |
Beacon Mutual To Implement FirstBest Agent Portal FirstBest Agent will be an integral part of Beacon Mutual's BEACONNECT site, providing upload, supplemental questions, STP quoting, and real-time collaboration and visibility into the submission process for its 400 agents, according to the vendor. |
Insurance & Technology
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
November 26, 2003
Julie Gallagher |
Doing a Lot with Little Although it works with a modest IT budget, Cincinnati Equitable is able to cater to agents' needs. |
Insurance & Technology
July 11, 2008
Karen Pauli |
Integrated Agency Management Systems Key to Improving Agent Performance and Efficiency Agents want fully integrated systems that offer a single entry of data, a single view of the customer, and mobile and real-time functionalities. |
Insurance & Technology
May 13, 2005
Anthony O'Donnell |
Technology Champion AFLAC's CEO proves technology plays a critical part in the success of insurance companies. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009
Khali Henderson |
What Are the Primary Agent Business Models? Descriptions of the several types of agents in the telecom industry. |
Insurance & Technology
June 1, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Implementing Advantage Penn National Insurance is overhauling systems and driving IT initiatives to achieve straight-through processing -- and boost competitiveness. |
Insurance & Technology
January 23, 2008
Anthony O'Donnell |
SMIC Goes Live on IDP's AgentXpress Ease of use and efficiencies for the Upstate New York-based regional P&C carrier and its agents alike drove adoption of IDP's portal technology. |
PHONE+
November 24, 2009 |
Ethical Dilemmas in the Channel Josh Anderson, CEO of Telephony Partners presents ethical dilemmas that have happened in the indirect sales channel. Suppliers and partners provide their input on how to handle the dilemmas. |
Insurance & Technology
December 23, 2005
Anthony O'Donnell |
Tough Calls Insurance contact centers face a difficult challenge in serving multiple customers, including distributors and policyholders, with very different interests. To maximize satisfaction, carriers must design contact center functionality to fit unique customer needs. |
PHONE+
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
July 11, 2008
Akhil Tripathi |
Web-Based Solutions Deliver on Agents' Tech Expectations Insurers can leverage agent portals and systems integration technology to streamline agents' workflow and improve efficiencies. |
Insurance & Technology
March 2, 2006
Anthony O'Donnell |
Sign on the Dotted Screen Seeking to meet agents' increasingly demanding ease-of-use expectations, Chubb Group has launched electronic signature capability for 10 of its professional and management liability insurance products. |
PHONE+
March 23, 2010 |
Do Agents Have a Chance Fighting Mass Terminations from Carriers? Telecom experts off their opinions on how agents might be able to deal with carrier downsizing. |
PHONE+
February 2, 2010
Greg L. Taylor |
Tired of Being Bullied? More and more agents are feeling taken advantage of by carriers. This article discusses some options to solve the problem. |
Insurance & Technology
August 25, 2007
Kathy Burger |
Harleysville Insurance Agent Portal Improves Carrier/Policyholder Relations In this interview, the insurer's SVP and CIO explains how the company rolled out a new agent portal and overhauled its policy administration systems to improve ease of doing business. |
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PHONE+ Asks: How Will Carrier Consolidation Impact the Agent Channel? Several agents weigh in on this question. |
Job Journal
May 8, 2011 |
Insurance Agents Enjoy Secure, Solid Careers If you enjoy working with others and can empathize with their problems and concerns, you can build a fulfilling, lucrative career in the insurance industry. You'll be helping people protect their families, their homes and their personal belongings. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009
Cara Sievers |
Back Office: What Do You Need to Run an Agency? To be able to concentrate on selling to current customers and generating relationships that will hopefully create new customers, agents must be cognizant of everything that needs to happen smoothly behind the scenes. |
| PHONE+ |
The Cost of Termination for Convenience Clauses The pitfalls of non-disclosure agreements and how to avoid them. |
Insurance & Technology
February 10, 2009
Anthony O'Donnell |
Business Intelligence Makes Insurers More-Competitive Risk Managers For most insurers, business intelligence means point solutions at best. But those carriers that weave analytics into the fabric of their organizations are equipped to drive more precision in pricing and greater profitability to the bottom line. |
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. |
Insurance & Technology
March 12, 2010
Anthony O'Donnell |
Narragansett Bay Launches New Homeowner Web Site, Agent Portal The enhancements will allow the company to fulfill new customer needs and provide what the carrier describes as outstanding service to its policies with advanced straight-through processing to its independent agents. |
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. |
Insurance & Technology
May 18, 2007
Dan Carmichael |
Ohio Casualty CEO Dan Carmichael Says Company's Technology Is Just How It Should Be Ohio Casualty's CEO talks about the company's technology advancements. |
Insurance & Technology
December 23, 2005
Maria Woehr |
No Place Like Home To streamline work processes and improve ease of doing business, The Hartford redesigned its Electronic Business Center (EBC) agent portal home page. |
Insurance & Technology
February 10, 2010
Joel Curry |
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. |
PHONE+
May 1, 2009 |
Agent Roundtable 2009 Six agency owners to discuss the challenges and opportunities they are experiencing in selling carrier services and diversifying their offers. |
Insurance & Technology
February 11, 2008
Lisa Valentine |
Magna Carta Allows Agents To Choose Manner of Doing Business, CIO Says Magna Carta allows its agents to submit business any way they want, including phone, fax, E-mail or U.S. postal mail, says CIO David Lawless. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Where to Buy Insurance An agent might be your best bet, but there are other options. |
PHONE+
January 26, 2010 |
Ethical Dilemmas in the Channel, Part 2 Should agents share commissions with customers? |
PHONE+
Michael Murphy |
Surviving Carrier Consolidation Consolidation definitely has its pros and cons. Your willingness to prepare yourself, diversify within the industry and maintain strong client and vendor relationships will help you succeed no matter how the landscape changes. |
Insurance & Technology
November 26, 2003
Julie Gallagher |
Keep Them Coming Back for More Now more than ever, carriers need to focus on keeping today's skeptical customer satisfied. |
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M&A Impact on Agent Contracts Attorney Ben Bronston describes how carrier consolidation impacts agents' revenue streams. The best way to protect yourself is to negotiate your key agreements with the help of an experienced telecom lawyer on the front end. |
Insurance & Technology
July 3, 2008
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Shift to Independent Agents Compels Insurers to Modify Practices Industry insiders discuss keys to leveraging technology to boost agent performance. |
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. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009 |
Channel 101 -- PHONE+ Fact Book 2010 An updated primer of telecom industry basics. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009
Sievers & Henderson |
Compensation: How Is an Agent Paid? For an agent, the conventional boss/employee relationship and the regular paycheck fall by the wayside to make room for more sophisticated, and sometimes complicated, monetary arrangements. |
