Archive for the ‘Agent Portals’ Category
It’s 2013. Like it or not, every insurer is a technology company. The ones who wake up and realize it have a bright future. Insurers who continue to view “business” and “IT” as separate organizational entities will go the way of the stegosaurus—and most of them won’t even see it coming. Where even a few years…
“Change in all things is sweet.” – Aristotle Okay, I’ll admit it, we’ve been known to mock insurance around here on occasion. We know we shouldn’t. After all, it’s our livelihood, our daily passion. But its well-established reputation for being less than exhilarating leaves it ripe for ribbing. Deep down, though, we have nothing but…
With P&C IT budgets scrutinized more closely than ever, and expectations around product capabilities growing daily, the more challenges a single solution can help carriers overcome, the more valuable it is. For nearly a decade, leading New England P&C carrier, Arbella Group Insurance, has leveraged an independent web-based point-of-sale portal to: – Stay competitive in…
The most significant risk that carriers face when rolling out a new agent portal is that it will not be adopted quickly or significantly. Weak adoption threatens both enterprise value and business, and potential competitive differentiation gains are lost. At the end of the day, the success of an agent portal hinges entirely on its…
Novarica’s Average Customer Experience (ACE) Rankings provide a transparent, unedited and unbiased perspective on how well a solution or provider meets its customers’ needs. To measure customer experience, senior technology and operational executives who have direct experience with products and organizations complete the survey. ACE rankings depend entirely on carriers taking already limited time out of…
We all know that the business of insurance on the web isn’t new, but it might come as a surprise that according to a recent study, 54% of P&C carriers use Facebook for their business, 41% use Twitter, 32% use YouTube, 31% use Skype and 67% use LinkedIn. With offerings such as these evolving, and new ones coming…
Last month’s ACORD Implementation Forum in Fort Lauderdale was a great gathering, one that Agencyport was proud to sponsor. This year’s event was attended by over 300 carriers, producers and vendors and encouraged the sharing of information and hands-on training to help implement ACORD standards accurately and efficiently. Here’s a high level look at a…
Agencyport came back from the 2012 ACORD Awards a big winner. In a ceremony that took place in Fort Lauderdale, FL on October 24 during the ACORD Implementation Forum, Agencyport and three of our clients were recognized with awards. Agencyport projects have won ACORD Awards for seven consecutive years. Congratulations to Chubb, Concord Group Insurance…
On September tenth, nearly 100 of our customers, partners and prospects joined us in Isle of Palms, South Carolina for our 7th Annual Conference. Our largest turnout yet, the conference was an opportunity for Agencyport Software to unveil new products, update clients on our existing product set and offer our customers and partners a space…
At Agencyport, we continue to invest in the development of strategic partnerships with organizations throughout the insurance industry. These partnerships allow us to continue to exchange ideas, promote best practices, and bring valued-added services that are critical to business needs. Most recently, we’ve teamed up with MFXchange Holdings to expand our distribution channels and provide customers…