Thad Bauer doesn't mince words when asked whyhis company, NxTech, received a RAVE Award for agencyconnectivity.

"We deliver up-to-date technology solutions that work," saysBauer, president, who leads the NxTech team along with CEO BillTedrick.

NxTech focuses on delivering business results and demonstrates acommitment to best-in-class agency-carrier-MGA interface solutions,which Bauer believes  is the reason NxTech earned highmarks from its customer base.

"We focus on understanding our customers' objectives andbringing our years of experience to the table to provide a solidbusiness result—both for our customers and their agents," saysBauer. "The result is workflow that provides ease of business andreduced costs."

Almost every customer NxTech works with has come back toexpand their initial rollout, explains Bauer.

"We discuss their ideas and share our own," he says.

The vendor's product set has grown extensively through theyears, continues Bauer, by introducing new uses for core solutions,as well as creating new products suited for the insuranceindustry.

"We not only understand the current landscape, but we're leadingchange for how carriers and agents work together in the future,"says Bauer. "Combined with our strong customer and industryknowledge, this ensures that our products and services evolve andwill carry the strategies of our customers forward."

Change is important to NxTech, according to Bauer.

"We are always looking for ways to help the industry extend thereach to more players, make interface more affordable, and takecurrent implementations to the next level," he says.

Among the steps taken to improve the NxTech solutions are:

• Full roundtrip rating implementations for both personal andcommercial lines, and for both standard and specialty markets.
• Incorporating web services for third-party underwritingdata.
• Using technology and creating improved tools for download.
• Solutions for specialty insurers.
• Early implementations of MGA to retail agent download and realtime.

Second Place Winner: Agency Connectivity

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