More than 20 webinars, panel discussions, and video interviewsfeaturing independent agents, carriers, vendors, and technologyuser groups are scheduled for the second Real Time Day on Tuesday,April 9. All the sessions explore opportunities for faster and moreprofitable agent-carrier connectivity using Real Time tools.

Developed by the Real Time/Download Campaign, Real Time Dayshowcases ways for independent agents, general agents,property/casualty insurance carriers, and service providers to worktogether more effectively to save time and be more efficient withinsurance workflows.

Real Time Day is a virtual event supported by social networkingusing the hashtag #RTEddie. Real Time Day 2013 information ispublished online at bit.ly/RealTimeDay.

Each session will be delivered either via 1) a webinar (hostedby an insurance carrier, vendor, or user group) or 2) web broadcastoriginating from the video studio of ACORD in Pearl River, N.Y.,streaming on April 9 at: http://bcove.me/t2hanvfc.

"Real Time Day offers great opportunities for agents and brokersto make their operations better and faster in cooperation withtheir carriers and service providers and with the support of peeragents through user groups," commented Real Time Campaign Co-ChairStuart Durland, partner and vice president of operations at Seely& Durland Insurance, an agency in Warwick, N.Y. "Real Time Dayis a way for the entire independent agent distribution channel tobecome more profitable and competitive, and perpetuate itsgrowth."

 Co-Chair Joyce Sigler, CISR, CPIW, CPIA, vicepresident of administration at Jones & Wenner Insurance Agencyin Fairlawn, Ohio, adds, "Real Time Day offers a week's worth ofnetworking and user group meetings all in one day, right from thedesktop or conference room. Real Time Day brings to the virtualworld and social networking the time-honored insurance industrytradition of learning from others' experiences."

Activities include:

• Web broadcasts with agent interviews, question-and-answersessions, and discussions and demonstrations by vendors, carriersand user groups.
• Webinars with overviews and instruction on how to use Real Timeand Download tools in agency management systems.
• Presentations by insurance carriers and vendors.

Sessions are organized for agency real-time implementation aswell as carrier, general agent and vendor real-time implementation.Each presentation has been scheduled twice during the day, to allowoptions for attendance and to cover different time zones.

Real Time/Download Campaign surveys show that agents who useReal Time and Download save, on average, an hour a day byeliminating multiple data entry, password management and otherredundant work. The campaign publishes resources for agencies toget started and to advance with Real Time and Downloadcapabilities, including the "Real Time Makes Real $$$$$" guide, which showshow agencies can sell more by refocusing service staff.

Carriers presenting webinars include: EMC, MetLife Auto &Home, Progressive, Selective, Travelers, and Westfield Insurance.Vendors presenting include: Applied Systems, Appulate, Brovado,IVANS, SEMCAT, Strategic Insurance Software, and Vertafore. Otherspresenting include ACORD, ASCnet, E&S Joint Working Group,Florida Association of Insurance Agents, NASPA, and NetVU.Additional agency, carrier and user group representatives willparticipate in panel discussions.