Agency Technology

• Insurance Agencies Attribute Technology to Fiscal Growth

  By Staff Writer  |  June 14, 2013

  A recent survey conducted by Vertafore found that 77 percent of insurance agencies directly attribute their fiscal growth during 2012-2013 to the use of technology.

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  Pop Quiz for Agents

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 13, 2013

  After sitting in on usability testing conducted by the IT team on website design, JoAnna Carey, marketing development manager for Foremost Insurance Group, came away wanting more information than the traditional testing sessions could provide.

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  Top 5 Investment Plans for Agency Portals

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 12, 2013

  Thirty-one percent of P&C insurers expect to make investments to add, replace or enhance their agent/broker portals this year. See the top five agent portal capabilities that insurers plan to add.

• Around the Industry: Hires & Promotions at Willis Group, Lockton, Sterling Risk

  By Staff Writer  |  June 12, 2013

  NationAir Aviation announces new division. National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research honors customer service represetatives. Assoc. of Professional Insurance Women awards honor.

• Hires and Promotions from Around the Industry: Cross Insurance, Philadelphia Insurance Cos., and More

  By Staff Writer  |  June 7, 2013

  New program at Travelers. Capital Insurance launches CIG Mobile. Nicholas Masi receives honors.

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  Five Strategies for Reducing Cybercrime Risk

  By Bert Rankin  |  June 6, 2013

  Most insurance providers are well aware of the potential business impact of cybercrime since cyber insurance is a growing industry segment.

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  3 Ways to Manage Service Calls After Natural Disasters

  By Mark Duffin  |  June 5, 2013

  Cloud-based technology platforms enable agents to interact with contractors and rapidly create a streamlined communication channel for information about claims, customers, schedules, drive times and more.

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  Best Agency Website Winner: Earnie Cornelius Insurance Agency

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2013

  When Scott Cornelius took over his father’s agency in 2006, it didn’t have a website. Since then, ECI Agency has used a combination of templates and unique ideas to create a site that’s engaging, practical and successful.

• “Brochureware” No More

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 1, 2013

  What makes a great independent agency website? We’ve been kicking that question around, with input from experts in the field. Their findings are what we used to determine the criteria for our first Commercial Agency Awards for Excellence Best Agency Website.

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  Networking IRL

  By Rick Gilman, APR, CMP  |  June 1, 2013

  Business hasn’t changed from a decade ago—it’s still all about relationships. But how you build that “know, like and trust” scenario is what changes. For some, the advent of social media provided a hiding place, allowing them to network without having to network.

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  Kaplansky Insurance Agency: Best Agency Website Finalist

  By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 29, 2013

  The Brookline, Mass., agency draws leads with quote forms, engages with mobile site and Twitter feeds

• New CEO at Cooper Gay Re North America - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  May 28, 2013

  Willis of Maryland announces acquisition. New programs at All Risks Ltd. and Cross Insurance. New website and portal system at Codon Skelly.

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  Bryan Insurance Agency: Best Agency Website Finalist

  By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 20, 2013

  New Windsor, N.Y., agency draws visitors and leads with SEO management, mobile site and blogs

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  Alliance Insurance Group: Best Agency Website Finalist

  By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 13, 2013

  Alliance connects to visitors with videos, commerce pages and mobility

• Hires and Promotions at Assurance, USG, Worldwide Facilities - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  May 10, 2013

  Univest and CBIZ acquisitions, Chubb launches iPad app

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  3 Tech Tips to Eliminate Agency Time-Wasters

  By Aaron Weiss  |  May 1, 2013

  How to remove the biggest agency timewasters and improve operations.