Nort Salz

• Independent Producers Select Acuity as Top P&C Performer for Ease of Placing Business

  By Staff Writer  |  October 22, 2012

  In a survey conducted by research and consulting firm Deep Customer Connections about carriers’ performance, 99 percent of independent agents and brokers polled reported that ease of doing business is critical in their choice of carriers—and to that end, Acuity tops their list.

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  Survey: Agents Choose ACUITY as Top P&C Performer for Ease of Placing Business

  By Staff Writer  |  October 16, 2012

  In a survey conducted by research and consulting firm Deep Customer Connections about carriers’ performance, 99 percent of independent agents and brokers polled reported that ease of doing business is critical in their choice of carriers—and to that end, ACUITY tops their list.

• Why Can’t We Be Friends?

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 4, 2012

  Finding ways to achieve ease of doing business needs to be the goal of not just insurance carriers, but independent agents as well.

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  Feelings vs. Logic: How They Relate to Insurance Distribution Channels

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 27, 2012

  Nort Salz, president and co-founder of Deep Customer Connections, believes the great insight the world received from psychology over the last century is that we are feeling beings who are helped by logic; not logical beings helped by feelings.

• Making It Easy

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 10, 2011

  Regional players top national carriers in survey of agents.

• Frankenmuth Insurance Tops Ease Of Doing Business List

  By Staff Writer  |  October 11, 2011

  In a survey of independent agents, Frankenmuth Insurance topped the list of carriers that are easiest to do business with

• Window of Opportunity

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 6, 2011

  The outlook for commercial lines carriers often is cloudier than for their personal lines brethren. A commitment to change—and the mantra ease of business—is clearing things greatly for carriers and agents alike.

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  Overcoming Carrier/Agency Technology Challenges

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 19, 2011

  How can carriers and agents help each other overcome issues that challenge their business? We asked five experts to chime in with their opinions.

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  Carrier/Agency Technology: Different Strokes for Different Agents

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  August 4, 2011

  The problem insurance carriers face when they wish to do business with independent agents is that the agents are exactly that: independent.

• AUGIE Members Among Industry Leaders Behind Implementing Commercial Download

  By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 24, 2011

  If we’ve learned anything over the years it’s that with technology anything is possible. That even extends to real time commercial download, a project near and dear to the hearts of ACORD leadership and AUGIE.

• Agents Pick West Bend, ACUITY, MEMIC in Ease of Doing Business Survey

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 13, 2010

  A workers' compensation insurance carrier and two Wisconsin-based multi-line carriers topped the list in a survey of independent agents who were asked to evaluate the ease of doing business with companies.

• Agents Pick West Bend, ACUITY, MEMIC In Ease Of Doing Business Survey

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  October 12, 2010

  A workers' compensation insurance carrier and two Wisconsin-based multi-line carriers topped the list in a survey of independent agents who were asked to evaluate the ease of doing business with companies.

• Carriers & Agents Don't Agree On Business Relationship

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 11, 2010

  Insurance company executives and independent agents disagree over just how easy insurers are making it to do business with them--an area of opportunity for carriers to expand their business, a survey suggests.

• Carriers & Agents Don't Agree On Business Relationship

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 10, 2010

  Insurance company executives and independent agents disagree over just how easy insurers are making it to do business with them--an area of opportunity for carriers to expand their business, a survey suggests.

• Agents tell carriers technology lacks ease of use

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 26, 2010

  A survey of independent property-casualty agents reports that they find the technology carriers offer them has problems with ease of use and real-time integration.

• Agents Tell Carriers Technology Lacks Ease Of Use

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 22, 2010

  A survey of independent property and casualty insurance agents reports that they find the technology carriers offer them has problems with ease of use and real-time integration.