Stop The Clock: SEMCI Is Already Here!

Five centuries ago, in the days of Edward Lloyds coffeehouse in London, underwriters and brokers had a simple business workflow. All you had to do was sign a slip of paper and maybe drink some coffeeor a pinttogether.

Centuries later, somehow our industry made it more complicated for agents and carriers to talk with each other. Sure, we implemented technology. But when it comes to agent-company communications, all of these toolscomputers, fax machines, cell phones, Web sites and e-mailparadoxically have made our business lives more complicated. We sure are busy, but are we working as efficiently as todays consumer expects?

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