Sword Insurance, which is soon to be renamed AgencyPort Software, announces the general availability of Turnstile, a standards-based PDF conversion solution for the cloud. Available to insurance carriers, MGAs, and insurance technology vendors, the service converts ACORD PDF forms to ACORD XML for point of sale, rating or policy administration systems.  

For many carriers, a considerable amount of time is spent manually rekeying data found within a PDF email attachment.  Turnstile converts this information automatically, allowing carriers to handle submissions more quickly, providing a better experience for their independent agents and allowing carriers to do so at lower cost. Additionally, carriers can rely on Sword Insurance to update Turnstile as new ACORD forms and new form editions are published.   

"Let's face it, the faster carriers can deliver a quote to a customer, the better their chance of signing them," says Allan Egbert, CTO for Sword. "Where most agency interfaces come up short today, either because technology solutions aren't in place or independent agents don't use the solutions, Turnstile fills a gap for carriers in their ease of doing business initiatives. Agents don't have to change their behavior, learn a new system, or be issued with another password."