Agency principals show a clear preference for carriers with better Web portals, according to a survey of more than 250 small commercial agents across the country by analyst firm Novarica.
Novarica has documented the relationship between e-business functionalities delivered through portals and agency management system integration and how this affects agency commissions.
The Main Street America Group has launched Personal Lines Quick Quote, an online quoting system that allows independent agent-customers to obtain home-owners and personal auto new-business quotes dire