Posts Tagged ‘acord’
Reminder: Electronic Policy Delivery Requires Authorization
Understand The E-Sign Act The goal of “going paperless” has been a major initiative in insurance companies and agencies for decades. The E-Sign Act was signed into law back in 2000 and granted electronic signatures the same legal status as handwritten signatures. Also within this law are provisions regarding the use of electronic records and…
Read MoreCustomer Spotlight – Jon Black
Meet Jon Black, Owner of Curtis Black Insurance Associates in Danbury, CT! How long have you been with your firm and what’s your role there? I established the firm in 1995 with partner Wayne Curtis. I am the sole owner today, Wayne retired in 2017. We stressed quality, not quantity. There are 2 of us and…
Read MoreWhy Carriers Need to Rethink their Approach to Technology
October 23, 2018 by Linda Dodson Most carriers recognized long ago that making it easier for agents to do business with them has competitive advantages. Companies have made an effort to simplify the submission and underwriting process, and they’ve created online systems for personal and small commercial lines. For the most part, this has been a…
Read MoreHow Insurtechs are Actually Boosting Brokers
Insurance Business America September 26, 2018 Funding for insurtechs isn’t slowing down, with $2.3 billion invested in 2017, a 36% increase from 2016, and, so far in 2018, insurtech funding transactions in Q2 have reached an all-time high, according to Willis Towers Watson. At the same time, the benefits that insurance companies stand to…
Read MoreCarolina Agents Journal with Linda Dodson
(IIANC magazine May 2018) Q&A: AVYST Partners with IIANC Members on Smoothing Applications Carolina Agents Journal recently spoke with Linda Dodson, chief experience officer of AVYST, an insuretech firm providing sales and risk management solutions to independent agents and carriers. IIANC is partnering with AVYST to provide its eForms Wizard tool to members to eliminate…
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