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Attention high-tech agents! The entry deadline for the second annual National Underwriter “Agency Technology Achievement Award” program, run in partnership with the ACORD LOMA Insurance Systems Forum, has been extended until March 9.
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When it comes to buying auto insurance online, there is good news and bad news.
The good news is that online auto insurance rates overall seem to be lower than in previous years. The bad news is that the percentage of variation between high and low quotations given to online buyers has expanded over the last two years.
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When it comes to the products we purchase with our hard earned (and shrinking) dollars, it goes without saying that we want good value and good quality.
With financial markets in free fall and the insurance industry taking its own body blows from a weakened economy, most of us don’t give much thought to computer utilities—those programs that keep our PCs tuned-up and free from potential problems. Continue reading ‘Software Keeps Windows PCs Humming for Under $30’ »
“Recession? What recession?” This seemed to be the attitude of many of the show floor vendors who attended the recent ISOTECH insurance technology conference in Las Vegas, where displays of wealth are certainly not uncommon.
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Are you an agent? Is yours an agency that’s at the top of its game technologically-speaking (the mere fact that you’re reading this blog makes that evident)? Do you know an agent who fits that description? If so, pay attention to the following important announcement.
In these times of economic hardship, even the normally solid insurance industry is being hurt, and that includes the technology sector of our normally placid world, but a new study suggests that agents may feel the brunt of the damage.
While the insurance industry is seeing some fallout from the recent economic crisis, two industry analysts predict that IT budgets here and abroad will feel little effect from such events.
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