Cowbell

AUGUST 20, 2024

In two years, he successfully implemented over 20 partnerships with major insurance brokers and significantly enhanced Arch’s digital presence while optimizing the underwriting process through automation, culminating in improved user interfaces and portals.

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Smart Insurance Agents

OCTOBER 16, 2024

A medical health insurance broker helps you choose the best health insurance plan tailored to your needs. Unlike agents tied to one insurer, brokers work with multiple companies to give you unbiased options. This article will explain how brokers operate, the benefits of using one, and how to find the right broker for you.

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Word & Brown

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

One of the reasons so many brokers choose Word & Brown as their General Agency partner is so they can take advantage of the streamlined sales processes offered by our broker support teams. Underwriting: Our experienced Underwriting team works directly with carriers to get a faster approval of your cases.

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Word & Brown

AUGUST 16, 2024

Many brokers choose to partner with Word & Brown. Plus, our value-added extras – like free COBRA admin and a Premium Only Plan for qualified groups – will help you nurture your client relationships for a long-term connection. You won’t have to wade through PDFs or scroll lots of web pages anymore.

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Word & Brown

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Health insurance agents and brokers often seek partnerships to enhance their business capabilities. The Value of a General Agency Partnership Many brokers – from newcomers to veterans – partner with a General Agent (GA) to boost their businesses. Word & Brown General Agency offers unparalleled support and resources.

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Zywave

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Distribution & Quoting You can’t build your cyber business if you don’t get your coverage in front of the right brokers and their clients. Zywave’s proprietary data tools are designed to help you improve your underwriting efficiency, refine your rates and better educate policyholders on the risks they may face.

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AMAXX

JANUARY 13, 2025

Insurance Company: The Risk Bearer Often referred to as the underwriter, insurer, or carrier, the insurance company provides the workers’ compensation policy and assumes the employers risk. Brokers and Agents: Employer Advocates Brokers serve as intermediaries between employers and insurance companies. All state laws vary.

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Word & Brown

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

In today’s competitive health insurance landscape, brokers face the challenge of not only understanding complex health plans but also marketing them effectively to the right audiences. These firms (and others) offer marketing solutions for independent insurance agencies and brokers. There’s also a one-time activation fee of $150.

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Distinguished

AUGUST 5, 2024

Affects homeowner premiums : If a claim needs to be made for one of your clients’ toys, that claim could lead to increased premiums on their homeowner’s insurance, a financial burden that may not be worth the claim. Property and Liability products are distributed through a national network of agents and brokers.

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Neilson Marketing Services

OCTOBER 23, 2024

You can refine your outreach efforts by focusing on agencies with the right premium volumes, specialties, and relationships with specific carriers. In less than a year, they doubled their revenue from brokered accounts, with a 138% growth rate, and increased their year-over-year revenue by 24% in 2023.

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Word & Brown

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Word & Browns Broker Development department empowers brokers (especially independent brokers) to grow their businesses and achieve greater success. Insurance Sales Support From Word & Brown Our team will work, step-by-step, to ensure these brokers have everything needed to close a sale.

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American Agents Alliance

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Innovative digital tools can streamline underwriting while improving efficiency for insurers and agents. UBI policies use telematics and data to analyze driving behavior to dynamically determine premiums. Become a member today to see how weve helped independent agents and brokers thrive since 1962!

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R&R Insurance

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Workers compensation rates are state mandated in Wisconsin, meaning all insurance carriers must use the same rates resulting in premiums from one carrier to another are basically the same. While at first glance, this appears a boon to the bottom line for Wisconsin contractors as work comp premium makes up the lions share of insurance costs.

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AMAXX

JULY 30, 2024

So this is your premium adjustments, and these are discretionary adjustments that can be given by your underwriter based on how well they perceive you managing your risk, how well they perceive you managing your risk. You’re gonna have to some of these premium adjustments. It’s it’s not showing me that you do.

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Property Insurance Centre

JANUARY 4, 2024

Inflation drives up property valuations , construction costs , and insurance premiums. This has resulted in higher premiums and limited coverage in catastrophe-exposed areas. Insurers are investing in advanced technology and data analytics to improve risk assessment and underwriting processes.

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Zywave

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Our ultimate goal is to help insurers grow more profitably and help brokers increase premium in fast-changing coverage areas while also enabling insurance buyers to have better renewals. Registration is now open: [link]. Become a sponsor to attend the awards gala on June 12.

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Cowbell

AUGUST 26, 2024

Caroline Thompson, Chief Underwriting Officer added, “Cowbell’s underwriting process integrates data points from security tools and application questions. This might involve adjusting premiums or coverage terms based on the effectiveness of an organization’s use of the security features.

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Distinguished

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

If we are comfortable with our exposure, we may consider increasing the AOP deductible and the theft deductible , depending on the underwriting analysis. Are there any emerging trends in the construction industry that are impacting builder’s risk underwriting? We bound the policy for a six-month term, and the premium was $1,300.

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Property Insurance Centre

AUGUST 8, 2024

However, if it goes more long term the insurers can at worst pull cover entirely leaving you to search the market for an alternative, or perhaps apply more stringent conditions and charge a rather large additional premium – usually refundable on a pro-rata basis, assuming you are able to let the property out again!

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Distinguished

AUGUST 12, 2024

When determining the end price of a policy, our underwriters will look at a number of factors that can influence whether the final premium will be closer to 1% or 5% of the total project cost. Expertise : Our underwriters have been insuring Builder’s Risk projects for years. In most cases, you’ll get a quote back instantly.

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Property Insurance Centre

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

” or can’t get the insurance you deserve for that matter – insurance with reasonable premiums and without unnecessary restrictions. In other cases, it will be due to underwriting appetite of insurers and their ever changing attitudes to risk.

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Distinguished

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

However, every project is different, so underwriters will determine the final cost of a policy based on the following factors: Location : Construction sites near bodies of water, in higher crime areas, or that include some other unique risk factor would increase the cost of the policy. Sign in to our Broker Portal. Register with us.

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Word & Brown

JANUARY 14, 2025

One of the many reasons that so many California and Nevada brokers choose Word & Brown as their preferred General Agency partner is we give them unmatched resources to take advantage of streamlined processes and opportunities for increased sales. We can help you nurture long-term client relationships and attract new customers, too.

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Healthinsurance.org

JANUARY 23, 2024

In fact, medical underwriting hasn’t been used for individual/family health insurance policies since 2013. So pre-existing conditions will not affect the premium or the person’s eligibility for coverage. It’s important to note that Marketplace premium subsidy eligibility is based on income, and assets are not taken into consideration.

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Majesco

APRIL 25, 2024

Policy management flows smoothly from shortstop (underwriting) to second base (billing) to first base (customer service). It’s a double play—claims processed swiftly, premiums collected seamlessly, and customers satisfied. Now, imagine the infield—shortstop, second baseman, and first baseman—all working in harmony.

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Jackson & Jackson

MAY 22, 2024

For instance, properties in high-risk areas for wildfires or earthquakes may require additional coverage or face higher premiums. Additionally, factors like proximity to high-risk areas, building age, and the property’s history of claims can affect insurance premiums.

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Triple-I: Homeowners Insurance

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple – a self-described “unicorn” among insurance regulators, given his decades-long background in the industry as an agent, broker, and company president – even renamed programs to address “legal system abuse” when he assumed office in January.

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Word & Brown

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The post 5 Strategies to Help Insurance Agents Win Over New Clients appeared first on The Insurance Broker Blog. Or if you’re not already doing business with us, call 800-869-6989 or get started by filling out our online form.

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American Agents Alliance

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Shifting insurance market conditions will bring new risks and opportunities for agents and brokers. Heres how independent agents and brokers can thrive during softening insurance market conditions. Soft markets often mean more competition as insurers lower premiums or broaden coverage to attract customers.

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Majesco

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Carriers must balance speed and accuracy to deliver precise risk evaluation, with the expectation and result of comprehensive and fair premium pricing for both the insurer and its policyholders. Let’s These types of risks often require specialized knowledge and underwriting expertise.

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Distinguished

JULY 22, 2024

At Distinguished Programs, our specialty fine art and collectibles insurance offers several key advantages over relying solely on homeowners insurance: Doesn’t Affect Homeowner Premiums : If your client needs to file a claim, it won’t impact their homeowner’s insurance premiums.

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Word & Brown

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Here are seven proven techniques to help you close more sales as a health insurance agent or broker. Sell the value Make sure you talk with your customer about what makes the product you’re recommending a better choice for their specific situation, as compared to something from another carrier (or another broker).

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Distinguished

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Soft costs : Additional expenses caused by a covered claim that are not related to building materials, equipment, or other hard costs; these soft costs could include additional reinspection fees, increased tax burdens, and insurance premiums. Access our online Broker Portal. Submit your client’s information for a quote.

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Freeway Insurance

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Your age, driving record, and the insurance regulations in the state in which you live are among the chief determining factors that will set your premiums. Brokers who only work for one insurance company can only offer policies from that single source. But that’s only for starters.

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Distinguished

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The surety’s role is complex, as it must diligently assess the risks associated with underwriting bonds. This heightened risk necessitates more substantial bonds, often with higher premiums, to cover potential defaults or non-payment issues. Performance and payment bonds become crucial in managing these risks.

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Majesco

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Innovation includes exciting forward-facing technologies and creative day-to-day operation models, like underwriting transformation, that enable the company to move in new directions. With direct premiums written rising 24% as compared to 2021, MGA growth outpaced the overall P&C market by 10.5% with $85.5B in 2022 following 28.8%

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Healthinsurance.org

JUNE 5, 2024

But the rule also clarified that was before the ACA’s premium subsidies were enhanced by the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act – legislation that made Marketplace coverage more affordable and perhaps reduced the number of people who opted for STDLI. million people might be enrolled in STLDI.

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