Category Archives: Education
Contractors, property managers and commercial accounts are some of the most profitable clients for insurance agents. But commercial lines clients can unintentionally overwhelm agency staff with day-to-day requests for certificates, auto IDs and other simple but time-intensive activities. The time used to process these tasks takes attention away from more critical service needs. To assist [...]
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As announced at TENCon, Applied Systems Product Management will soon be launching the My Applied Idea Site – designed to facilitate direct conversation between our clients and members of Product Management. This site is not a replacement for PMRs, ASCnet Communities, ASCnet PAC, Applied Systems blogs – or any other social site – but rather [...]
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After starting work as Applied Systems CEO on Sept. 13, Reid French didn’t even have time to move into his new office in University Park, Ill., before he had to pack his bags for Orlando. Awaiting him there was his first TENCon (Technology, Education, Networking Conference) hosted by ASCnet (Applied Systems Client Network). During the conference, French [...]
Before you continue reading this post, please take a moment and answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to these questions: 1) Do you know what Facebook is? 2) Does your agency/brokerage have a Facebook page? If you successfully scored two ‘yes’ answers, continue reading. If not, please hop off and read 3 Simple Reasons Your Business Needs to Be [...]
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Lloyd Eisenrich is a principal at The Weatherby-Eisenrich Insurance Agency, based in Andrews, Texas. He had always hesitated to join the Applied Systems Client Network (ASCnet) and to attend its annual Technology, Education & Networking Conference (TENCon). Until last year. He went to Chicago for 2010 TENCon, and he recently talked about the experience with branding and communications expert Peter van Aartrijk. PvA: What led you [...]
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There aren’t too many places you can go for access to more than 150 education sessions centered around helping you do your job more efficiently. So think seriously about heading to Orlando for three days next month, when ASCnet (Applied Systems Client Network) hosts its annual education and networking event. The international user group has carefully crafted a slate of [...]
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And other social media pointers Insurance Journal’s Mitch Dunford talks with Jeremiah Desmarais and Andy Riegler of Applied Systems and to InVEST Executive Director Diane Mattis on how Applied Systems added more than 500 new followers to its Facebook fan page in a matter of days. Don’t miss this entire interview and a special offer [...]
Social media is the ‘new cool thing.’ All the kids are doing it, and now businesses are finding success using social media. It’s not a fad. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube are here to stay. Sure, they may be replaced by different versions, but the basic principles that drive them are here to stay. People love the quick [...]
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No agent wants to be called into court to respond to an errors and omissions lawsuit. But it happens. The key to mounting a strong defense is having the documentation to show what was said and when. But that can be tricky when most of your customer communication is through e-mail. A recent study says [...]
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