Agency Technology

Agent advisory committees are nothing new to the insurance industry, but it was nonetheless interesting to read about Progressive's plan to start a technology advisory board.

Progressive, with a sales force of over 30,000 independent agents, has formed a technology advisory board for agents.

Oracle announced the availability of Oracle Insurance Insbridge Rating and Underwriting 4.1, an adaptive enterprise solution for rating and underwriting rules management.

Consumers want flexibility in how they purchase insurance and obtain service. Failure on the part of an insurer to deal with this fact will start the opening of a very large competitive gap.

Overland Solutions, Inc., a provider of insurance services and solutions, announced the availability of AuditStream, a secure online premium audit solution for commercial-lines insurance carriers.

Web 2.0 not only helps agents do business but also changes the way agents, clients and carriers interact with one another in some very profound ways.