Entry/Nomination Process
All Entries due by March 9, 2009
- Independent, multi-line insurance agencies may enter
the award program by filling out the entry form, and
writing an essay summarizing their technology initiatives
and documenting their results (details below).
- Third parties–such as insurance companies, managing
general agencies and tech vendors–may nominate
an agency for the award (although a third-party nomination
is not necessary for an agency to enter). To nominate
an agency, e-mail Technology Editor Ara Trembly (atrembly@nuco.com)
no more than 500 words on why the nominee should be
considered (include contact information for the agency).
NU will then contact the agency, note the nomination,
and ask whether they would like to go through this award
process, outlined below.
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must also attach an essay of no more than 1,000
words on "How My Agency Successfully Leverages
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Eligibility Requirements
- An entrant must be a principal from a U.S. independent,
multi-line insurance agency.
- Previous award program honorees are not eligible.
- An entrant must fill out all of the agency profile
information in the application.
- Entries must include:
- Complete information on the technology used by
the agency (including brand names, software versions
and specifications of hardware);
- Who was involved in planning and implementing
the technology (including outside consultants) and
their contact information;
- Timeline detailing steps of implementation and
deployment;
- Documented costs of technology changes, and the
documented, measurable results achieved from using
the technology. (All financial information
and proprietary material submitted will be kept
strictly confidential. This material is being collected
for judging purposes only.)
- *Entries must also attach
an essay of no more than 1,500 words on "How
My Agency Successfully Lever-ages Technology to
Improve Business."
The essay must describe:
- The agency's business reasons for leveraging
technology.
- The methodologies used.
- The technological and business challenges
encountered (both internal and external).
- The ultimate benefits derived from using the
technology or technologies.
- Describe how the use of technology is encouraged
within the culture of the agency.
- Demonstrate how progress is documented.
- If applicable, outline what importance insurance
standards play in your efforts to become more
efficient, in terms of technology and operations?
- What future tech projects do you have on the
drawing board and how do you intend to proceed?
- Is your agency utilizing real-time processing,
and if so, what cost savings and productivity
gains have you realized?
- How do you incorporate your agency's Web site
in your day-to-day operations?
- Describe how technology has given your agency
a competitive advantage.
- Entries must be submitted online by March 9, 2009
by clicking the award icon at either the National
Underwriter or ACORD
LOMA Insurance Systems Forum Web sites.
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the List of Required Information
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Click here to fill out the
entry form
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