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SIS certifies Grange for UpLinkTM real-time policy quote to issue Gahanna, Ohio– June 11, 2004 Strategic Insurance Software, Inc. (SIS www.sisware.com ) has certified Grange Insurance as the first carrier to use UpLinkTM for real-time new business submissions. SIS UpLinkTM is a new feature of SIS WebLinkTM that facilitates a real-time interface from the SEMCI PARTNER® agency management systems to carrier web portals. Grange is now certified with SIS WebLinkTM for policy inquiry, new business quotes and policy endorsement requests. According to Doug Sharp, Grange's Vice President of Agency Relations, this new partnership with SIS UpLinkTM is a direct affirmation of the company's "Ease of Doing Business" philosophy. "We position ourselves as the easiest company for our independent agency partners to do business with," said Sharp. "Teaming up with SIS to become the first company to offer UpLink underscores just how seriously we take this commitment. It's been a terrific partnership between our Agency Interface team and SIS that has resulted in this impressive achievement." For policy inquiry, the client's policy is automatically queued for viewing and appears in seconds. With new business quotes (UpLinkTM), agents send policy details from SEMCI PARTNER® to pre-fill the Grange web quote screens. From there the agent can quote and submit it. Policy endorsement requests can also be initiated in SEMCI PARTNER® with SIS WebLinkTM. Sherri Rarey, Grange Assistant VP of Agency Interface stated, "SIS UpLinkTM saves time because the agents don't have to re-enter time consuming details such as passwords, policy numbers, names and other policy information." She continued, "The UpLinkTM bridge allows faster turn-around for new business processing. It brings the best of both worlds together, agency systems and the carrier Web system!" In May 2004, SIS received the Upload Vendor of the year (percent growth) from the national industry standards associate ACORD as well as four additional awards; the XML Outsourcer, XML Certification, Early XML Adopter, and the Early Forms Adopter. SIS has nearly a decade of experience with implementing data and forms standards and has a long history of achieving excellence in the insurance technology field. www.sisware.com Grange Insurance, based in Columbus, Ohio, has been "your partner in protection" since 1935. Grange offers auto, home, life, business and farm insurance protection, plus financial services through The Grange Bank, in Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio Tennessee and Wisconsin. Policyholders in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin are served by Integrity Mutual of Appleton, WI, an affiliate of the Grange Mutual Casualty Group. www.grangeinsurance.com |
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