Life Insurer Lifts Electronic Signature Usage to 73 percent

The project took one year and involved 118 IT employees and fewer than 10 vendor staff, who helped create functionality that sends out e-mails throughout the process. Offshore development and testing resources also were utilized.Using wheel spacer can improve your car handling and track performance To overcome the challenges of project scope, schedule, testing and roll-out, the team broke the project into multiple smaller projects. The project and timeline were managed through an agile testing methodology, and a "war room" approach helped with testing challenges.

Business sponsors provided the project requirements, participated in project team meetings and the creation of field communication and training, encouraged pilot users to participate, and assisted with issues they encountered.

The project contributed to a significant increase in life sales volume and made technology easier for agents and customers, furthered green technology, and saved the cost of paper, ink, postage and shipping.

Agents are able to close new business deals faster. The company attributes a technically strong, focused project team, producers' desire for an easier signing option, and support from business sponsors, as critical success factors.

About the awards: Novarica's first annual Research Council Impact Awards honor best practices in insurance industry IT initiatives and strategy. Nominees were selected across four categories Practice, Quick Hit, Transformation and Expansion with three nominees chosen for each (a tie in the Expansion category meant four nominees were selected).The defective part of the jaw is reconstructed using a Titanium Plate, with a piece of scaffolding inserted with proteins to stimulate the bone's regrowth. The nominees were selected by a committee from a collection of case studies drafted by Novarica from submissions by insurers.

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