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May 13, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Comprehensive insurance portal ebix.com Inc. (ebix.com) announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement allowing insurance industry ASP WorldPOINT Inc. (WorldPOINTInc.com) to resell the ebixASP Internet-based agency management system, designed to provide “anytime, anywhere” functionality.
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Through the agreement, WorldPOINT will promote ebixASP to its client base and insurance agents nationally. WorldPOINT has already established two major insurance agent associations as partners for ebixASP. Powered by a network spanning 26 states, the service is designed to provide independent agencies with the tools and technology they need to compete.
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ebix.com says ebixASP is the insurance industry?s first completely Internet-based agency management system. ebixASP, says the company, is designed to affect the way insurance agencies do business, fulfilling the Internet?s promise of reducing agency overhead and increasing service and sales efficiency.
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Launched two months ago, says the company, ebixASP is gaining traction quickly because of its functionality and cost. ebix.com says its platform is the only agency management system that is WAP-enabled, providing agents with access to there information via handheld and other wireless devices.
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WorldPOINT says it has hosted other agency software in the past, but is impressed by the functionality of ebixASP and glad to offer its agents another way to grow in sales and profitability.
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“The insurance industry, which is traditionally slow to adopt new technology, is quickly realizing the efficiency and ROI benefits of remote agency management over the Internet,” says Robin Raina, president and CEO of ebix.com Inc. “Having the support of WorldPOINT, Inc., their clients and association partners is an exciting opportunity to extend the reach of ebixASP to provide a set of sales and workflow tools unmatched by any other company.”
