Bluecrosswisconsin.com Enhances Online Group Sales Module.Business Editors, Health Writers MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2001 Blue Cross & Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. United of Wisconsin has enhanced its online health insurance sales feature for small businesses, improving the application process for businesses purchasing insurance online. The Web site is part of the drive to provide small businesses with a faster and more convenient method of obtaining health insurance. "The Internet has become an integral sales and customer service tool," said Keith Bell, Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin's Internet Team Manager. "With this in mind, we are continually looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to make buying insurance online the most expedient ex·pe·di·ent adj. 1. Appropriate to a purpose. 2. a. Serving to promote one's interest: was merciful only when mercy was expedient. b. , user-friendly experience for our customers." Businesses with employee groups of 2-99, can now take advantage of the new features by visiting the website at www.bluecrosswisconsin.com. One of the new features includes a faster overall application process, cutting the time it takes to complete the application process in half. In addition, with online applications for both the employer and employees, the application process now is almost completely paperless. Once an employer purchases a Blue Cross & Blue Shield or CompcareBlue plan employees can then complete their individual forms online. ChannelPoint, Inc., of Westminster, Colo, designed the customized group sales Group sales Block sale (of large amounts) of securities to institutional investors. group sales The distribution of a new security issue to institutional clients. module. The firm worked with the Blue Cross & Blue Shield Internet Team to redesign re·de·sign tr.v. re·de·signed, re·de·sign·ing, re·de·signs To make a revision in the appearance or function of. re and test the software, taking into account feedback offered from current online customers. The site is equipped with security features to prevent the unauthorized release of, or access to, personal information that may be submitted via the Internet. As an added security precaution, the first payment for a group plan purchased online must be made via credit card. Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin is the state's largest health insurer. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Blue Cross offers a flexible product portfolio with a broad range of options for small, medium and large groups, as well as individual plans for people who don't have access to group coverage. The Blue Cross Internet address There are two kinds of addresses that are widely used on the Internet. One is a person's e-mail address, and the other is the address of a Web site, which is known as a URL. Following is an explanation of Internet e-mail addresses only. For more on URLs, see URL and Internet domain name. is www.bluecrosswisconsin.com ChannelPoint is a leading provider of Internet-based, business-to-business solutions that enable e-commerce in the $2.8 trillion global insurance industry. The company's software applications and professional service offerings are designed to meet the evolving needs of carriers, distributors and buyers of insurance. ChannelPoint's technologies leverage the power of the Internet to streamline and automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the insurance distribution process to facilitate end-to-end transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. . The company's proprietary exchange platform technology facilitates the creation of e-markets that bring together buyers and sellers of insurance products. ChannelPoint is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado The City of Westminster is a Home Rule Municipality located in Adams County and Jefferson County of the State of Colorado, United States. Westminster is a northwest suburb of Denver. . For more information, visit www.channelpoint.com |
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