Financial Keyosk Wins Endorsement from Illinois Agents.Business EditorsCARPENTERSVILLE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 2002 Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Members Will Use Financial Keyosk Platform to Broaden Market Reach, Grow Business Members of the Illinois Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (IAIFA IAIFA Illinois Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors IAIFA Iowa Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors ) who sell life and health insurance products can begin selling property and casualty policies this month through Financial Keyosk. An alternative to traditional insurance distribution channels, Financial Keyosk provides trusted advisors -- including insurance and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. agents -- personal and small commercial financial services and products from world-class companies through a Web-based technology platform. "Our agreement with Financial Keyosk will help IAIFA members compete with banks, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the portals and others who are luring customers away from their trusted advisors with promises of one-stop shopping," said Michael O'Driscoll, IAIFA President-elect. "Financial Keyosk will open markets to our life and health agents by delivering a wide selection of A-rated products from multiple providers through sophisticated, but easy-to-use technology." Under its agreement with IAIFA, Financial Keyosk will do business with life and health insurance agents who are IAIFA members. Financial Keyosk will serve as a "back room" for agents breaking into the property and casualty markets by providing them with quoting and binding technology, sales and marketing advice and general administration. As the primary reasons for the relationship, O'Driscoll cited Financial Keyosk's more than 20 product partners with ratings of A- or better from A.M. Best, as well as the company's ground-breaking technology. "We have built a technology platform that allows trusted advisors to reach multiple markets from anywhere at anytime," said John Dawson John Dawson is a name shared by several notable men, including:
Founded in 1900 and headquartered in Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. As reported in the 2000 U.S. Census, the city was home to 111,454 people. The land on which Springfield is today was first settled in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a , IAIFA is a federation of 32 local associations with a total membership of over 4,200 sales professionals in the fields of insurance and financial services. IAIFA is one of over 1,000 state and local associations federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA NAIFA National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (formerly NALU) NAIFA National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers NAIFA Nevada Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors ). NAIFA, founded in 1890, represents over 100,000 sales professionals in life, health, and multi-line insurance and other related financial services. About Financial Keyosk(TM) Financial Keyosk (www.financialkeyosk.com) is a choice provider of personal and small commercial financial services products manufactured by world-class companies and sold through a network of trusted advisors. Financial Keyosk gives these trusted advisors a fast, cost-effective way to expand into new areas of financial services through its Web-based platform, broad range of products selected from top companies, back-room services powered by industry-leading technology, and Customer Care Center staffed with licensed agents. |
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