Progressive Rolls Out the AMS Link to Its Agents.Business Editors WINDSOR, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2002 AMS AMS - Andrew Message System Services, a leading insurance software developer, announced the roll out of the AMS link to Progressive agents. The link allows users of AMS management systems to access Progressive's agent-dedicated Web site, ForAgentsOnly.com (FAO FAO, n See Food and Agriculture Organization. ) directly from their management system, streamlining the policy inquiry and endorsement processes. Progressive agents that use AfW, AfW Online, Prime, Sagitta and Sagitta Online can all take advantage of this time saving feature. Chris Garson, agent business IT director for Progressive comments on the new functionality. "Progressive is working with AMS on a variety of initiatives geared at eliminating rekeying In cryptography, rekeying refers to the process of changing the encryption key of an ongoing communication in order to limit the amount of data encrypted with the same key. from the agent's workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. . Today we're able to link AfW, Prime and Sagitta seamlessly into FAO to assist with payments and policy changes. We are also developing technology to assist with real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. rating and issuance." Garson continues, "We're pleased to provide agents with the tools they've asked for - the tools they need to become more technologically agile and meet the ever-increasing demand from their clientele for customer service that is fast while continuing to be accurate." John Day, senior vice president of carrier and industry relations, AMS Services also comments. "A top priority for AMS is to develop solutions that mutually benefit agents and carriers. The FAO link with Progressive is an excellent example of this. Progressive is able to focus their development efforts on Internet-based tools that benefit all of their agents, including those that have no management system. AMS agents benefit by not having to exit their agency management systems to take advantage of Progressive's 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 tools. Everyone wins." AMS Services, Inc. provides software and automation services to insurance agents, brokers, carriers, banks, MGAs and other distributors of 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. . To learn more about AMS products and services, call 800.444.4813 or visit our Web site at www.ams-services.com. |
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