National Underwriter
P&C AGENCY TECH AWARD

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ACORD

All Entries Due by Feb. 25, 2008

For additional information regarding the award, read the complete details here.

NOMINATION PROCESS:

• Agencies may enter the award program themselves by filling out the entry form, and writing an essay summarizing their technology initiatives and documenting their results (details below).
• Third parties, such as insurance companies, managing general agencies, tech vendors and other agency supporters also may nominate an agency for the award. To nominate an agency, e-mail Technology Editor Ara Trembly no more than 500 words on why the nominee should be considered (include contact information for the agency). NU will then contact the agency, note their nomination, and ask whether they would like to go through this award process, outlined below.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

• An entrant must be a principal from a U.S. independent agency.
• An entrant must fill out all of the agency profile information in the application.
• Entries must include:
• Complete information on the technology used (including brand names, software versions and specifications of hardware);
• Who was involved in planning and implementing the technology (including outside consultants) and their contact information);
• Timeline detailing steps of implementation and deployment;
• Documented costs of technology changes, and the documented, measurable results achieved from using the technology. (All financial information and proprietary material submitted will be kept strictly confidential. This material is being collected for judging purposes only.)