by Carrie Lewis | Mar 16, 2021 | Industry News
If you’re considering opening an independent insurance agency, LexisNexis is almost guaranteed to be a part of that process. So what is LexisNexis? LexisNexis provides agents information such as MVR and CLUE reports through various carriers’ quoting systems to impact...
by Carrie Lewis | Jan 12, 2021 | PIIB News
I was a Junior in College at Sac State and needed a Part Time job that would allow me to focus on school. The craigslist ad was looking for an admin assistant; someone to help with the mail and other tasks. It was exactly what I was looking for so I applied. The next...
by Carrie Lewis | Dec 8, 2020 | Industry News
Direct carrier access is simple. You have your own code (sometimes referred to as a sub-code) with a carrier that allows you to access the carrier with no middleman. You have your own log on information for their portals, quote your business, have binding authority...
by Carrie Lewis | Sep 23, 2020 | Industry News
How an agency gains access to carriers through a network will vary from network to network, so we are going to break this particular blog into 3 Parts: Mastercode, Direct/Sub-Code, and Hybrid. The first access point we will discuss is mastercode access. Mastercode...
by Carrie Lewis | Sep 23, 2020 | Featured Affiliates
Insurance was never something I was even aware of until I was in college working towards my accounting degree and took a summer job helping an insurance agency design and implement an accounting system. By the end of the summer I had decided to drop out of college...