Tag: SSG Digital

Cavendish Online Launches Direct-To-Consumer Quote and Apply System Using iPipeline’s Consumer Apply Technology

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Cheltenham, UK (October 6, 2021) – iPipeline® – a leading provider of low code / no code content-enabled digital solutions and services to the financial services market – today announced protection distributor Cavendish Online has launched its revised quote and apply system, powered by iPipeline’s Consumer Apply™ technology, across its direct-to-consumer, advised and non-advised sales channels. Consumer Apply enables Cavendish Online to access direct-to-consumer products and analyze important market data.

Cavendish Online has also adopted iPipeline’s unique online service and multi-product comparison platform, SolutionBuilder®, across its advised and non-advised sales channels.

The integration is part of Cavendish Online’s ambitious and rapid growth plan for 2021 and beyond, with targeted expansion amongst markets such as younger consumers, renters and gig workers, all of whom are underserved by current distribution channels. iPipeline uses innovative technology to empower advisers and all distribution channels to better engage and serve their customers.

Ian Teague, UK Group Managing Director at iPipeline, said: “We are pleased to be able to enter the direct-to-consumer market with our Consumer Apply technology through one of the most highly-respected and innovative technology-enabled distributors, Cavendish Online. They have big plans for growth, and our technology is the perfect solution to help them deliver protection sales, both advised and non-advised, at scale and profitably.”

iPipeline offers insurers and distributors a range of technology to serve its customers more efficiently with greater data and MI. This includes distributor portals, SolutionBuilder and AssureWeb®, which process approximately 50% of all UK intermediary sales, while its SSG Digital® Platform has processed more than 3.7 million policies across protection, savings, and investments and currently processes more than 30% of UK new protection policies.

John Nelmes, Marketing Director at Cavendish Online said: “We have ambitious plans for rapid growth and need a market-leading technology provider to help us continue to deliver innovation across all of our protection distribution channels. Our ability to build flexible and tailor-made protection journeys, including quote and apply, is an essential part of ensuring the smoothest customer journey possible. It will allow us to scale while offering customers the best value solutions.”

Media Enquiries
Lisa Shea, Marketing, lshea@ipipeline.com, 484-870-6234

About iPipeline UK
iPipeline UK is a leading provider of business intelligence, e-quote, e-application, policy delivery, e-signature and policy holder services to the UK life and pensions market. iPipeline’s SSG Digital® Platform offers the UK’s broadest range of integrated and licensed solutions used by leading providers, distributors, and their IFAs via their Websites or CRM systems. To learn how you can better use iPipeline’s industry-leading solutions to streamline and accelerate your business activities, visit us at www.uk.ipipeline.com

Ameritas Selects iPipeline’s SSG Digital Platform to Enhance Life Insurance Processing for Financial Professionals

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e-Application, Self-Service Capabilities, and Network to Optimize Financial Professional and Carrier Performance

Exton, PA (January 12th, 2021) – iPipeline® – a leading provider of low code cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry, today announced Ameritas has chosen the SSG Digital® Platform to streamline the application processing experience. Ameritas is a mutual-based provider of life insurance, financial services, and employee benefits. iGO® e-App and Maestro® Self-Service will be integrated with Swiss Re’s Magnum Pure® full-service underwriting automation to accelerate business processing, lower costs, and improve the customer experience for the Ameritas independent distribution channel. iPipeline has the life insurance industry’s largest independent distribution and carrier network within North America.

“In a recent Deloitte survey, 48% percent of 200 insurance executives agreed the pandemic showed how unprepared our industry was to weather this economic storm. Digital technologies are essential to succeeding in today’s contactless selling environment, and iPipeline’s low code SSG Digital platform has what it takes to power the industry forward in 2021,” said Larry Berran, CEO, iPipeline. “Using iGO e-App and Maestro Self-Service with Magnum Pure will help Ameritas to improve their financial professional and consumer experiences.”

“Ameritas evaluated several technology providers to find a platform that best fit our needs,” said Robert Sharp, Head of Independent Distribution at Ameritas. “iPipeline is a strong organization in the independent marketplace with integration experience and an innovative end-to-end platform. We look forward to working with iPipeline on automating our new business processes.”

To learn how you can implement iPipeline’s innovations to automate how your products are sold and processed, contact sales@ipipeline.com or call 1-800-758-0824, option 2.

About Ameritas
Ameritas is a marketing name for Ameritas Mutual Holding Company and its affiliated subsidiary companies, including Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. of New York. Founded in 1887, Ameritas offers a wide range of insurance and financial products and services to individuals, families, and businesses. These products and services include life insurance; annuities; individual disability income insurance; group dental, vision, and hearing care insurance; retirement plans; investments; asset management; and public finance. Securities offered through affiliate Ameritas Investment Company LLC. (AIC), member FINRA/SIPC and investment advisory services offered through the business name of Ameritas Advisory Services. AIC is not affiliated with any third-party entity mentioned herein. For more information, visit ameritas.com.

About iPipeline
iPipeline is a leading provider of low code, cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SSG Digital, end-to-end platform, we accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations, and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in our ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers on a global basis. Our innovative solutions include pre-sales support, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, user-driven configuration, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm management.

iPipeline’s platform is used by approximately 450 carriers and fund companies, 1,400 distributors and financial institutions, and their agents and licensed advisors in a cloud-based environment. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Boston, Bromley (UK), Burlington (Canada), Cheltenham (UK), Dallas, Davidson, Fort Lauderdale, Huntersville, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, Pleasanton, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

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For iPipeline:
Lisa Shea
Marketing
lshea@ipipeline.com
484-870-6234

iPipeline Expands Product Management Group With Appointment of Industry Veteran Roy Goodart

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Focus Will Be on Advancement of iPipeline’s SSG Digital Platform for Brokers and Advisors, Direct Writers, and the Direct-to-Consumer Digital Experience

EXTON, PA (August 4, 2020) – iPipeline®, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Roy Goodart as VP of Product Management. A 20-year veteran with a record of success in managing SaaS and business process automation platforms for the life insurance and financial services industry, Goodart comes to iPipeline from Paperless Solutions Group, where he served as Chief of Product and Customer Success. In his new role at iPipeline, he will be responsible for implementing his vision for the enhancement of the SSG Digital® Platform and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) solutions, as well as executing the company’s overall product strategy to fulfill customers’ digital initiatives.

“We have been re-thinking our approach to our solutions given the impact of the COVID pandemic. As part of our initiative to accelerate the pace of digital transformation we have decided to add multiple additional senior leaders and top talent to our Product organization. We are happy to welcome Roy Goodart back to iPipeline to drive a seamless digital experience for consumers, agents, and advisors,” said Larry Berran, CEO, iPipeline. “We are looking to double down on our investment in this space and Roy has a track record of producing innovative, easy-to-use products that meet the immediate needs of our industry. Given the likelihood that more business will be transacted remotely, one of his strategic initiatives will be the continued development of comprehensive, next-gen direct-to-consumer (DTC) solutions, including DTC offerings enabled by advisors and brokers. Roy is no stranger to anyone in our industry, and we are pleased to have him onboard at iPipeline to drive our innovation.”

“iPipeline is in a unique position to deliver incredible value to an industry greatly in need of fulfilling their digital transformation imperative. The new challenges emerging from COVID-19 are going to be with us for the foreseeable future. There is no better way to overcome remote engagement obstacles than by using an integrated platform designed for agents, advisors, and consumers,” said Roy Goodart, VP of Product Management, iPipeline. “My immediate focus will be on advancing the SSG Digital platform, integrating new products, and delivering on the next installment of a DTC solution to power sales and meet consumer expectations.”

Prior to Goodart’s role at Paperless Solutions Group, he held key executive positions at Prospect9, Aplifi, AgencyWorks, and InsureSocket. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing at Westminster College, and a Master of Business Administration Degree from University of Phoenix.

For assistance in reimagining how your organization does business in the COVID-19 environment and to achieve a competitive digital advantage, contact sales@ipipeline.com or call 1-800-758-0824, option 2.

About iPipeline
iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SSG Digital end-to-end platform, we accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in our ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers on a global basis. Our innovative solutions include pre-sales support, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, user-driven configuration, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm management.

iPipeline’s platform is used by approximately 150 carriers, 1,400 distributors and financial institutions, and their agents and licensed advisors in a cloud-based environment. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Bromley (UK), Burlington (Canada), Cheltenham (UK), Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Huntersville, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, Pleasanton, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

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For iPipeline:
Lisa Shea
Marketing
lshea@ipipeline.com
484 870 6234

iPipeline Reports Increasing Use of e-App and e-Delivery by US Life Insurers

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Digital Transformation Enables Life Insurers and Agents to Overcome Work-at-Home Challenges from the COVID-19 Outbreak

EXTON, (May 12, 2020) – iPipeline® – a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry – today announced the use of its SSG Digital® platform with electronic application and e-Delivery is trending upwards. iPipeline cites increases for the year-over-year period ranging from April 2019 to April 2020 of 20% for e-Application submissions and 52% for e-Policy deliveries. The volume for e-Policies delivered in the month of April 2020 compared to April 2019 has increased by 217%. Much of this trend is being attributed to the effectiveness of agents using its transformative technologies to support selling and buying activities in the current work-at-home COVID-19 environment.

“COVID-19 will have an on-going impact on how the life insurance and financial services industry conducts new business and customer support functions going forward. Digital technologies are clearly worth their weight in gold, and those who have moved forward with the implementations to support critical business functions are in a great place,” said Larry Berran, CEO, iPipeline. “For customers and non-customers who need digital products to overcome the challenges imposed by the current work-at-home environment and strengthen business continuity, we have extended a 90-day free offer to see them through this period. We have had several insurers take us up on it, particularly to leverage e-Delivery and e-Signature to keep things moving. We are pleased to be of assistance to the industry during this time of crisis.”

“While I see the challenges imposed on the industry at this time, I also see this as an opportunity to find new ways to conduct business remotely. Whether it is underwriting without conducting physical inspections or using remote application processing, e-Delivery and e-Signature to ensure the safety of agents, advisors, and customers, there is a way forward,” said Tom Scales, Head of Life & Health Insurance, Americas, Celent. “Carriers and distributors implementing digital technologies, like those offered by iPipeline and other tech providers, stand a good chance of effectively riding out this disruptive storm.”

iPipeline’s SSG Digital is the most extensive straight-through processing platform for the largest ecosystem in North America. The digital platform addresses the life insurance and financial services industry’s most critical business needs by enabling customers to:

• Digitize Business
• Distribute Products Anytime, Anywhere
• Quote & Illustrate Life Insurance
• Streamline New Business & Underwriting
• Deliver Policies & Documents
• Enrich the Agent, Advisor & Consumer Experience
• Modernize Policy Administration
• Create a Customer Portal
• Leverage Data Analytics & AI
• Launch & Manage New Products
• e-Sign Documents Securely

For more information on how you can optimize use of iPipeline’s SSG Digital platform to effectively execute critical business activities in the current COVID-19 environment and its aftermath, contact your assigned sales representative, sales@ipipeline.com, or call 1-800-758-0824, option 2.

About iPipeline
iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SSG Digital, end-to-end platform, we accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in our ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers on a global basis. Our innovative solutions include pre-sales support, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, user-driven configuration, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm management.

iPipeline’s platform is used by approximately 150 carriers, 1,400 distributors and financial institutions, and their agents and licensed advisors in a cloud-based environment. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Bromley (UK), Burlington (Canada), Cheltenham (UK), Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Huntersville, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, Pleasanton, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

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For iPipeline:
Lisa Shea
Marketing
lshea@ipipeline.com
484 870 6234

A Discussion with Andy Mudra, Vice President, Amica (2020 Innovation Award Winner), on Aligning Strategy with Customer Journey

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Presenter: Andy Mudra, Vice President, Amica

Amica’s decision to move to 4 key strategic partners and completely overhaul their technology stack to focus on their customers’ journey is not one that was made overnight. Andy shares Amica’s experience on transforming their technology stack over the course of 18 months, and what factors led to the strategic direction they chose.

Cincinnati Life Deploys iGO Drop Ticket to Simplify and Accelerate Agent Sales

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iGO Drop Ticket Runs on SSG Digital Platform Which Integrates with 1,400 Distribution Sites to Increase Product Exposure

EXTON, PA (March 3, 2020) – iPipeline® – a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry – today announced The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company has successfully deployed iGO® Drop Ticket to expand their capabilities within the independent distribution channel. Agents are accessing iGO Drop Ticket for Cincinnati’s term products via iPipeline’s Term Quote engine and a variety of distribution sites. iGO Drop Ticket is an intelligent, rules-based short form, used by producers and call center support staff for application processing.

“Anything that can be done to simplify the selling and buying process for agents and their customers will result in market momentum. iGO Drop Ticket runs on iPipeline’s SSG Digital® platform, which integrates directly with distribution websites. For carriers selling through independent distribution, there is no better way to speed processing and receive optimal exposure for products at the same time,” said Larry Berran, CEO, iPipeline. “The platform provides more than 500,000 producers within the largest insurance carriers, distributors, banks, and broker-dealers with the ability to automate the processing of insurance. We are pleased to provide Cincinnati Life with this digital agent tool and level of product exposure. Most importantly, we’re getting families insured faster.”

“The complexities surrounding selling life insurance are vast. Between state regulations, the multitude of products, and thousands of forms, selling this important part of a client’s financial future isn’t always easy,” said David Burbrink, Vice President, Cincinnati Life. “iGO Drop Ticket has already enabled us to simplify what agents need to do to get the business to us. Using the rules-based form, agents selling our products are guided through a short series of screens that collect all the vital information in minutes. This is providing us with a speed-to-market advantage and improving customer satisfaction.”

Reimagine how you do business. iGO Drop Ticket helps insurers speed processing and build market share. For more information on how iGO Drop Ticket can improve speed-to-market and collaboration across the enterprise, contact your assigned sales representative, sales@ipipeline.com, or call 1-800-758-0824, option 2.

About Cincinnati Life
The Cincinnati Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of The Cincinnati Insurance Company, stands among the top U.S. life insurers with a high financial strength rating from A.M. Best Co., an independent provider of insurance ratings since 1899. Please view cinfin.com for current information about Cincinnati Life and its financial strength ratings.

About iPipeline
iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SSG Digital, end-to-end platform, we accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in our ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers on a global basis. Our innovative solutions include pre-sales support, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, user-driven configuration, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm management.

iPipeline’s platform is used by approximately 150 carriers, 1,400 distributors and financial institutions, and their agents and licensed advisors in a cloud-based environment. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Bromley (UK), Burlington (Canada), Cheltenham (UK), Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Huntersville, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, Pleasanton, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

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For iPipeline:
Lisa Shea
Marketing
lshea@ipipeline.com
484 870 6234

iPipeline’s New Global Website Features Extensive SSG Digital Platform Offering

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End-to-End Platform Aligns Digital Solutions to Business Needs for Carriers, Distributors, Agents and Advisors

EXTON, PA (November 12, 2019) – iPipeline® – a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry – today announced the launch of its new global website featuring its SSG Digital™ end-to-end platform. Designed to serve as the core platform for the life insurance and financial services industry, SSG Digital offers carriers, distributors, agents and advisors a comprehensive and powerful lineup of digital solutions aligned to critical business needs.

“Matching business needs to a variety of digital solutions can be an overwhelming task. We have taken the complexity out of the exploratory process by creating a true platform-based, ‘executive friendly’ industry Website. A selectable table on the homepage serves as a portal into specific solutions featured on the SSG Digital platform. Visitors simply select their specific need to drill down into solutions,” said Michael Persiano, Chief Marketing Officer, iPipeline. “iPipeline is in the business of selling high-value solutions that drive growth in the life insurance and financial services industry. In addition to aligning needs with solutions and supporting products, the site provides strong evidence of customer success and insight into our transformational services. Executives and their teams seeking innovative solutions for deployment in the US, Canada, and UK are invited to navigate the new global Website.”

“Mike and his team were tasked to create a new global site that takes the complexity out of the end-to-end platform evaluation and selection process for industry executives and their core teams. With such an extensive product offering, it was critical for us to find a way to pull everything together for easy access and immediate understanding,” said Larry Berran, CEO, iPipeline. “We realize that our customers expect to receive a solid return on their technology investments. Our solutions are designed to cut costs, drive market growth, and deliver a competitive advantage through the benefits of digital transformation and increasing levels of self-maintenance and customer self-service. iPipeline’s 24 years of extensive industry experience and customer success shine through this new Website.”

The new global Website offers industry-wide solutions based on 11 key needs: Digitize Your Business; Distribute Products Anytime, Anywhere; Quote & Illustrate Life Insurance; Streamline New Business & Underwriting; Deliver Policies & Documents; Enrich the Agent, Advisor & Consumer Experience; Modernize Policy Administration; Create a Customer Portal; Leverage Data Analytics & AI; Launch & Manage New Products; and e-Sign Documents Securely. Markitects of Wayne, PA, is the agency on record for iPipeline’s Website project.

iPipeline’s SSG Digital™ end-to-end platform is designed to enable the life insurance and financial services industry to automate and simplify all new business, administration, and in-force management tasks to achieve desirable business outcomes. To learn more about iPipeline’s industry solutions, contact your assigned sales representative, sales@ipipeline.com, or call 1-800-758-0824, option 2.

About iPipeline
iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SSG Digital, end-to-end platform, we accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in our ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers on a global basis. Our innovative solutions include pre-sales support, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, user-driven configuration, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm management.

iPipeline’s platform is used by approximately 150 carriers, 1,400 distributors and financial institutions, and their agents and licensed advisors in a cloud-based environment. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Bromley (UK), Burlington (Canada), Cheltenham (UK), Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Huntersville, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, Pleasanton, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

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For iPipeline:
Lisa Shea
Marketing
lshea@ipipeline.com
484 870 6234

Foresters Financial Automates Canadian Advisor Experience with iPipeline’s e-App

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EXTON, PA (July 30, 2019) – iPipeline®, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry today announced that Foresters Financial™, a socially responsible provider of financial services to middle-market families, has selected iGO® e-App to automate the selling experience for Canadian independent advisors and their customers. iGO e-App, the most widely deployed wizard-based e-App in North America, is used daily by over 1,350 distributors and financial institutions, and hundreds of thousands of agents and advisors in the U.S. Canadian advisors will be able to simplify and streamline sales by accessing the e-App via Foresters’ and Canadian MGA’s websites.

iPipeline’s SSG Digital™ core platform is designed to enable the life insurance and financial services industry to automate and simplify all new business, administration, and in-force management tasks to achieve desirable business outcomes.

“Foresters has long been an advocate of iPipeline’s iGO e-App, having put our product to work in the U.S. marketplace with independent agents.The decision to bring our e-App to Canadian MGAs and advisors underscores their commitment as an industry leader to bring innovation and progressive change to the Canadian financial services industry,” said Tim Wallace, CEO, iPipeline. “iPipeline’s recent acquisition of Bluesun in Ontario signals our interest in building a Canadian network of insurers and MGAs, all of whom would use our SSG Digital Platform for a common user experience and gain speed-to-market advantages. We highly value our relationship with Foresters and look forward to becoming their platform of choice in Canada.”

“The reduction in both cycle times and not-in-good-order submissions has accelerated policy issuance and enhanced the Foresters customer experience in the U.S.,” said Bruce Hodges, Chief Operating Officer, Foresters. “Our end goal is to make it easier for Canadian MGAs and their advisors to do business with us.iGO e-App will ensure that 100% in-good-order applications are submitted for processing. Advisors will be paid their commissions sooner, and families seeking life insurance protection and other financial products will receive what they need faster. Going forward, Foresters will investigate the potential to expand the power of this platform across our enterprise.”

For assistance in reimagining how your organization does business and achieving a competitive advantage, contact sales@ipipeline.com or call 1-800-758-0824, option 2.

About Foresters Financial

Since 1874, Foresters Financial has been providing socially responsible financial services to individuals and families. Foresters Financial includes The Independent Order of Foresters, the oldest non-denominational fraternal benefit society. Foresters is a purpose-driven organization that exists to enrich family and community well-being and offers insurance products to over three million members and clients in Canada, the US and the U.K. For 18 straight years, The Independent Order of Foresters has received an “A” (Excellent) rating from A.M. Best1. For more information please visit www.foresters.com.

Foresters Financial and Foresters are trade names and trademarks of The Independent Order of Foresters (a fraternal benefit society, 789 Don Mills Road, Toronto, Canada M3C 1T9) and its subsidiaries.

1The A.M. Best rating assigned on August 2, 2018 reflects the overall strength and claims-paying ability of The Independent Order of Foresters (IOF) but does not apply to the performance of any non-IOF issued products. An “A” (Excellent) rating is assigned to companies that have a strong ability to meet their ongoing obligations to policyholders and have, on balance, excellent balance sheet strength, operating performance and business profile when compared to the standards established by A.M. Best Company. A.M. Best assigns ratings from A++ to F, A++ and A+ being superior ratings and A and A- being excellent ratings. See ambest.com for our latest rating.

About iPipeline

iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SSG Digital, end-to-end platform, we accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in our ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers on a global basis. Our innovative solutions include pre-sales support, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, user-driven configuration, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm management.

iPipeline’s platform is used by more than 135 carriers, 1,350 distributors and financial institutions, and their agents and licensed advisors in a cloud-based environment. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Bromley (UK), Burlington (Canada), Cheltenham (UK), Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Huntersville, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, Pleasanton, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

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For iPipeline:

Lisa Shea
Marketing
lshea@ipipeline.com
484 870 6234

For Foresters Financial:

Greg Hubert
Foresters Financial
416-429-3000 Ext: 4044
ghubert@foresters.com

Pekin Life Insurance Innovates with iPipeline’s Underwriting and e-Delivery Solutions to Power Core New Business Platform

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EXTON, PA (May 7, 2019) – iPipeline® – a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry – today announced Pekin Life Insurance is innovating with Resonant® for new business and underwriting and DocFast® for e-Delivery to power its core new business platform. The platform is used to automate and simplify sales activities for 1,500 distributors.

SSG Digital™, iPipeline’s end-to-end core platform for the life insurance and financial services industry, is the most widely used platform among independent and captive agents and licensed financial advisors in North America.

“Digital transformation is a key focus for executives in life insurance and financial services seeking to accelerate the speed of business.Pekin Life’s decision to implement our new business and underwriting and e-Delivery solutions is enabling them to deploy a powerful, end-to-end core platform to optimize sales for their independent agents,” said Tim Wallace, CEO, iPipeline. “Our SSG Digital platform delivers the most extensive capabilities offering in North America.Pekin Life’s tightly integrated quoting, illustrations, and e-app products are now enabling them to feed critical data into their underwriting and e-delivery process. This is a game changer, and it demonstrates how one platform has the ability to power new business functions across the enterprise.”

“As a result of our decision to innovate, information from the e-App will be directly transferred to our underwriting environment to reduce processing time. Approved policies will, in the very near future, be e-delivered to our customers to speed issuance and get them protected faster. This is an enormous gain for Pekin Life and our customers,” said Diane Steiner, Vice President, Life Underwriting, Pekin Life Insurance. “Pekin Life is focused on providing peace of mind and long-term security for our policyholders, shareholders, agents, and employees. Our digital transformation initiative with iPipeline supports this focus and allows us to meet the expectations of our customers by offering them an innovative, easy and quick buying experience to accomplish their financial goals.”

iPipeline’s SSG Digital core platform is designed to enable the life insurance and financial services industry to automate and simplify all new business, administration, and in force management tasks to achieve desirable business outcomes. For assistance in reimagining how your organization does business and achieving a competitive advantage, contact sales@ipipeline.com or call 1-800-758-0824, option 2.

About Pekin Life Insurance

Pekin Insurance is a group name adopted to designate the combined operation of The Farmers Automobile Insurance Association, Pekin Insurance Company, PAC, Inc., and Pekin Life Insurance Company.

Pekin Insurance has been in business since 1921 and is one of the leading insurers in the state of Illinois, providing multiple lines of insurance. Pekin Insurance offers insurance coverage in 21 states through its growing agency force, which now totals 1,500 independent agencies and 8,500 insurance producers. The company is headquartered in Pekin, Illinois, with service offices at Phoenix, Arizona; O’Fallon, Rockford, and Warrenville, Illinois; Indianapolis, Indiana; Des Moines, Iowa; Columbus, Ohio; and Appleton, Wisconsin. Visit us at www.pekininsurance.com.

About iPipeline

iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SSG Digital, end-to-end platform, we accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in our ecosystem including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers on a global basis. Our innovative solutions include pre-sales support, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, user-driven configuration, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm management.

iPipeline’s platform is used by more than 135 carriers, 1,350 distributors and financial institutions, and their agents and licensed advisors in a cloud-based environment. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Bromley (UK), Burlington (Canada), Cheltenham (UK), Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Huntersville, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, Pleasanton, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

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For iPipeline:

Lisa Shea
Marketing
lshea@ipipeline.com
484 870 6234

Amica Partners with iPipeline on Digital Transformation

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EXTON, PA (December 4th, 2018) – iPipeline® – a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry – today reported Amica Life Insurance Company, a national provider of life and annuity insurance products, is partnering with iPipeline on its groundbreaking digital transformation project. The collaborative effort will result in one of the industry’s most integrated, end-to-end direct-to-consumer (DTC) experiences, making it easier and faster for consumers to purchase life insurance in a fully digital environment. The project features seamless integration of iPipeline’s Illustrations, iGO® e-Application, and Resonant® automated underwriting products with Amica’s policy administration system.

“DTC is rapidly emerging as a critical component in any life insurance carrier’s selling mix.The Amica project represents a flagship opportunity for iPipeline to showcase how our integrated solutions can digitize and modernize the entire DTC buying process and deliver speed-to-market advantages,” said Tim Wallace, CEO, iPipeline. “This implementation will streamline the consumer experience by reducing the number of steps required of them, while making Amica’s business processes and employees more efficient.”

“Our decision to partner with iPipeline aligns with our goal of enhancing the customer experience and improving internal processes through next-generation technologies that deliver operational improvements,” said Andy Mudra, Vice President, Amica. “Our customers have always been our top priority, and that relationship begins with the application process. We are committed to providing a seamless experience for all of our customers and applicants, regardless of how they choose to engage with us – be it online or directly with one of our sales representatives. Our life insurance application process must continue to evolve with the ever-changing needs of today’s consumers, and we are excited about launching this modern buying experience.”

iPipeline’s integrated solutions enable some of the nation’s most successful organizations to achieve new efficiencies and optimize selling opportunities by improving the agent, advisor, and customer experience. To reimagine how you do business and learn more about our industry-leading solutions, contact marketing@ipipeline.com today.

About Amica Life

Amica Life Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amica Mutual Insurance Company, was founded in 1969.Amica Life, based in Lincoln, Rhode Island, offers life insurance and retirement products directly to customers. Through its products and services, Amica Life aims to be the most trusted and innovative service provider by securing and simplifying the most important aspects of its customers’ lives.The company has also earned a rating of A+ (Superior) from A.M. Best, a leading insurance rating agency and the nation’s authority on insurance company financial stability. For more information, visit AmicaLifeLessons.com.

About iPipeline

iPipeline is a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry. Through our SaaS-based new business acquisition platform, we accelerate and simplify sales, compliance, operations and support. We provide process automation and seamless integration between every participant in the financial services industry including carriers, agents, general agencies, advisors, broker-dealers, RIAs, banks, securities/mutual fund firms, and their consumers. Our innovative solutions enable automated processing for pre-sales, new business and underwriting, policy administration, point-of-sale execution of applications, post-sale support, data analysis, reporting, consumer delivery and self-service, and agency and firm management.

iPipeline provides the process automation and seamless integration needed on a global basis to make a sale by aggregating more than 130 carriers, 1,300 distributors and financial institutions, and their agents and licensed advisors in a cloud-based environment. With headquarters in Exton, Pennsylvania, iPipeline has locations in Bromley (UK), Cheltenham (UK), Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Huntersville, Ontario (CA), Philadelphia, Pleasanton, and Salt Lake City. Visit www.ipipeline.com.

For iPipeline:

Lisa Shea
Marketing
lshea@ipipeline.com
484 870 6234

For Amica:

Media inquiries can be directed
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