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Agency Idea Exchange Featured at ASCnet’s 2011 TENCon

Best Practices & Agency Speakers to Give Productivity Insights

ASCnet TENCon Special — Orlando — September 21, 2011 — Independent agency principals from around the country and a Best Practices expert will share insights about agency productivity at an “Insiders’ Idea Exchange” at the annual ASCnet Technology, Education & Networking Conference (TENCon) in Florida this week.

Featured presenters include:

Shirley Lukens, AAI, principal, Reagan Consulting, Atlanta, and project manager of the Best Practices study series in conjunction with the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc.
Ryan Headley, principal and chief technology officer, Stratton Agency, San Carlos, Calif.
Donna Barr-LaGoy, president, Premier Insurance Consultants, Palm City, Fla.

Other agency leaders who use Applied Systems agency management systems also are expected, as are leaders from ASCnet and Applied Systems. The session is an open dialogue about ideas and practices for agency productivity and profitability.

Leading the session will be ASCnet Chair Brian Bartosh, CIC, LUTCF, who is president of Alpena, Mich.-based Top O’ Michigan Insurance Agency. Agency leaders will speak on issues such as:

How they are leveraging technology to improve customer service workflow and new account acquisition.
Catastrophe-planning issues.
Real-time workflow and claims download usage and opportunities.
Marketing, sales and service in an economic downturn.
Where growth is coming from in the future.

Twitter users can follow updates about the session at Twitter.com/ASCnet and/or via the hashtag #2011TENCon.

Applied Systems, Inc. develops, sells and supports insurance agency and broker management systems and provides services for accounting, customer, policy, claims management, and all related agent and broker functions. More than 130,000 users in 11,000 agencies of every size and complexity level use Applied Systems solutions built around insurance agency software – TAM®, Epic™, Vision® and DORIS™. In addition, Applied Systems is recognized as a pioneer in advancing agent-carrier communication, continuing its longstanding work to promote download and real-time technology. www.appliedsystems.com

ASCnet, Inc.Founded in 1985 and based in Des Plaines, Ill., Applied Systems Client Network, Inc. (ASCnet) is an international association representing more than 80,000 insurance professionals. The only authorized users group for Applied Systems software, ASCnet’s vision is for members to increase system utilization, resulting in increased agency value and profitability. The organization will provide opportunities for members to achieve this success through advocacy, education and networking. For more information: www.ascnet.org