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EZLynx Partners with Neoteric Agent to Revolutionize the Proposal Process

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EZLynx 5 enabled agents can win more business by engaging clients with exciting proposals.

LEWISVILLE, TX (September 29, 2020) EZLynx’s partnership with Neoteric Agent allows agents to send state-of-the-art, interactive proposals to prospective clients from inside EZLynx 5 software, using data from the Rating Engine.

Neoteric Agent allows agents to create proposals that their customers will love while also saving them time and converting more sales. These highly engaging and visually stunning proposals are cloud-based, allowing them to be viewed on any device.

Modern proposals sent through Neoteric Agent allow customers to watch personalized videos, review multiple options for easy comparison, ask questions and even notify their agent that they are ready to move forward.

“Neoteric Agent really helps us close the loop on a superior experience for customers buying insurance”, said Derek Armentrout, product manager at EZLynx. “From quoting, to the proposal, to the decision to buy, Neoteric Agent and EZLynx make things easy for the agent.”

“In the past, Neoteric Agent users had to manually input data to create proposals,” said Grant Botma, founder of Neoteric Agent. “Now that data can be placed into a proposal automatically from the best personal lines rater in the industry – EZLynx!”

EZLynx 5 enabled users can access a free 30-day trial for Neoteric Agent through the Connect portal and learn more by visiting https://www.ezlynx.com.

Neoteric Agent is the latest addition to the EZLynx Connect platform. EZLynx Connect provides third-party businesses an avenue to distribute their products and services directly within the EZLynx platform. The EZLynx framework has been opened and carrier and vendors have been invited to work side-by-side with EZLynx’s technologists to innovate and integrate solutions to better the agency workflow.

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What’s New in EZLynx 20.2

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The EZLynx June 2020 release will go live on 6/26. Below you can find some of the highlights. Be sure to join us on Thursday, June 25 at 12:00 PM Central Time for our next episode of EZLynx Live, where we will be showcasing these exciting enhancements!

Payment Processing Through Client Center

Your clients can now make electronic payments by credit card or eCheck via EZLynx Client Center. You will also be able to track payment history and view tasks generated through payments.

EZLynx has partnered with Clearent for this highly demanded feature.

Steps to enable payment processing through EZLynx:

  1. Set up your merchant account with Clearent. Start the process at https://www.ezlynx.com/vendors/clearent.html
  2. Inside EZLynx, navigate to the EZLynx Connect Marketplace. Click on the “Payment Connector” card to find and activate the Clearent integration.

Calendly Integration with Client Center

With EZLynx Client Center, online customer self-service is available to your clients 24/7. But some situations require more traditional, direct communication between agent and insureds. That’s where Calendly comes in.

Calendly is a 3rd-party application that can be added from the EZLynx Connect Marketplace. Calendly helps schedule meetings without the dreaded back and forth of emails and phone tag.

Once your agency has activated the Calendly integration for Client Center, your customers will begin seeing the link to schedule an appointment.

New Automation Center Workflow for Carrier eDocs

We’ve added a new workflow to EZLynx Automation Center, which triggers when carrier eDocs are received. This powerful automation notifies insureds, provides access to the incoming carrier documents, and creates Notes/Tasks for the agency.

By eliminating the need to share documents with clients manually, time is saved for both agents and insureds. Clients are notified immediately by email, along with a secure link to view the documents in EZLynx Client Center.

Carrier eDocs include Declaration Pages, Policy Documents, Notices of Final Cancellation, Non-Payment Pending Cancellations, Non-Renewal Notices, Payments Overdue and Reinstatement Notices. Filters can be set to tailor your agency’s actions to the types of carrier eDocs being received.

This feature is available only for agencies who have upgraded to EZLynx 5.

Rating Engine Updates

The Rating Engine is receiving updates for three states, in-line with the upcoming state regulations.

Michigan (Auto Coverages, Effective July 2):

  • The new state minimum for auto liability coverage is being updated to 50/100/10.
  • Per new state regulations, 20/40, 25/25, 25/50, 50/50 and 55 CSL will no longer be supported for the Bodily Injury, Uninsured Motorist and Underinsured Motorist drop downs.
  • “PIP Limit” and “Excess Attendant Care” fields have been added to State Specific coverages. (Excess Attendant Care will be enabled if PIP limit has values other than Unlimited or No Coverage.)

Arizona (Auto Coverages, Effective July 1):

  • The new state minimum for auto liability coverage is being updated to 25/50/15.
  • Per new state regulations, 15/30 and 25/25 will no longer be supported for the Bodily Injury, Uninsured Motorist and Underinsured Motorist drop downs.
  • 10,000 will no longer be supported for general coverage Property Damage for Auto quotes.

Virginia (Addition to Gender Field):

  • Not Specified has been added as a third option under Gender.

These Rating Engine updates will also apply to Consumer Quoting, Web Services, and Client Center. (For Client Center, only Gender changes are available).

EZLynx 5 Applicant/Co-Applicant Switch (Beta)

The ability to swap the Applicant and Co-Applicant with a single click is almost here!

Reentering data in order to quote the same household under a different applicant can be needlessly time consuming. Soon, you will have a way to quickly switch the primary applicant information with the co-applicant directly on the quote results page and get a new quote. This new feature is entering a small closed beta, before being available exclusively in EZLynx 5.

Watch for an announcement of the general availability of this function in an upcoming issue of NewsLynx.

 

For more information on any of these exciting new features, please visit the EZLynx Solution Center.

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Why EZLynx 5?

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We strive to look beyond the status quo to see the bigger picture and create new, innovative solutions. This principle is so important that it is one of our core values at EZLynx – THINK. In the office, we see it each day on the wall, and even working from home, this value drives our passion, creativity, and desire to bring value to our customers every day.  It has been a force for change at the company since the original EZLynx Rating Engine pioneered the concept of real-time rating, and EZLynx 5 is another step forward in our evolution.

As more information runs within our platform, the underlying technology that supports it must scale too. This technology needs to be updated to keep up with the rapid pace at which EZLynx continues to become more powerful and useful to our agents. Our priority is your success. This is the primary driver for EZLynx 5, and with it comes more ways we can help your agency improve productivity, profitability, serviceability, and scalability – the four pillars of our product philosophy.

Our world is changing, and we’ve watched two major trends emerge: an increased use of mobile (tablets and phones) and a driving need for automation. EZLynx 5 was built with these things in mind, and it can provide additional value to your agency through powerful automation features, enhanced mobile support, and new third-party integrations.

Prospects expect agents to produce an accurate quote at any time or place. In order to get a quote on a mobile device, we needed to streamline the application process by intelligently answering the carrier specific questions needed to get a rate while also simplifying the interface. Leveraging the massive volume of data flowing through our platform (half of the quotes in the country), EZLynx 5 is able to intelligently prefill many of these questions based on your agency’s location.

We know that agents who choose EZLynx are forward-thinking, resourceful, and ready to embrace the advantages these evolutions in automation and artificial intelligence can bring.  Particularly in challenging times, customer retention becomes paramount, and EZLynx 5 builds on top of our existing retention and communication tools with new automation features.

We dreamed of a way for agencies to easily add value to every quote and every policy that flows through our platform. EZLynx Connect provides third-party businesses an avenue to distribute their products and services directly within the EZLynx platform, and this new architecture has been built into EZLynx 5 from the ground up. We’ve opened the EZLynx framework and invited carriers and vendors to work side-by-side with our technologists to innovate and integrate solutions to improve your workflow. EZLynx Connect will allow us to seamlessly exchange data with third party vendors and allow for complete automation.

We realize changing something that you use and depend on every day can be frustrating, but “we cannot become what we want by remaining what we are.”  This is the same with technology and software. For it to evolve, to become more powerful, and more innovative the technology must change. At times, we’ve had missteps, but we know that, as with innovations before, we will get it right in the end. There is a vital need to adopt new technological advantages, yet the insurance industry is often slow to embrace these changes. Our goal is to change the industry for the better. We want to build products that aid in your success, and while there is not a perfect path to that vision, we believe that EZLynx 5 is the first step.

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EZLynx Kicks Off Third AgentLynx User Conference For Independent Insurance Agents

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LEWISVILLE, Texas. (October 21, 2019) – EZLynx, one of the leading providers of software solutions for independent insurance agencies and the #1 Comparative Rater on the market, today kicked off its third AgentLynx User Conference in Fort Worth, Texas, welcoming independent insurance agents, insurance carriers, and vendors from across the United States. At the conference, EZLynx will showcase innovative new software solutions that enable customers to transform their agencies for greater growth, retention, customer service, and efficiency.

AgentLynx takes place in Downtown Fort Worth from October 21 – 23, 2019. The three-day conference features interactive presentations led by industry veterans, keynotes by EZLynx leadership, hands-on innovation labs, insightful agency panels, live product demos, and engaging networking opportunities. Independent insurance agents will walk away with practical skills, knowledge, and technology that can help them transform their businesses to compete in today’s ever-changing marketplace.

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EZLynx Showcases EZLynx 5, The Latest Advancement in Comparative Insurance Quoting

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In 2003, EZLynx pioneered comparative rating. The industry leader in insurance software is now ushering in the next evolution in real-time quoting.

LEWISVILLE, Texas. (October 21, 2019) – EZLynx, one of the leading providers of software solutions for independent insurance agencies and the #1 Comparative Rater on the market, showcased EZLynx 5, the newest innovation in real-time insurance quoting. EZLynx 5 enables users to generate complete and accurate auto and home insurance quotes from multiple carriers quickly, intuitively, and efficiently. The new product was demonstrated live during the Keynote Address at the third EZLynx AgentLynx User Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.

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EZLynx Roadmap for 2019

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2018 was a year of growth for EZLynx and especially for our agencies! Agencies using EZLynx have on average enjoyed substantial year-over-year increases in customers, policies, and premiums. While agents saw growth in all areas, this trend was especially pronounced for commercial lines. We take pride as a partner in your success and want to continue to provide the tools you need to thrive and grow each year.

We all work towards Nag’s vision of a single platform customer lifecycle solution built on the pillars of productivity, serviceability, profitability and scalability for your agency. We believe that scalability is achieved by aligning the right people, processes, and technology to overcome plateaus that inhibit growth. We want to thank our customers who also believe in and support our vision as we strive to improve our industry.

We faced challenges with our own scalability this year, which is why we made the difficult decision to hold off on some important new features while we focused on the system architecture and stability of the platform. For many years, EZLynx was known in the industry for its reliability, so we look forward to earning back your trust in that area. To continue our growth, we’ve put the people, processes, and technology in place to continue delivering innovative solutions to support your business while we grow ours. The way we see it, working as a trusted technology partner with your best interest in mind is the only way we both win.

Looking Back at 2018

EZLynx introduced exciting products and a series of targeted features that significantly impact the amount of time agencies spend on non-revenue generating activities. Features such as bulk document enhancements, updates to EZLynx for Outlook, improved download matching, additional LOB support, eSignature custom fields, MSB residential pre-fill with reconstruction cost valuation, and a completely new commission import workflow are all updates that were aimed at reducing man-hours spent on these necessary activities. The team is testing several other productivity features including an updated forms workflow, which saves time generating the application documents and will be available for general release early 2019!

We officially introduced Automation Center this summer to set the foundation for the future of our platform. Automation Center helps agencies scale by handling many of the repetitive tasks that consume resources and keep you from focusing on high-value activities. This type of automation also encourages everyone to adhere to standard workflows and promotes best practices. It is the foundation for helping you increase productivity and serviceability without adding staff. We will continue to enhance the automation features in 2019 with support for multi-step and conditional workflows.

One of the most exciting products designed to help agencies scale while increasing profitability is our Agency Insights™ for Sales Center. This feature automatically generates potential prospects from your quote data and book of business, giving you the information needed to recapture, win, and cross-sell opportunities before the X-Date. This is the type of feature that pushes the boundaries on what a management system should do for an agency.

Looking Forward in 2019

We want to provide commercial lines sales and service the same innovation and productivity gains that EZLynx brought to personal lines. We’ve set an ambitious roadmap for 2019 with a few surprises along the way! The roadmap focuses on the business problems that commercial agents have faced for years in the areas of submission management, certificate distribution, and ongoing servicing.

At AgentLynx 2018, we showed off a sneak peek of EZLynx 5, the next generation of the EZLynx platform, and we are excited to announce that it will be available later this year! EZLynx 5 is designed to move us toward our vision of a smart Rating Engine and Agency Management System that helps drive an agency through automation and improved consistency, functionality, and usability.

Recently we’ve noticed an increase in the consolidation of independent agencies under MAPs, or Market Access Providers. In late 2018, we started building EZLynx for MAPs, a product designed to help these organizations overcome common plateaus, scale quickly, and increase the efficiency of their operations. Our initial roadmap addresses member management, carrier management, and commissions processing.

As a company, we push ourselves to never settle and look for opportunities to affect positive change in the insurance industry. Even as the leader in personal lines rating, we believe there is room for improvement. This year we are thrilled to show some love for the EZLynx Rating Engine with the goal of improving speed and accuracy to help you accomplish more, faster!

AgentLynx 2019

A special thank you to everyone who joined us for AgentLynx last year in San Diego. We truly enjoyed getting to meet everyone and sharing our passion for new technology. With every AgentLynx we hope to inspire attendees to leverage EZLynx to drive productivity, serviceability, scalability, and profitability in their own agencies.

Our user conference is a unique opportunity for you to learn how to maximize your potential with EZLynx and to influence the direction of the product for the future. Several of the product enhancements of 2018 were a direct result of feedback from the conference! We are already working toward new surprises for AgentLynx 2019. We look forward to seeing you all in Fort Worth, Texas on October 20-23rd.

We are excited for the new year and the opportunities it brings to continue our journey as your technology partner!

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