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Insurance
13 Insurance Highlights from Salesforce’s Winter ’23 Release
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Salesforce’s Winter ’23 release notes offer high-level descriptions of new features and enhancements. We’ve combed through the hundreds of pages to share highlights that are especially relevant for insurance industry users so you can review and quickly start benefiting from the new functionality. You can watch a video demo below, or continue reading to see...
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How Insurance Companies Leverage Salesforce for Agency Management
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The relationship between an insurance carrier and their agents is a critical one. A primary objective for a carrier is to make doing business as easy as possible for agents so they will either start or continue to do business with the carrier. This is especially the case with non-captive agents because they have a...
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Drive Digital Transformation with Salesforce Insurance Policy Administration
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The pandemic has been a huge disruption in everyone’s life, so it should come as no surprise that the pandemic was a massive disruptor in the insurance industry. Agents could not hold face-to-face meetings with prospective policyholders, and the days of paper trails to collect information were over. A shift to digital was inevitable, given...
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Rebuilding SIF’s Quoting Process for Efficiency and Visibility
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SIF, Idaho Workers’ Compensation, has been the reliable and stable source of workers’ compensation for Idaho since 1917. But processes hadn’t changed to keep up with the transforming marketplace. Requesting a quote was initiated with a form, an option that was very time-consuming and offered agency staff no visibility into where applications were in the...
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Insurtech Challenges and Solutions Uncovered at ITC Vegas 2022
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ITC Vegas is the world’s largest insurtech event. Over three days in September, insurance leaders, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and more convened in Las Vegas to showcase new innovations, learn how to increase productivity and reduce costs, and share ways to enrich policyholders’ lives. Silverline’s insurance team attended ITC Vegas and had the opportunity to interact...
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Financial Services at Dreamforce: Dynamic Solutions to Enhance Efficiency
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The de-stressing puppy station – that’s what some attendees might remember the most from this year’s Dreamforce conference. The puppies were there to help with relaxation and mindfulness during a hectic few days at the event. Between the thousands of sessions, multiple parties, and many client conversations, the Silverline Financial Services team found a welcome...
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Don’t Miss These Dreamforce 2022 Financial Services Sessions
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Dreamforce is just a few weeks away, and along with checking the weather in San Francisco and playing the Red Hot Chili Peppers on repeat, you’re probably starting to think about the sessions you’ll attend. With over 1,000 sessions happening over three days, deciding which ones are worth your time can be overwhelming. Our Silverline...
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Salesforce Insurance Industry Innovations for 2022
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The insurance industry is dealing with a major talent gap. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 400,000 employees are expected to retire from the insurance industry workforce within the next few years. Yet, those people that were supposed to follow in retirees’ footsteps are choosing a different path. 44% of millennials say...
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How to Build a Better Contact Center with FSC and Salesforce Industries
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Although customers are increasingly moving to digital channels, traditional contact center support will continue to remain an important service channel. At many contact centers, the ability to serve customers is negatively impacted by agent’s need to access multiple legacy applications — frequently with a need to re-key and search for information separately in each, made...
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Silverline Named a 2022 ‘Leader’ for Salesforce Services in Insurance by Everest Group
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Silverline, a digital transformation consultancy and Salesforce partner headquartered in New York City, announced today that it has been named a Leader in the Everest Group PEAK Matrix® for Salesforce Services in Insurance Service Provider 2022. The PEAK Matrix provides an objective, data-driven assessment of service and technology providers based on their overall capability and...