APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE TO AUTOMATE AND MANAGE COMMUNICATIONS TO MULTIPLE ENTITIES IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Systems and methods automate and manage electronic communications to multiple entities in the insurance industry, particularly between agents/brokers and insurance companies/insurers. Logical relationships are defined, allowing multi-casting of electronic messages and/or documents to appropriate entities (e.g., underwriters of an insurer). Such may be targeted to all or some portion of underwriters with which an agent or broker has an existing relationship. Such may be targeted based on lines of business. Where the message is a request for policy pricing, the correspondence may set out certain details of the policy and may attach one or more electronic documents related to the same request. Correspondence including the same request for policy pricing may automatically be sent out to each of the selected insurers or underwriters by the agent selecting an icon or button.