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Disaster Planning Guide

Updated September 2024 for 2025 Distribution Click here to download the guide.

AI Sample Policy & Legal Issue – October 2024

Your agency likely has access to newly available automated products or services that could make your agency more efficient and effective. Even if you haven’t actively sought it out, AI…

7 Steps to Better Agency Tech Decisions

At ACT, we are increasingly aware that all technology decisions are so much more specific to an individual agency’s goals and needs than ever before. Despite the differences among agencies,…

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2018 Agency Universe Study – Technology Summary

The Agency Universe Study (‘AUS’) is a product of Future One, a cooperative effort of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA) and independent agency companies. The AUS…

2020 Agency Universe Study – Technology Summary

The 2020 Agency Universe Study – also known as the ‘AUS’ – was recently released as a collaboration between the Big ‘I’ and leading independent agency companies. This biennial study…

ACT Alert – Agency Hacking Security Alert

What’s Happening We know from real data that independent agents (IAs) are a prime and focused target of cyber criminals. Over 12% of all breaches are now within the Financial…

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ACT ‘Agency Cybersecurity Policy’ Template

The ACT Security Issues work group, in conjunction with IIABA created this sample cybersecurity policy to help agencies easily comply with the requirement to have a cybersecurity policy in place.…

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ACT Agency-Customer Texting and eDelivery Agreements

Even before going into our COVID world, customers were expecting ‘instant’ service – Via texting & electronic document delivery. Result: Customers have agents’ cell phone numbers, and they are texting…

Agent’s Resource Guide to Chatbots

An Agent’s Resource Guide to Chatbots Updated January 2021This guide walks your agency through the important advantages of having a chatbot and how it can lead your agency to greater…

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