Market Your Agency for Cheap!

Welcome to the May 2010 edition of the QQ Solutions' Newsletter. We know you are working hard and looking for ways to increase your book of business. QQ Solutions has three new products launching this month that can help you succeed in doing just this.

New! Consumer Quoting on your web site!

We can help you level the playing field by reaching Internet auto insurance shoppers via adding real-time Consumer Quoting to your Agency’s Web site with our new consumer quoting Web widget launching this month!

Introducing QQ WebAgent... A Consumer-Quoting Web Portal

The new QQ WebRater version 2 Platinum will be released this month and includes QQ WebAgent–the customizable consumer portal that adds real-time auto insurance quoting to your agency’s Web site, along with a complete lead management solution. The portal is completely customizable, allowing you to control how the user interface appears to customers. It includes branding-related parameters such as selectable “skins,” as well as configurable input questions, default values, quote results display and much more.

Unlike most insurance quote forms that look the same on every agency’s Web site and can be confusing to the shopper, QQ WebAgent enables you to provide a unique user interface. Consumers can also choose their preferred language—English or Spanish.

For more information on QQ WebAgent, please contact our Sales Department at 1.800.940.6600 option 2.

NEW! Build Your Web Site Now

QQ WebSites is a Web site builder to get agents up and running on the Internet in as little as 24 hours.

Here are some of the features of QQ WebSites:

  • More than 40 templates to choose from
  • Supports QQ WebAgent
  • Unlimited custom pages
  • Free domain name registration and YOU own the domain
  • Quote forms for all lines of business
  • Change the agency template and content anytime at no additional cost
  • Link to third-party rating companies such as Progressive and Mercury
  • On-the-fly conversion to Spanish
  • Search engine optimization with submission of the Web site to popular search engines including: Google, Bing and Yahoo
  • Built in service and learning centers, as well as an insurance glossary

With QQ WebSites, your agency will present a professional image with all of the features important to consumers. You’ll have online tools to help you book new business and continue a successful partnership with your existing customers.

For more information regarding QQ WebSites, please contact our Sales Department at 800.940.6600 option 2.

QQ WebRater version 2... Available in Texas Too!

QQ WebRater Version 2, launching this month, will now support Texas carriers. QQ WebRater is a 100% Web-based comparative auto insurance rater. It requires no software installation or maintenance and runs via your PC or Mac Web browser. You can quote up to 6 cars and 6 drivers anywhere you have a broadband Internet connection. QQ WebRater provides real-time rating, bridging to carriers' Web sites, binding of policies and pulls MVRs. Also it integrates seamlessly with our advanced new agency management system QQ Evolution, as well as QuickFile. For more information on QQ WebRater, please contact our Sales Department. Call 1.800.940.6600 option 2.

What's New in QQ Evolution

QQ Evolution version 1.0.11 is now available. Here are a few of the features in this update. The features available to you are based on the specific QQ Evolution package you are using (i.e., Lite, Bronze, Silver or Gold).

New Features Benefit
Permissions New permission restricts multi-office users from moving a client from one office to another.
Downloads Added the install for IVANS’ Transfer Manager.NET 3.4
ACORD Forms Added: 50 ID and 138 ID

What's New in QuickFile and QuickQuote

For a complete list of changes, please visit the "What's New" section available within the programs.

QuickFile version 3.8m is currently available for download. With our automatic updates, you should have already installed this version. If you have not, please do so from our Web site. Here are a few of the features in QuickFile version 3.8m:

New Features Benefit
Permissions New permission restricts multi-office users from moving a client from one office to another.
Downloads New permission restricts multi-office users from moving a client from one office to another.
ACORD Forms Added: 50 ID and 138 ID

The following QuickQuote versions are available for download:

  • QuickQuote Florida 21.0.1 (Open Beta version 21.1.0)
  • QuickQuote Texas 18.9.1 (Open Beta version 19.0.0)
New Features Benefit
Hallmark 612 FL Updated zip code list and underwriting changes
Excel General Agency TX New carrier, replaces Equity General Agency
United Auto ND&P/NDCC TX Name changed to United Auto LTD
Titan Plus/General Renamed Titan Credit

Lunch & Learn Webinars

Each Webinar is one hour long during which we cover a specific topic. We will send invitations out before each Webinar, as well as list them on our Events page on our Web site. For more information on any of our programs please visit our Web site at www.QQSolutions.com . We also have pre-recorded Webinars, which cover the entire program as well as short, single-topic training videos.

Schedule:

Event Date Webinar Link
Lunch & Learn: The Truth About Social Media, How It Affects Your Agency, and What to Do About it 5/12/10 Register for this event
Lunch & Learn - QQ Evolution Commissions Part 1 of 3 5/26/10 Register for this event
Lunch & Learn - QQ Evolution Commissions Part 2 of 3 6/23/10 Register for this event

All webinars are 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

*Our Web site no longer supports Internet Explorer 6 or lower. If you are using IE version 6 or lower, please update your browser to take advantage of important security and functionality capabilities in the latest version of Internet Explorer. Please visit: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/worldwide-sites.aspx


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Did you know?

QQ Solutions has introduced two new products: QQ Evolution and QQ WebRater. For more information on these products please visit our Web site at www.QQSolutions.com. We'll have lots of great information and tips on these products in future Newsletters.

Attention

In order to upgrade to QQ Evolution and take advantage of all the new capabilities and features, make sure your computers are running Windows XP Service Pack 2 or above, or Windows Vista Business edition or above, or Windows 7, either 32 or 64 bit versions. Windows 2000 and below are no longer supported. Your computers must have 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended), 1 GB free disk space, Broadband and monitors must support screen resolutions of at least 1024 x 768 (or 1280 x 800 for widescreen displays).

We are no longer supporting QuickFile version 3.8 or below! To update to the latest version of QuickFile, visit our Web site. Starting with QuickFile v3.8, you no longer have to manually download updates, as QuickFile automatically checks and downloads software updates.

This Month's tip

Q. I have a client who has a personal and commercial account with our agency. Is there any way to associate these accounts to be able to find them faster?

A. Yes. On the Search and Client screens there is a “Link Accounts” button. This allows you to link one account to another. This enables you to look at one record and with a simple click go to the other client record.

Real-Time Rating & QuickBind Partners:

- Affirmative Texas
- Agency Insurance Company Florida
- Allied Insurance
- AssuranceAmerica Florida*
- Bristol West Florida* & Texas
- Explorer Preferred Florida
- Gainsco Florida*
- Hartford Florida & Texas
- Infinity Low Cost, Value Added, & Premier Florida*
- Imperial Classic Florida
- Mercury Insurance Florida
- Northern Capital Select Florida*
- Occidental Fire & Casualty Florida
- Omni Florida
- Progressive Florida & Texas
- Safeco Florida & Texas
- Star Casualty Florida*
- The Responsive Auto Florida*
- Titan Florida
- Travelers Florida
- United Auto Florida*
- Victoria Florida

QuickBind Partners:

- Access Insurance Company Florida*
- AssuranceAmerica Florida* & Texas
- Kingsway Amigo Commercial Florida
- Links Select Florida*
- Ocean Harbor Florida*
- Peachtree Florida*
- Seminole Casualty Florida*

*Accepts MVR's from QuickQuote and QQ WebRater

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