The Independent Insurance Agents of Texas reported it has launched its expanded, more powerful and newly renovated Web site, iiat.org, which now incorporates its premium technical and management resources Web site, InfoCentral.
“IIAT continues to experience a substantial increase in the level of services it provides to a growing membership and the association needed a faster Web response plus the capability to integrate information and tools that the previous site did not provide,” said David VanDelinder, executive director. “Member agencies are becoming increasingly dependent on the Web site for accessing services and products and we believe we have built a site using the latest technology that can meet member needs today and into the future,” he added.
To better meet changing information requirements, some content headings, familiar to regular users, have been revised to more accurately reflect information and tools found there. For instance the Governmental Affairs category now contains Texas Legislature, Insurance Regulation, U.S. Congress, IMPACT/InsurPac, Grassroots Program and Resources. Other sections have been similarly reorganized.
In addition to a new organization structure and new look, the Web site includes a number of important features:
· Easy-to-use and easy-to-find Member Services contact information
· A clean, streamlined appearance and navigation for ease and speed of use
· An expanded agency management toolkits on both hiring and new-employee orientation and training
· A real-time news ticker with up-to-the minute news feeds from the Insurance Journal.
· Faster and more secure e-commerce transactions when registering for education classes and seminars or buying any of the wide range of products and services.
The refreshed site also includes a powerful new feature that will allow members to customize their own links. Called MyIIAT and located at the top of the right navigation column, this optional capability allows users to personalize the homepage by adding any links desired from the weather to insurance company sites to agency management systems.
The goal of MyIIAT is to encourage agency employees to make iiat.org their homepage when they open their browsers.
Young agents, and those who want to use the Web as young agents, have their own portal that provides access to the same content and features found on the iiat.org site, but that includes an additional feature called the YA Weblog. This Weblog or blog allows young agent users an opportunity to exchange information in a blogging environment.
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