Advanced E&S of Illinois
www.advancede-s.com
430 W. Erie St., Ste. 510
Chicago, IL 60610-4032
Contact: Ronald Keller
Phone: (866) 867-0505
FAX: (312) 867-0510
rnkeller@advancede-s.com

Percent of business in Illinois by line:
Commercial: 100%

Are you currently appointing new agents? Yes

What type of agency is your company looking for? Retail agency with small commercial packages (up to $5,000,000 TIV).

What are your premium volume requirements? (In profit sharing? In life?) None

Are you currently doing any niche-marketing program? Fine Dining Restaurant, Habitational, Vacant Buildings and Builders Risk

What is your company’s most aggressive line of business? Fine Dining and Habitational

Do you use credit scoring? None

What methods do you use to distribute your insurance products? Independent agents

What do you think makes your company different, or stand out from all the rest in Illinois? Why would an agent want to contract with your company? Service, Service, Service!  Quotes are issued within 48 hours, Binders are sent the same day requested and Policies are issued within 30 days.

If we had agents agree to sell homeowners policies with actual cash value endorsements, would you write more business in southern Illinois? N/A

Please list your Marketing Representatives and the territory they cover: Karen Keller and Ronald Keller, all of Illinois

Do you plan on retaining your current profit sharing agreements? N/A

Do you offer the ability for agents to integrate third-party reports into their comparative rating process? No

Do you offer single-entry new business upload from either comparative raters and/or management systems? No

Is it in development? No

Do you provide rates and assistance to comparative rating vendors? No

Do you work with comparative rating vendors to improve accuracy? No

What is your current real-time rating strategy? ISO

Do you provide an agent facing website for your agent’s reference? No

Do you offer the ability to quote and/or issue new business? No

Can your agents service in-force policies? No

Do you publish agent manuals and policy forms on-line? No, we do offer Producer Agreements and all Policy Forms can be e-mailed.

Do you have upload? No

Do you support policy download? No

Do you support direct bill commission statement download? No

Which agency management systems do you work with? None

Do you support real time service for inquiry? No

Do you have real time endorsement capabilities? No

Do you support either Transformation Station, Transact Now or other technologies? No