Allied Insurance
www.Alliedinsurance.com
1100 Locust St.
Des Moines , IA 50320
Contact: Jennifer Sullivan
Phone: (515) 508-5361
FAX: (515) 508-6376
Sullij13@nationwide.com

Percent of business in Illinois by line:

Commercial: 45% Personal: 55%

Premium Volume: 42,277,000

Are you currently appointing new agents? Yes

What type of agency is your company looking for?

Allied Insurance provides top value and protection to our policyholders today, just as we have since we sold our first auto policy in 1929. We have a long-standing history of excellent value and service — a proud tradition of Premier Service that our agents and customers continue to count on today. Our growth consistently outpaces the industry. Our reputation for financial strength, stability and capacity speaks for itself.

We are particularly proud of our association with many exceptional agencies. Over the course of our history, we've worked to provide products and business practices that offer Allied agents the greatest potential for success. And we've been delighted to see these agencies realize that great success. This is especially satisfying given the highly competitive insurance environment in which we all must work.

We continue to seek associations with agencies who share our ambitious goals and the determination to meet them. The rewards are great. We offer outstanding profit share programs, marketing support, top-notch products and programs, and fabulous incentive holidays. And, above all, our agents rely on the more than 4,100 Allied employees who provide the Premier Service that is our hallmark.

Are you currently doing any niche-marketing program? No

What is your company’s most aggressive line of business? BOP and Personal Auto

Do you use credit scoring? Yes, new and renewal.

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?

We believe- Everyone in America deserves to have Nationwide "on your side" to help achieve and protect their dreams.

We will be the company that- Customers value and trust, Producers can't live without, Associates want to work for, Competitors aspire to be like, Delivers consistent profitable growth.

We are- Driven to be #1 in every market we choose to serve.

We will create lasting value by- Providing greater opportunities to customers, producers, and associates, Leveraging and strengthening brand recognition, Increasing and improving geographic diversity, Increasing and improving product diversity.

We will measure our success in becoming One P&C Team by- Achieving the #3 position in U.S. market share by 2009 though consistent profitable growth.

Please list your Marketing Representatives and the territory they cover:

Deb Fringer-Central/Northern

Open-Central/Eastern

Nancy Beaman-Chicagoland

Jim Wilson-Southern IL

Do you plan on retaining your current profit sharing agreements? Yes

Do you offer the ability for agents to integrate third-party reports into their comparative rating process? Yes

Do you offer single-entry new business upload from either comparative raters and/or management systems? Yes

Is it available today? Yes

Do you provide an agent facing website for your agent’s reference? Yes

Do you offer the ability to quote and/or issue new business? Yes

Which lines? All

Can the transaction be bound online? Yes

Can your agents service in-force policies? Yes

Do you publish agent manuals and policy forms on-line? Yes

Do you support policy download? Yes

Do you support real time service for inquiry? Yes

Do you have real time endorsement capabilities? Yes

Please outline the top 3 technology initiatives your company will be implementing to benefit agency workflows, and describe how these initiatives will benefit the agency.

Distribution Front End, Common Billing Platform, and Single Auto Property Processing Platform