Century-National Ins. Company
http://Bap.cnico.com
16600 Sherman Way
Van Nuys , CA 91406
Contact: Wendell Langman
Phone: (800) 733-0880
FAX: (800) 927-7629
wendelllangman@cnico.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? Small to medium size that needs a monoline commercial auto market.
What are your premium volume requirements? (In profit sharing? In life?) $30,000
Are you currently doing any niche-marketing program? Yes
What is your company’s most aggressive line of business? The only one-commercial auto
Do you use credit scoring? No
What methods do you use to distribute your insurance products? Independent agencies
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? Personal service. Unusual risks.
If we had agents agree to sell homeowners policies with actual cash value endorsements, would you write more business in southern Illinois ? No
Please list your Marketing Representatives and the territory they cover: Andrew Paulus, Illinois
Do you plan on retaining your current profit sharing agreements? We have none
Do you offer the ability for agents to integrate third-party reports into their comparative rating process? No
If not, do you have plans to do so? Please list estimated timeframe of when this capability will be available for Illinois agents? No, but they can use or internet rating.
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
What is your current real-time rating strategy? Internet
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?Which lines? Commercial auto
Can the transaction be bound online? Almost
Can your agents service in-force policies? Yes
Which lines? Commercial auto
Do you publish agent manuals and policy forms on-line? Yes
Do you have upload? Yes
Do you support policy download? No
Do you support direct bill commission statement download? Yes
Do you support real time service for inquiry? In development
Which lines? In development
Do you have real time endorsement capabilities? In development
Which lines? In development
Do you support Transformation Station, Transact Now or other technologies? No
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.
See above. Accounting, claim and policy inquiry.