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Hippo Insurance Expands Claims Partnerships with Handdii and Westhill

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The most important moment that we need to stand by our customers is when they file a claim, and we approach the process with empathy, since we’re rebuilding their lives, not just their property.


PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB)

Hippo, the high-growth company that’s transforming home insurance and ownership, announced two new partnerships, aimed at increasing the efficiency of its end-to-end customer claims handling through Handdii and Westhill. These partnerships will allow Hippo Insurance Services to match claimants with top tier contractors to deliver the comfort and satisfaction of high quality work, real-time updates and a faster reconstruction timeline.

Hippo Insurance Service’s in-house claims team is centered around its claims concierge service to make the claims handling process as smooth as possible from start to finish with a single point of contact. With their strategic new partners, Hippo’s customers with insurance claims will also be connected directly with a pre-vetted contractor or service professional to manage their repairs and reconstruction leading to more efficient work, and less stress.

Westhill’s digital platform is designed for medium to large sized property claims fulfillment. The company partners with contractors who possess the expertise to mitigate or repair property losses with complexity ranging from single-trade roofing to total loss fires. Through Handdii, which is focused on minor repairs like exterior wind damage, water leaks and general equipment breakdown, claims are closed in an average of 14 days inclusive of mitigation and reconstruction, compared to the 40-day industry average.

Hippo Insurance Services measures customer satisfaction closely throughout the claims process. Both its new partners track several performance metrics, including customer satisfaction, to ensure that top quality work is completed and real-time updates are provided along the way. This unique focus on customer satisfaction specifically for its claims operations allows Hippo’s claims concierge team to deliver the best possible experience from the moment an issue occurs through to its resolution.

Hippo’s program with Handdii, where contractors and service providers have an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars, is currently live in select cities across California and Texas. The program with Westhill is live in select cities across Texas. Both Hippo partners have successfully serviced hundreds of claims for customers this year, to great success and customer satisfaction. The company plans to actively expand the program to additional states where Hippo Insurance Services is available later this year.

“The most important moment that we need to stand by our customers is when they file a claim, and we approach the process with empathy, since we’re rebuilding their lives, not just their property,” said Daniel Blanaru, VP of Growth Initiatives, Hippo. “We’re taking a bigger role in providing a resource and solution for all things within the home, so that our clients can feel reassured that Hippo will handle the tough stuff for them. Handdii and Westhill are two partners we brought on who are pioneering the space and helping create a renewed claims experience for Hippo clients.”

“The claims process for insurance companies has been a complicated and complex process left in the hands of policyholders to navigate,” said Christie Downs, Co-founder and CEO, Handdii. “We’re proud of the positive achievements our partnership has provided to Hippo clients to close out claims with more convenience and comfort than ever before.”

“Hippo has a proven ability to always put the customer first,” said Lary Parker, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Westhill. “We’re proud to offer the sophistication of Westhill’s platform and ecosystem of contractors to manage even the most complicated of losses, ensuring that Hippo clients have a reassuring and comfortable experience every time.”

About Hippo

Hippo Insurance Services is on a mission to transform home insurance for the modern household. The company brings homeowners closer to a modern home insurance experience with an efficient online purchase experience using trusted data sources, a smart home device kit included with every policy and even more coverage for possessions like appliances, electronics and home offices. Hippo Insurance is part of Hippo’s family of companies that brings together home wellness and home insurance for today’s homeowners. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with insurance products available to over 65 percent of homeowners in the U.S. Hippo Insurance Services is a licensed property casualty insurance agent with products underwritten by various insurance companies. For more information, including licensing information, visit http://www.hippo.com.

About Handdii

Handdii leverages technology to simplify and fast track property claims improving and streamlining the experience for the home owner. Handdii creates an eco-system connecting insurance carriers and their claimants directly to a network of top-tier local contractors to undertake property repairs. Handdii provides all parties with transparency across repair work progress and cost whilst automating administration requirements for the insurance carrier and contractor. The digital experience optimizes the claim life-cycle, removing cost and improving customer experience.

Handdii is supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science with a commercialization grant through the Entrepreneurs’ Programme and via the Landing Pad San Francisco. Handdii is an alumni of the Hartford InsurTech Hub, USA cohort of 2019. For more information, visit http://www.handdii.com

About Westhill

Westhill Inc. provides digital solutions for the property & casualty (P&C) insurance industry, focused on delivering an exceptional claim experience. Westhill leverages smart technology to connect insurance carriers, contractors and policyholders, providing customer choice and removing inefficiencies from the claims process. Advocates in the power of connection, Westhill believes all successful experiences need a foundation grounded in transparency and shared value, principles that are woven throughout each facet of Westhill’s business model. For more information, visit http://www.westhillglobal.com.

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Briza integrates with EMPLOYERS to Enable Insurance Agents to Deliver Workers’ Compensation Insurance Digitally

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In the era of APIs, distribution is king. This is clearly the way the insurance industry is moving, and this integration helps further position us to take advantage of the potential of emerging technology. -Ray Wise, SVP of Sales at EMPLOYERS


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Briza is a commercial insurance API (application programming interface) that connects insurers’ underwriting systems to insurance agencies and consumer apps. These deep connections enable quick insurance delivery by allowing consumers to get small business insurance quotes, pay, and have a policy issued to them in a matter of minutes online. This saves insurance agents hours of busywork, freeing up time that is typically spent duplicating paperwork, sending forms, and logging into multiple carrier websites to get quotes.

One of Briza’s agency customers based in Austin, Texas, had this to say: “As an independent agent, I’m always looking for ways to grow the commercial side of my book, but I’m always frustrated with how long it takes to write these small business policies. With Briza, I can help clients get quotes, pay online, and have coverage bound in minutes. It’s a huge game-changer.”

The integration allows any of Briza’s customers, which are independent insurance agencies across two dozen U.S. states and growing, to sell EMPLOYERS’ workers’ compensation products online through agency-branded portals. In future versions of the Briza software, the integration will also enable small business owners to purchase workers’ compensation through financial services apps such as banking, bookkeeping, payroll, and tax preparation that upsell existing complementary services.

This development is exciting based on our greater reliance on technology in today’s world. “In 2020, consumers expect buying products online to be instant,” said Ben Munro, CEO of Briza. “Small business insurers that adapt to changing agent expectations will gain a competitive advantage. EMPLOYERS is a great example of a company that is committed to innovating and making it easier for their customers by building these systems on the carrier side. We are excited to work with them.”

EMPLOYERS feels similarly about the new relationship with Briza. “In the era of APIs, distribution is king,” said Ray Wise, Senior Vice President of Sales at EMPLOYERS. “This is clearly the way the insurance industry is moving, and this integration helps further position us to take advantage of the potential of emerging technology. It gets our products in front of more small business owners and the agents they turn to for expert advice and service.”

About EMPLOYERS

Employers Holdings, Inc. is a holding company with subsidiaries that are specialty providers of workers’ compensation insurance and services focused on select, small businesses engaged in low-to-medium hazard industries. The Company operates throughout the United States, with the exception of four states that are served exclusively by their state funds. Insurance is offered through Employers Insurance Company of Nevada, Employers Compensation Insurance Company, Employers Preferred Insurance Company, Employers Assurance Company and Cerity Insurance Company, all rated A- (Excellent) by the A.M. Best Company. Not all companies do business in all jurisdictions. See http://www.employers.com and http://www.cerity.com for coverage availability. EMPLOYERS® and America’s small business insurance specialist® are registered trademarks of EIG Services, Inc.

About Briza

Briza was founded in 2016, and is currently led by CEO Ben Munro, CTO Rishi Sharma, and COO Dominic Bortolussi. The software company also has distribution partnerships with other A-rated carriers including Crum & Forster (a Fairfax company), Hiscox, Markel, and Coalition. The company recently announced a round of venture funding, with institutional investors 500 Startups and Leaders Fund, alongside a number of angel investors including Munro and CEO of FreshBooks Mike McDerment.

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Business: Executives

LaunchDarkly Now Serving Over 2 Trillion Feature Flags a Day

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LaunchDarkly is a critical part of infrastructure for our customers, and these companies need to eliminate risk and deliver value to their customers.


Oakland, CA (PRWEB)

LaunchDarkly, the leading feature management platform that software teams use to build better software faster, is now serving more than 2 trillion feature flags a day. Working with over 1300 customers globally, including HashiCorp, InVision, and IBM, LaunchDarkly has seen how organizations are using feature flags to respond to rapidly-changing work, social, and business environments.

Feature management is an industry best practice of implementing feature flags at the core of software development practices. LaunchDarkly customers use the Feature Management platform to reduce the time between ideation and getting new features in the hands of users, safely test and validate features before fully releasing them, launch new features without fear of introducing application instability, and empower teams across their organization (engineering or not) to control features in production.

“LaunchDarkly is a critical part of infrastructure for our customers, and these companies need to eliminate risk and deliver value to their customers,” said Edith Harbaugh, CEO and Co-Founder of LaunchDarkly. In a recent interview with NASDAQ, she shared “It’s really great to see how we’re empowering teams to get the right feature to the right person at the right time, and doing that in a safe and controlled manner.”

In just the last few months, LaunchDarkly has seen an increase in feature flag usage. Though many of their customers find themselves in unusual circumstances, they aren’t slowing down release cadences or dialing back on experimentation. LaunchDarkly has found they are using feature flags more heavily than before to deliver essential services, target geographic areas with different restrictions, or unlock firewalls for specific information. Some are using feature flags to quickly hide functionality that is no longer relevant or potentially insensitive to surface during critical events.

“We’re excited to empower customers to more seamlessly integrate LaunchDarkly into their existing tools and processes,” said John Kodumal, CTO and Co-Founder of LaunchDarkly. “We know the journey between flagging a feature to shipping a significant new release can be complex. Now teams can create powerful workflows within LaunchDarkly that better map to how they build, ship, and control software.”

In a recent announcement, LaunchDarkly shared Feature Workflows, new improvements to their Feature Management platform. Feature Workflows has three main building blocks:

  • Scheduling – Users can pre-define and schedule their flag and segment changes for future points in time.

  • Approvals – Team members can request or require approvals before making flag changes.

  • Metric Checks – Teams can trigger dynamic changes to flags when pre-defined thresholds are crossed.

These building blocks are composable and can be strung together to create repeatable templates that are applicable to any (or every!) feature release. Feature Workflows provides organizations with a standardized release process, ensures consistent best practices across teams, and helps automate and safeguard changes to features. Teams interested in getting early access are invited to sign up here.

In June Edith Harbaugh will be speaking about Progressive Delivery at Collision from Home. In a fast changing world where deploying quickly has become even more important, delivering continuously comes with inherent risks. Progressive Delivery is the technique of delivering changes first to small, low risk audiences, and then expanding to larger and riskier audiences, validating the results as you go. In her talk, Edith will discuss how teams use Progressive Delivery and share best practices around achieving Continuous Delivery.

Also, LaunchDarkly will host their annual Trajectory Conference in August. Due to recent global events, the conference will be held virtually. Trajectory will feature speakers who are pioneering modern development practices. Attendees can expect to hear from industry leaders from organizations including Honeycomb, VMware, Mulesoft, and Gremlin.

About LaunchDarkly

Founded in 2014 by Edith Harbaugh and John Kodumal, LaunchDarkly is the feature management platform that software teams use to build better software, faster with less risk. Development teams use feature management as a best practice to separate code deployments from feature releases. With LaunchDarkly, teams control their entire feature lifecycles from concept to launch to value. Serving over 1300 customers, LaunchDarkly is used by teams at Atlassian, Microsoft, and CircleCI. LaunchDarkly is named on the Enterprise Tech 30 list, and on the Bay Area Best Places to Work list. Learn more at https://launchdarkly.com

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MMA’S The Great Marketing Growth Debate Series Addresses The Question of Which Marketing Growth Strategy Works Best

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“I’ve never seen anywhere else you can get a series with all these thinkers putting forth their ideas or a community to discuss and debate,” said Norman de Greve, CMO of CVS Health. “Everyone who sees themselves as marketing strategists at companies of any size must participate.”


NEW YORK (PRWEB)

MMA Global, the industry organization dedicated to driving modern marketing and shaping the future, has created the definitive opportunity to debate which growth strategy is best for each marketer. In a content series beginning this month that it’s calling The Great Marketing Growth Debate the MMA will give the opportunity for each architect of the four most highly regarded frameworks to share in a series of presentations and debates, their inherent opportunities and challenges for marketers. Any marketer, regardless of size, industry or goal, should participate in the series, since it’s vital each marketer understand these core principles.

“I’ve never seen anywhere else you can get a series with all these thinkers putting forth their ideas or a community to discuss and debate,” said Norman de Greve, CMO of CVS Health. “Everyone who sees themselves as marketing strategists at companies of any size must participate.”

This comes at a time when marketing is needed more than ever to restart the growth engine that will get the U.S. and global economies roaring again. With CMO tenure at its shortest in modern history, this series of eight virtual meetings will dive deeply into four major marketing growth frameworks, each of which will be presented by their creators:

Dr. Peter Fader, PhD, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania


  • Professor of Marketing & Co-Director of the Wharton Customer Analytics Initiative

  • Co-founder of predictive analytics firm Zodiac in 2015, which was acquired by Nike in 2018

  • Author of Customer Centricity: Focus on the Right Customers for Strategic Advantage and Coauthor of The Customer Centricity Playbook

  • Named by Advertising Age in 2017 as one of its inaugural “25 Marketing Technology Trailblazers,” and was the only academic included on the list.

Dr. Dominique Hanssens, PhD, UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management

  • Distinguished Research Professor of Marketing and Executive Director of the Marketing Science Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts; he has also served as the Faculty Chair and Associate Dean as well as holding the position of Executive Director of the Marketing Science Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts

  • Winner of multiple awards including the AMA Churchill Lifetime Achievement Award, AMA Mahajan Award for Career Contributions to Marketing Strategy Research and the INFORMS Society for Marketing Science Buck Weaver Award.

  • Founding partner of MarketShare, a global marketing analytics firm, sold to Neustar for $450m

  • Author of Long-Term Impact of Marketing: A Compendium and several award winning research papers

Dr. Byron Sharp, PhD, University of South Australia

  • Professor of Marketing and Board member at the Wharton SEI Center’s Future of Advertising project

  • Director of the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, the world’s largest center for research into marketing, leading a team of 50+ marketing scientists

  • Author of How Brands Grow: What Marketers Don’t Know voted one of the most influential marketing books of the past decade by WARC & marketing book of the year by AdAge. The book boasts a 4.5 star rating on Amazon

  • He has written over 100 papers and articles published in leading business and marketing journals.

Joel Rubinson, MBA, President Rubinson Partners, Inc

  • Faculty at NYU Stern School of Business

  • Former Chief Research Officer at the Advertising Research Foundation and Marketing Attribution expert

  • Founder of Rubinson Partners, Inc. with clients including Viant, Coca-Cola, AOL, Unilever, General Mills and comScore.

  • Published author of numerous papers in professional journals and white papers regarding brand growth and marketing effectiveness

Three debates, featuring marketers, analytics experts, and finally, CMOs, to assess which framework offers the most effective path to sustainable growth and under what conditions, will follow the four framework presentations. These vital conversations aim to answer basic fundamental questions around the marketing discipline, including:

  • Should brands “go broad” to maximize consumer penetration, or focus on existing consumers and even high lifetime value consumers?

  • Does having a short-term focus really mortgage the future of a brand or can it build brands in a different way?

  • How should media plans balance investments across media channels? Should plans focus more on their effectiveness or their ability to deliver reach?

  • Is it better to target a smaller segment of heavier buyers or solve for reach against the entire market?

  • Are brand loyalty goals and loyalty programs a waste of time and money or a key part of a total marketing plan?

  • How do these answers apply to “my” business and under what conditions?

Leading tech, measurement and analytics firm Neustar, which helps marketers optimize and execute their strategies, is partnering with the MMA to provide its expertise as the marketing science advisor on The Great Marketing Growth Debate series.

“It’s shocking to me when I find marketers that are not intimately familiar with these benchmark theories on achieving marketing growth or that they haven’t proven which is best for their business,” said Greg Stuart, CEO of MMA Global, and a longtime marketer himself. “Lack of knowledge of these frameworks, sadly, contributes to the lack of respect that marketers suffer from too often in their companies and why CMO tenure is shorter than ever. The MMA Board is excited to provide forums for capturing a deeper understanding of these growth frameworks and to put them to use exactly when the global economy needs to spark back to life.”

Already, some of marketing’s biggest names are throwing their support and participation into The Great Marketing Growth Debate series.

“Effective marketers need to know these frameworks and apply them to their business and marketing strategy,” added Lou Paskalis, Senior VP, Customer Engagement and Media Investment at Bank of America. “Ironically, the discipline of marketing is often viewed as undisciplined and the Great Marketing Growth Debate series is one step in overcoming that.”

The first webinar with Dr. Peter Fader will be moderated by Joanna O’Connell, VP/Principal Analyst, Forrester. For more information or to register visit: http://www.mmaglobal.com/thegreatdebate2020.

This initiative was developed as a part of MMA’s Marketing Attribution Think Tank (MATT), which includes analytics leads from over 80 major marketers and aligns to the MMA’s mission of enabling marketers to drive enduring business value.

About the MMA:

Comprised of over 800-member companies globally and 14 regional offices, the MMA is the only marketing trade association that brings together the full ecosystem of marketers, tech providers and sellers working collaboratively to architect the future of marketing, while relentlessly delivering growth today. Anchoring the MMA’s mission are four core pillars; to cultivate inspiration by driving innovation for the Chief Marketing Officer; to build the mobile marketing capabilities for marketing organizations through fostering know-how and confidence; to champion the effectiveness and impact of mobile through research providing tangible ROI measurement; and to advocate for mobile marketers.

Members include: 1-800-Flowers.com, Adobe, Allstate, Ally Financial, American Eagle, American Express, AT&T, Bank of America, Calvin Klein, Campbell’s, Carbon, JPMorgan Chase, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chobani, Choice Hotels, Clear Channel Outdoor, Colgate Palmolive, Cuebiq, CVS Health, Dunkin’ Brands, eBay, E*TRADE, ESPN, Estee Lauder, Facebook, Ford, Foursquare, General Motors Company, Google, GSK, Hilton Worldwide, IBM Watson, Jumpshot, Kellogg Company, LinkedIn, L’Oreal, Marriott International, Match Group, Mastercard, McDonald’s, MillerCoors, Monster, NBCU, Pandora, Pinterest, PlaceIQ, Salesforce, Samsung, Snap Inc., SUBWAY, Target Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, T- Mobile, Turner Broadcasting, Twitter, Uber, Unilever, Verizon Media Group, Verizon Connect, Vibes, Walmart, Waze and many more. The MMA’s global headquarters are located in New York with regional operations Asia Pacific (APAC), Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Latin America (LATAM). For more information see http://www.mmaglobal.com.

Media Contacts:

Sheryl Daija

Chief Strategy Officer

917-287-6140

sheryl.daija@mmaglobal.com

Business: Executives

Revenue Optimization Professionals Globally United to Fuel Recovery During HSMAI ROC@Home

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“The key insights and ideas that our revenue optimization leaders shared at ROC@Home are extremely valuable and will aid in the recovery of our industry,” Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president and CEO of HSMAI.


MCLEAN, Va. (PRWEB)

During one day-long global experience, Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) leaders collaborated to exchange industry recovery ideas and revenue optimization revitalization strategies during ROC@Home, on Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

HSMAI ROC@Home brought together nearly 2,500 participants from six continents and featured more than 30 live education sessions that were led by hospitality revenue optimization experts from around the world to explore the state of hospitality in different regions, reset to adjust to current circumstances, and evaluate their approaches to revenue optimization going forward. At the heart of ROC@Home was an exclusive toolkit that is full of resources, tools, and ideas to fuel hotel revenue recovery. The HSMAI ROC@Home toolkit is now available for download.

The toolkit includes insights from 10 global hotel company CEOs:

  • Keith Barr, CEO, InterContinental Hotels Group

  • Geoff Ballotti, president, and CEO, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

  • Puneet Chhatwal, MD, and CEO, Indian Hotels Company

  • Guy Hutchinson, president, and CEO, Rotana Hotel Management Corporation

  • David Kong, president, and CEO, BWH Hotel Group

  • Chris Nassetta, president, and CEO, Hilton

  • Anthony Ross, CEO, JA Hotels & Resorts

  • Torgeir Silseth, president, and CEO, Nordic Choice Hotels

  • Arne Sorenson, president, and CEO, Marriott International

  • Michelle Woodley, president, Preferred Hotels & Resorts

“As we work toward recovery, I would encourage revenue leaders to focus on uncovering and capturing the demand that does exist. It’s also important to remember that markets will recover at different times and places, so you want to have strategies that can be easily adapted to the needs of the individual market,” said Nassetta.

“We have never seen so much collaboration across the global hospitality community,” said Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHBA, president, and CEO of HSMAI. “This is a major milestone that has opened the door to increased collaboration and connectivity in the digital age. The key insights and ideas that our revenue optimization leaders shared are extremely valuable and will aid in the recovery of our industry.”

As a part of ROC@Home, HSMAI conducted a Hospitality Post Pandemic Plans survey that ran between May 20th – June 2nd, 2020. The survey gathered insights from hotel executives. Key survey findings report:

  • 44% of the single properties and 37% of the local brands are focusing on the short term.

  • 17% of the international brands are considering a long-term path to recovery (up to 2023).

  • 94% of hotel executives reported increasing their focus on the local and domestic markets.

  • 85% of hotels are focusing on staycations, 84% on leisure individuals and 76% on local corporations as the return of International Corporate and MICE segments begin.

  • 79% of hotel executives are focusing on Dynamic contracting

More insights on the survey are available on the HSMAI Global Coronavirus Recovery Resources center.

HSMAI ROC@Home live session recordings can be purchased for $25 (USD), which includes all 30+ sessions, at roc-home.heysummit.com. Save the dates for more revenue optimization educational sessions at regional HSMAI ROC conferences, including:

  • HSMAI ROC Americas conference in San Antonio, Texas, USA, October 26-27, 2020.

  • HSMAI ROC Middle East, December 8, 2020

  • HSMAI ROC Brasil, December 12, 2020

  • HSMAI ROC Europe in London, England, January 26, 2021.

  • HSMAI ROC Asia Pacific, June 2021, Singapore

Thank you to the HSMAI ROC@Home Global Partners for your support: Cendyn, Cvent, IDeaS, Rate Gain, and OTA Insight.

About HSMAI

HSMAI is a global organization of sales, marketing, and revenue optimization professionals representing all segments of the hospitality industry. With a strong focus on education, HSMAI leads the way in identifying and communicating trends in the hospitality industry. Operating as a leading voice for both hospitality and the sales, marketing, and revenue optimization disciplines, HSMAI connects its members with customers. Founded in the United States in 1927, HSMAI is a membership organization comprising 5,000 members from 35 countries and chapters worldwide. HSMAI operates around the globe via regional boards of directors and staff. There are four regions: the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. Each region has signature programs and services for association members. HSMAI has a Global board which is made up of delegates from each region.

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PrimePay Joins Blackbaud Partner Network as a Technology Partner

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“We are proud to be joining the Blackbaud Partner Network. Having spent time with the Blackbaud team, we believe joining their partner network will truly benefit all clients while allowing for a strong focus on the nonprofit sector in particular,” said PrimePay CEO, Bill Pellicano.


WEST CHESTER, Pa. (PRWEB)

PrimePay, a national payroll, human resources (HR), and benefit services company, today announced that it has joined the Blackbaud Partner Network as a Blackbaud Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Partner. With this partnership, PrimePay joins a network of companies that provide applications and offerings that extend Blackbaud’s (NASDAQ: BLKB) cloud solutions in new ways.

“At Blackbaud, we strive to work with companies like PrimePay that are aligned with us on driving innovation and bringing increased value to the social good community,” said Kevin Mooney, executive vice president and president of general markets group, Blackbaud. “With PrimePay as part of our Blackbaud Partner Network, social good customers will be able to spend less time on administrative tasks allowing them to focus on their missions.”

This partnership enables the integration between PrimePay and Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT®, Blackbaud’s comprehensive cloud fund accounting solution. This integration provides accurate reporting and creates efficiencies for payroll and tax administration, reporting and compliance and time and labor management, talent acquisition, workforce management and human resources management. A unique feature of the integration includes the ability for employees to transfer between assigned grants or projects for tracking purposes.

“We are proud to be joining the Blackbaud Partner Network. Having spent time with the Blackbaud team, we believe joining their partner network will truly benefit all clients while allowing for a strong focus on the nonprofit sector in particular,” said PrimePay CEO, Bill Pellicano.

The integrated solution is live and available for clients now.

To learn more about PrimePay joining the Blackbaud Partner Network, please visit primepay.com/blackbaud.

The Blackbaud Partner Network is a group of leading technology and services firms providing the social good community with the solutions, applications, and strategies they need to make a difference in their local communities and worldwide. To learn more about Blackbaud’s Technology Partner program, visit: http://www.blackbaud.com/partners.

About PrimePay

Since 1986, PrimePay has been helping organizations get time back in their day to focus on what matters most. This is possible through their Payroll, Applicant Tracking and Onboarding, HR, Time Clock, and Benefits Administration services that help to ensure compliance and to provide exceptional support throughout the employee lifecycle.

For more on the West Chester, Pennsylvania-based PrimePay, visit PrimePay.com.

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Top Ways To Lower Auto Insurance Expenses

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“Finding cheaper car insurance premiums might look challenging for many drivers, but with the help of a few tips, anyone can find the right plan at the right price.”, said Russell Rabichev, Marketing Director of Internet Marketing Company.


LOS ANGELES (PRWEB)

Compare-autoinsurance.org (https://compare-autoinsurance.org/) has launched a new blog post that presents the most common and easiest methods drivers can follow to get affordable car insurance rates.

For more info and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/how-you-can-save-money-on-auto-insurance/

Nowadays, getting cheap car insurance that offers a lot of coverage is essential. Luckily, even in these tough times, there are many ways to get cheap car insurance. By doing proper research, drivers can find an auto insurance policy that is at the right price.

To find cheaper car insurance policies, drivers can follow the next steps:


  • Compare multiple quotes. It’s crucial to compare car insurance quotes from multiple companies. Comparison shopping can help drivers uncover cheap car insurance companies and auto insurance discounts. Drivers may discover a new company that has emerged or dropped its prices in this competitive market. Drivers should compare quotes at least once per year or if they experience a major life event such as marriage, divorce, getting a new car, or moving to a new place.

  • Bundle policies. To save money on insurance, drivers can bundle their car insurance with other insurance policies such as homeowner’s insurance, renter’s insurance, boat insurance, life insurance, or health insurance. In some cases, policyholders can save as much as 30% of the total insurance costs. Also, if they own two or more vehicles, they can get a 25% multi-car policy discount.

  • Raise the deductible. By simply raising the deductible, drivers can lower the collision and comprehensive portion of their premiums. However, a higher deductible means more money out of the pocket in the event of a claim.

  • Find all the discounts that are available. To make insurance policies more affordable, car insurance companies are offering all sorts of discounts. Insurers offer discounts such as good student discounts, loyalty discounts, good driver and safe driver discounts, pay in advance discounts, or safety-feature discounts.

  • Purchase the right vehicle. Cars that cost less to repair or replace generally receive lower premiums. Family cars or minivans are usually the cheapest cars to insure.

  • Be a good driver. Insures will always check the driving record to see if a policyholder presents a high level of risk. Speeding tickets, accidents, drunk driving citations – all can make the costs of insurance to be higher. However, drivers who manage to keep a clean driving record for at least three years can get a good driver discount that can save as much as 25% of their premiums.

  • Drop unnecessary coverage. Drivers who own older vehicles that have low value should consider dropping comprehensive and collision coverage. Also, drivers can drop personal injury protection coverage or medical payment coverage (if their states don’t require to carry these coverages) if they already have an excellent health insurance plan.

  • Buy only the state-required minimum insurance. To save money on insurance, drivers can purchase only the liability insurance at the lowest legal limits required by the state to legally drive a car.

  • Drive less. Drivers who are driving fewer miles than a specified number of miles each year, usually 7,500 to 10,000 miles, can get a reduction in their base rates. Usually, the insurers require that the drivers will install a small device in their vehicles that transmit the mileage data to the company.

  • Check for group insurance discounts. Some providers offer reductions to drivers who get insurance through a group plan from their employers, professional, business, and alumni groups, other associations, or schools.

For additional info, money-saving tips and free car insurance quotes, visit https://compare-autoinsurance.org/

Compare-autoinsurance.org is an online provider of life, home, health, and auto insurance quotes. This website is unique because it does not simply stick to one kind of insurance provider, but brings the clients the best deals from many different online insurance carriers. In this way, clients have access to offers from multiple carriers all in one place: this website. On this site, customers have access to quotes for insurance plans from various agencies, such as local or nationwide agencies, brand names insurance companies, etc.

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Veteran Cable Exec Josh Barstow Promoted to Chief Revenue Officer at OpenVault

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As the global demand for our broadband solutions continues to grow it is imperative that we have someone with Josh’s leadership abilities driving our revenue growth strategies,” said Mark Trudeau, CEO and founder of OpenVault.


HOBOKEN, N.J. (PRWEB)

Veteran cable telecommunications executive Josh Barstow has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Revenue Officer at OpenVault, the global provider of technology solutions and industry analytics for broadband operators announced today.

Barstow will leverage more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications sector to grow OpenVault’s global expansion, drive channel strategy and manage sales efforts and resources. A longtime executive with MetroCast Communications, Barstow most recently had been executive vice president of corporate strategy and business development for OpenVault.

OpenVault is a leading source of insights into worldwide broadband consumption patterns. Its cloud-based solutions are offered through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model and generate actionable data that can be used to anticipate residential and business broadband trends.

“As the global demand for our broadband solutions continues to grow it is imperative that we have someone with Josh’s leadership abilities driving our revenue growth strategies,” said Mark Trudeau, CEO and founder of OpenVault. “Josh’s vast industry experience and his deep technology expertise will be invaluable as OpenVault customers make the long-term adjustments needed to meet growing consumer and business demand for broadband services.”

Prior to joining OpenVault, Barstow served as vice president of advanced services for MetroCast Communications with a specific discipline in the business of broadband services and technology. He held P&L and oversight responsibility for MetroCast’s advanced services business, which included commercial and residential voice and broadband products.

“Cable broadband was the connective tissue that kept families as well as business, educational and cultural institutions together during the pandemic,” said Barstow. “Operators’ future successes will hinge on how well they adapt to the new usage trends that emerged over the last several months, including significant growth in peak hour and upstream consumption.”

As one of the industry’s top broadband analytics and solution providers, OpenVault offers services and products that are designed to help operators not only more effectively manage their networks, but actually optimize the revenue opportunities that data growth presents.

About OpenVault

OpenVault’s solution suite tracks broadband data usage consumption levels for millions of subscribers and helps operators across the globe better manage their networks, saving time and costs while increasing revenue and subscriber satisfaction. Network operators use OpenVault’s easy-to-use tools to dramatically improve visibility into their networks and automate management functions to proactively handle congestion, forecast network requirements, monetize broadband growth and communicate with subscribers. The solutions are fully cloud-based and offered via a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) business model. For more information, please visit openvault.com.

For media inquiries, please contact: Paul Schneider at pspr@att.net or +1-215-817-4384; Kristen Nihamin at knihamin@openvault.com or +1-917-509-9028

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Business: Insurance

Cornerstone Employer Solutions Introduces Kyle R. Kelly as CEO and Managing Partner

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Under Kyle’s leadership, CES is set to grow to new heights.


ST. LOUIS (PRWEB)

Cornerstone Employer Solutions (CES), a full-service national professional employer organization (PEO) and HR outsourcing firm, recently added PEO veteran Kyle R. Kelly as Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner.

“Under Kyle’s leadership, CES is set to grow to new heights. With this new CEO role, the organization will now have someone that will specifically oversee sales management and overall growth,” said Lecie Steinbaum, President & COO of CES. Richard Steinbaum, Managing Partner of CES, added, “Kyle is fantastic at assessing the needs of both our clients and partners. We are so thrilled to have him in this new role.”

Having previously managed an insurance brokerage subsidiary, as well as serving as President and CEO for a national PEO, Mr. Kelly brings more than 25 years of sales management, insurance, and leadership experience to CES. Through these roles, he has established and maintained relationships with both large clients, and strategic partners in the brokerage and financial communities. As a consultant in the PEO field, Mr. Kelly has been regularly sought out for his knowledge across various disciplines, including sales management, organizational growth strategies, client service excellence, and leadership development.

“We have always hoped that CES would maintain an insurance broker-centric growth strategy, and Kyle’s background makes him uniquely qualified to strengthen this initiative,” said Managing Partner Cody Wilson. “We look forward to seeing how he further develops the overall service offerings within CES.”

Mr. Kelly graduated from Niagara University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

About Cornerstone Employer Solutions

Cornerstone Employer Solutions (CES) is a human resources outsourcing firm, often referred to as a professional employer organization (PEO), based out of St. Louis, MO. From payroll and HR to benefits and risk management, CES’ professional services have helped hundreds of business owners create efficiencies, cut down on costs, strengthen their internal teams, and avoid tedious tasks and employer-related headaches.

For more information visit- http://www.cornerstoneemploy.com/

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Business: Executives

Zego’s Dirk Wakeham to Speak at Multifamily Operations Summit

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“While the industry has adapted quickly during these last few months, it is now time for property owners to examine the future transformations that will be required and will allow them to remain competitive.”


SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)

Today, Zego (Powered by PayLease), the property technology company that powers better resident engagement & efficiency for multifamily and HOA communities, is announcing that CEO Dirk Wakeham will be a featured speaker at the Multifamily Operations Summit, a virtual event for Executives, Investors/Owners, Technology professionals, Onsite Property Managers, Leasing Professionals, and more.

“The pandemic shined a light on critical changes required to propel the residential real estate industry into its next phase,” said Wakeham. “While the industry has adapted quickly during these last few months, it is now time for property owners to examine the future transformations that will be required and will allow them to remain competitive. I’m honored to join the Multifamily Operations Summit as this esteemed group of experts helps the industry adjust and address what’s necessary in our post-COVID world.”

WHO: Multifamily professionals who are looking to get the tools, strategies, capabilities, and mindset for what is working today in Multifamily

WHAT: Two-day live virtual summit featuring seasoned experts from the multifamily industry on best practices for growing your business and adapting to the changing climate

WHEN: Friday, June 25, 2020 at 10:00am PT

WHERE: Join the free live broadcast from the Studio in Scottsdale, AZ

Zego provides a comprehensive resident engagement platform that unifies critical resident touch-points—from online payments and utilities, to communication and smart devices—into one app, and serves 6,000 residential real estate companies and over 12 million units nationwide.

About Zego

Zego (Powered by PayLease) is a property technology company that frees management companies and community associations to go above and beyond for their residents. Zego’s mobile-first engagement platform for the residential real estate industry unifies the most critical resident touch-points into one app. From payments and utilities, to communications and smart devices, everything is seamlessly integrated into your back-end system. Zego delivers portfolio-wide efficiency, higher NOI, and more engaged residents. Learn more about how Zego drives community engagement and efficiency at gozego.com.

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