HP's e-services division and insurance services division have a strong clientele in the insurance carrier market. Delphi also has made arrangements to have links to a number of recruiting companies' Web sites. For any portal to be effective, Raina suggests it must be dedicated exclusively to a vertical market. What's more, it must offer content, commerce, customization and community. Agents have to get an MVR from somewhere .
Agents can get it all in one place.
Technology has already streamlined and simplified business processes in finance and banking. Yet, the insurance industry has not kept pace with these other industries in terms of the role of technology in streamlining operations. The insurance industry is arguably the last of the major business cornerstones to harness the power of the Internet. Success will be measured in terms of the industry taking a step forward toward the Internet. The industry hasn't been quick to adopt the Internet.