Vertafore Recognizes Tech Leadership and Insurance Innovation at Annual NetVU17 Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – March 23, 2017 – Vertafore, the leader in modern insurance technology, today revealed winners of the company’s annual user awards, recognizing technology leadership in the rapidly-changing insurance industry. Presented at NetVU17, the awards honor agencies and carriers for innovative use of Vertafore solutions in 2016, including: Stephens Insurance for Agency of the Year, The Hanover Insurance Group for Carrier of the Year, PointeNorth for the Vertafore Vanguard Award for Innovation, and Mike Foy of Foy Insurance for the Joseph M. Rackley Memorial award. Winners accepted the awards on stage at the NetVU17 awards gala on Wednesday, March 22, at the Music City Convention Center in Nashville.

“Vertafore users continue to showcase a forward-looking approach to the age-old business of insurance, and these award recipients represent the best of the best when it comes to tech adoption and industry innovation,” said Steven Finch, VP of strategic solutions at Vertafore. “The demand from these partners for solutions that improve efficiency, drive growth, and deliver deep data analytics has been an inspiration across Vertafore’s evolving product suite as we look to continue connecting agencies and carriers with the most comprehensive solutions.”

While Foy Insurance may be a traditional small town agency in many ways, it is arguably one of the most aggressive when it comes to the adoption of emerging technologies. Led by industry trailblazer Mike Foy, the agency was an early adopter of CRQ and is credited with single-handedly saving real-time comparative quoting with PL Rating. With more than 100 years of service, offices in three states, and over $70 million in written premium, Mike Foy and Foy Insurance is truly the posterchild of digital strategy success.