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News & Views: Taking the Moonshot

Newsletter – Monday, July 17, 2017

One of my heroes is Elon Musk, founder of Solar City, Tesla, and SpaceX among others. He is a visionary, and quite literally, a proponent of 'moonshot' goals. From what I gather, nothing seems beyond the scope of his imagination or his doing. That's what I admire! My vision is to build the Tuscano Agency into a company you can't live without! And while I wish that the innovations Tuscano provides would change the world, I am simply thrilled that they make your job easier and hopefully make Tuscano your go-to wholesaler. So drumroll, please... 

Announcing Tuscano's latest web rating tool GL Rate NOW! Because what could be better than getting a GL rate with only a zip code, class, limit and premium basis, right now?! You heard me - a rate indication with only 4 pieces of information! 

But wait, there's more! The newest rating tool in your toolbox is also a comparative rater that will return up to eight rate indications from our binding markets. GL Rate NOW provides rate indications for over 500 ISO class codes in 21 states

Because this is a rate indication only, we still need to underwrite the risk for eligibility (which could also affect the rate). So, we've made it extremely easy to turn your rate indication into a bindable quote. Just click on the 'I want a quote' button and the tool will walk you through three easy steps to submit your risk online. We are flexible in the submit process too! If you need to complete apps, we provide you with fill-able Acord apps right then and there. If you already have apps filled out - either Acords or equivalent - you can upload them instead. If a supplement is required (like for most contractor classes) we provide the fill-in supplement to complete. And, we guarantee a fast turn-around on these - 24-hours, and in most cases the same day. 

Monoline general liability business is our bread and butter and our underwriters will jump on your GL Rate NOW submission. They will review all of the options and often release two or more quotes while making sure the risk meets specific carrier underwriting guidelines. Your final quote(s) will be bind-able with full terms and conditions. Imagine how much easier your job will be when you can get an early rate indication that will help manage your customer's expectations. 

If you have a target premium let us know - an indication is just as likely to go down as it is to be exact or go up. Obviously, with only utilizing rating basis information, there can be flexibility in rates based on the risk profile. We are in the early stages of enhancing this tool as well, so send us your suggestions and thoughts on how we could improve it. 

Are you ready to check it out? You need a Tuscano userID and password to login to rating page. If you don't have your own, ask your agency website administrator to set you up with one or you can click here and we'll set one up for you. Once you are logged in and on the Tuscano Toolbox page, click on the Raters link and you will see the GL Rate NOW app front and center. 

At Tuscano we love writing GL business - we have the markets and a great team of professionals to support your needs. No matter how you decide to send us your business, we are always going to strive to give you the best service and experience that will keep you coming back. 

Go #GLRateNOW!

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