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up electronic payments is a complex issue. There are many moving parts. It won’t be easy. The industry needs to address and find a way to accept electronic payments as soon as possible. To help you understand the complex issues the insurance industry faces in creating electronic payment options, I have published a detailed white paper titled “It’s Time to Update Your Payment Process.” This white paper will help you gain a better understanding of the payment industry as well as the opportunities the insurance industry has to accept electronic payments. You can download a PDF copy of it at www. SteveAnderson.com. it’s time to update your payment process Mobile technology is revolutionizing the global banking and payment industry at a very quick pace. These changes offer new opportunities for you to create a great customer experience. Consumers are demanding. They want what they want, and they will find a way to get it. Many of your existing clients – like me – no longer even use paper checks. Younger consumers probably have never even had a checkbook. Agencies of every Bigger, Broader, Better! size need to begin strategizing on the process they will use to be able to accept electronic payments for insurance policies. You have no choice. Consumers are demanding it. Steve Anderson provides information to insurance agents about how they can use technology to increase revenue and/or reduce expenses. He speaks professionally to hundreds of agents each year on the future of technology, the social web, and how insurance agencies can establish their Internet presence. GUARD Plus Comp • Businessowner’s • Auto • Umbrella Enhancements  More BizGUARD states - now available in half the U.S. and growing rapidly.  Able to write a Total Insured Property Value up to $12.5 million (up to $25 million upon request). Our Businessowner’s Policy sales have doubled in recent years . . . and we’ve added two dozen  More classes; broader guidelines.  More coverages and extensions to appeal to even more businesses within our specialty! enhancements to make BizGUARD even better! Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies Seeking an appointment? Go to . . . www.guard.com/apply |November-December 2015| KANSAS INSURANCE AGENT & BROKER 5