Insphere Insurance Solutions® Wins 2013 Stevie® Award for Sales and Customer Service

2013 Stevie Awards Selects Insphere Insurance Solutions for Bronze Award

DALLAS & FORT WORTH, Texas--()--Insphere Insurance Solutions (http://www.insphereis.com) today announced it has been presented with a Bronze level Stevie Award in the “Best Use of Technology in Sales” category in the seventh annual Stevie Awards for Sales and Customer Service (http://www.StevieAwards.com).

“Everyone at Insphere is pleased and proud to have won a Stevie Award,” said Kenneth J. Fasola, President and Chief Executive Officer of Insphere Insurance Solutions. “Our entry showcased the work of our Information Technology team toward increasing agent adoption of our CRM tool through the use of mobile technology. We have made great strides in this area and earning this award gives additional validation to our approach.”

The InSiteMobile® application allows Insphere agents the ability to rapidly interact with new insurance leads and manage their current customers and policies. These mobile tools extend the rich capabilities available to agents on the Insphere InSite® Customer Relationship Management platform and position our agents to be the most informed and productive in the market.

More than 100 members of eight specialized judging committees determined Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging this year. The awards were presented to honorees during a gala banquet on February 25 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas. More than 300 nominated customer service and sales executives from the U.S.A. and several other countries attended.

About The Stevie Awards

Stevie Awards are conferred in four programs: The American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about The Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

About Insphere Insurance Solutions®

Insphere Insurance Solutions, Inc. is a distribution company that specializes in meeting the life, health, Medicare, long-term care and retirement insurance needs of small businesses and middle-income individuals and families through its portfolio of highly rated products offered by recognized national and regional insurance carriers. Insphere is an authorized agency in all 50 states and the District of Columbia with approximately 3,000 agents nationwide. For more information, please visit www.insphereis.com.

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Contacts

Insphere Insurance Solutions
Donna Ledbetter, 817-255-5405
Donna.Ledbetter@InsphereIs.com

Release Summary

Insphere Insurance Solutions earns Stevie Award in Sales and Customer Service with its new mobile app. The Insphere app gets new client leads to agents quickly which results in increased productivity.

Contacts

Insphere Insurance Solutions
Donna Ledbetter, 817-255-5405
Donna.Ledbetter@InsphereIs.com