AMS360 vs. Applied Epic vs. SIS Partner Platform

Scalability, ease of use, ease of access, integrated services. This solution works for 2 man shops all the way up to 150+ with shared services, etc. Vertafore is working towards a unified look/feel, which will only solidify the need to work with any/all of their products.

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[Applied] Epic is great for holding information but it does take time to enter data correctly if you want to be able to complete reports accurately[.]

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Not suited for a heavy commercial lines agency and/or one that has large, complex accounts. Too much policy detail isn't available within the system, so you end up having to either 1) go to carrier websites to pull copies of policies to determine accurate coverage, which is a hassle, especially if an active, endorsement active account or 2) go into documents to pull up copy(ies) of policy/endorsements to determine coverage or 3) keep a master copy of the policy, as issued (as a PDF) and note every endorsement change on that PDF, so you have one place to easily access how coverage stands at this point in time.

• Quick entry of new client information
• Instant access to most policy and billing information
• Exceptional reports for management and producers
• Accounting Departments love the direct bill reconciliation
• Certificates of Insurance
• Vehicle ID cards

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• Account Management - I like the way the system organizes the data for each account. It is easy to search and find any client we are looking for and then once within that record, it is easy to navigate to the necessary policy or screen.
• Task Management - once everyone was trained and on the same page, the ability to move tasks within the system from one person to the next really helps with the "passing the baton" from one team member to another. The task will come right up on the initial screen so the user knows they have something new to do.
• Reporting - the system drives the majority of the reporting we do as an agency and it is great when working within the system.

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• Downloads
• Personal lines
• cheaper

• Lacks faster, intuitive, modern User Interface.
• Lacks option to search for data in activities.
• Does not create logs even for closed activities (suspense).

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• Some of the questions in the applications are repetitive.
• The manual is not especially user-friendly - our agency is working on a new one for easier navigation.
• Better integration with our other software programs would be beneficial to our agency.

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• Prospect side of system lacks functionality of the client side.
• No search function in notes/the main area to view all activity (not just documents, but any additional notes such as logs of discussions with producers/clients/prospects, logged phone calls, etc.). Should have same search functionality in Notes as in Documents.
• "Quick Summary" profiles lack functionality of true client profile area.
• No ability to turn off downloads..........wipes out too much underwriting detail. Too many lines of business don't download (not sure whether SIS Partner issue or carrier side issue). No Garage, Crime, Equipment Floaters, Builders Risk-Installation Floater, etc.
• From a commercial standpoint, their policy detail really only addresses the five major lines of business, i.e., Property, GL, Auto, WC and Umbrella. Other ancillary lines, there is no where to input policy detail (other than in a General Remarks section), which doesn't show up on the "summary" detail.
• Very apparent this system was developed for Personal Lines and not meant to handle large, sophisticated Commercial Lines accounts. When you deal with their Help Desk folks........they are totally insurance unknowledgeable, and often don't understand what is being asked of them.
• Help Desk "pat" answer is "we'll add it to the enhancement list", but there are thing requested long ago and still not fixed/changed.

This is by far the most robust agency management system I have used that works for all sizes of agencies. Others have better options here or there, but they are highly customized for a specific type of agency. AMS360 is a one size fits all type of solution, and it works well for us.

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its decent but needs improvement

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It is very user friendly. You can go from beginner to efficient user in a short period of time. I like the option of a desktop application as well as the web app

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I think it is a great system if a policy and or changes download. After that, in our experience, all the manual entry is very difficult. In my opinion, it appears to be built by tech people and not insurance people.

ams360 service is excellent. They identify the issue and offer quick solutions

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THEY COULD LOAD FASTER

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Support responds quickly, and they are very knowledgeable.

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I have not necessarily used support from Applied Epic directly, but have gone to my trainer who has gone to support. I am usually able to get an answer relatively quickly, so I can assume the support team is very knowledgeable and prompt with their help.

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NOT ENOUGH TRAINING IN PERSON. IT SEEMS LIKE MORE IN PERSON TRAINING IS NEEDED

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ONLINE TRAINING IS THERE FOR WHAT IS NEEDED. THERE ARE TUTORIALS FOR EACH SECTION OF THE PROGRAM

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be prepared for a long transition of data

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AMS360 is a solid platform to run an insurance agency. Their support during issues is stellar. Our issues came only after we said we needed to pivot a different direction, then everything went to pot.

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I think it's much easier to use applied epic then TAM. More user-friendly and more intuitive. I feel Applied Epic is a much more productive solution.

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Horrible! There are other systems that would have been better than this, even if management didn't want to spend the $$$ to upgrade to Epic...

There are definitely endless possibilities with ams360. Its easy scalable to add departments

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• Organization - positive
• Wasted time - setting up and correcting set up - negative
• Great staff to work with - positive

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• Consolidated from multiple systems to one for P&C - reduced spend on maintenance of those systems and centralized our support making life easier for IT.
• Positive impact on the time spent actually putting information into the system. Previously TAM was used and that system was hard to navigate and use.

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• downloads
• technology
• Reports