MACAW CRM vs. Zywave Sales Cloud - Agency Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MACAW CRM
Score 8.0 out of 10
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MACAW CRM system has been designed exclusively for the insurance sector. Prospects lead to opportunities, which leads to quotes, which leads to payment to the policies. In insurer requires, the underwriting and rating engines can be added. Salesforce can be deployed, managed and paid for. The policy servicing and claims tracking has been integrated in the system. The "digital" elements are integrated as various portals and mobile apps. The software has in…N/A
Zywave Sales Cloud - Agency Management
Score 5.0 out of 10
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BrokerageBuilder is an insurance agency management system from Zywave in Milwaukee, suggested to automate office processes and centralize customer data.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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Support Rating
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Nest Innovative Solutions Private Limited
MACAW integrates well with Salesforce. As they say, they manage leads, opportunities, quotes and policies well. The underwriting and rating engines can be integrated if it's required. MACAW is a great solution for combining multiple systems into one and lowering overhead. It is not a great fit for non-technical departments.
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Zywave
prospects easy to find; however not all current information is listed. The process for importing prospect lists into the agency management system could be streamlined.
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Pros
Nest Innovative Solutions Private Limited
  • Blending of CRM within an insurance flow
  • Great Lead Management, Quotation and Underwriting
  • High level support for marketing campaigns and setting up successful content strategies
  • Great support for legacy back-office system
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Zywave
  • It's very flexible. You can add custom fields easily and create/update workflows and activities quickly.
  • The layout is easy on the eye. The dashboard is laid out well and helps you stay on track with renewals and activities.
  • Emails attached to an activity are easily viewed and housed within the activity on a separate tab.
  • Adding and reviewing policy info is simple. The tabs make it helpful to find and view info quickly.
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Cons
Nest Innovative Solutions Private Limited
  • Not very user friendly
  • Configuration with older back-office system is a bit of a hassle
  • Searches and uploads sometimes take a long time
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Zywave
  • Training for new employees and follow up for all employees.
  • Importing into agency management system is several steps.
  • Not all information on prospects is given, although most have adequate information.
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Support Rating
Nest Innovative Solutions Private Limited
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Zywave
The Zywave Customer Support team is phenomenal! Never any complaints. They resolve things quickly. You can call and talk with a real person, submit a chat question, or email them. Their training videos are good—short and sweet. We still use multiple Zywave products in our Benefits, Commercial Lines, and Marketing departments. They are a great company to work with. The implementation/onboarding for all products has been amazing! Training for products has always surpassed the training we received from other vendor partners.
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Alternatives Considered
Nest Innovative Solutions Private Limited
MACAW provides deep integration with insurance-relevant tools, like underwriting and rating engines, which are not supported in shallow CRMs like Hubspot.
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Zywave
We moved from BrokerageBuilder (BKB) to Epic in June 2019. Epic pros over BKB: You can use Epic for CL, PL, Bonds, and Benefits—one system for your whole agency has a lot of advantages. In Epic, you can drag and drop emails and documents to clients, policies, and activities. Epic has an auto-save feature. Reporting in Epic is better. Epic cons compared to BKB: The design aesthetic of Epic is not as nice as BKB. Navigating Epic is clunky—everything is in multiple layers. Epic is less flexible for custom fields. Epic is designed for CL/PL, so it's not ideal for a Benefits user, although they are improving/investing in the benefits side. BKB is just better for a Benefits user.
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Return on Investment
Nest Innovative Solutions Private Limited
  • Allowed work from home due to its web UI
  • Made using legacy back-office system easier, except for more complex cases
  • Not user friendly and a bit hard to onboard into
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Zywave
  • Sales team reluctant to use.
  • Initial training was fine but could use some follow-ups.
  • ROI has not been measurable.
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ScreenShots

MACAW CRM Screenshots

Screenshot of Single Customer Overview DashboardScreenshot of Opportunity DashboardScreenshot of Quotation DashboardScreenshot of Policy Overview Dashboard

Zywave Sales Cloud - Agency Management Screenshots

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