UnumProvident is now providing toll-free access for brokers to connect directly with individual disability income protection underwriters."Were encouraging this dialogue so brokers can better understand the whys of underwriting, and so we can better understand the individual customer," says Steve Joseph, vice president of individual disability underwriting at the Chattanooga, Tenn.-based insurance company.
UnumProvident underwriters are available to listen to the unique needs of the insurance advisor and their clients, to explain requirements that are needed or decisions that are made, or to recommend alternative solutions. Brokers interested in a quick update on pending applications can visit UnumProvidents Sales Partner Services Web site for status.
This toll-free convenience is the latest in a series of enhancements to UnumProvidents customer service of the individual and multi-life market. These enhancements began in the fall of 2003 with the launch of the Enhanced Sales Program, a service team dedicated to the needs of individual brokers selling single-life individual income protection and individual long term care.
"Through the Enhanced Sales Program, brokers receive immediate assistance on every call," says Rhonda Lindsay-Muller, vice president of customer services. "Brokers tap into our breadth and depth of industry knowledge, capability and product offerings from professionals who are trained specifically for and dedicated to the individual sale."
Source: UnumProvident
