APPULATE OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR)
OCR Defined: The mechanical or electronic conversion of images of typed, handwritten* or printed text into machine-encoded text. *Appulate’s technology does not support handwritten text
TECHNOLOGY: Artificial Neural Networks, (ANN): A Computer based learning algorithm that “learns” corrections with every scan. The more it is used, the smarter it gets. The same technology used for “Watson”, the IBM computer that beat national chess champions and competed on Jeopardy.
PRIMARY AREAS OF BENEFIT: Manage submissions from scanned or faxed documents Split single submissions into multiple sections A user interface that allows for “clean-up” prior to exporting a submission to Appulate Submission Management System or policy administration system Document labeling for image management storage
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DEMONSTRATION
REASONS FOR RECEIVING FAXED/SCANNED DOCS The agent is unfamiliar with the Appulate Uplink Print Driver The agent is not familiar with the functionality in his management system: Printing to a fax server Printing to paper for signature vs. electronic signature Unaware of from PDF
SOLUTIONS TO REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF IMAGES RECEIVED Ask questions – Why is this scanned/faxed vs. a native document Provide resources – Give them the address for options when sending you Host a training webinar – Appulate offers free training webinars in addition to many recorded webinars to help your agencies understand their options
SOLUTIONS CONTINUED Find agencies that are already familiar with Appulate and eager to submit business to those that support Appulate Appulate averages 6 to 10 new agencies per day There are over 20,000 agencies currently signed up with Appulate Over 95% of the agencies use Appulate for free Take advantage of Appulate Marketing
APPULATE MARKETING If you have a new product to announce, let Appulate make the announcement. “XYZ Insurance has a new program for CA coastal properties and they support the Appulate uplink system” If you are going in to a new state, let Appulate make the announcement, “ABC Insurance now writes in Ohio and they support the Appulate Carrier Connect system” Best of all, it is FREE! It’s about bringing it all together!
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