More sales with personalized proposals in minutes

As Employee Benefit Services began implementing Applied Benefits Designer, it became clear that it was invaluable to their agency. Staff worked with several employers with complicated benefits plans, and the feedback from clients was immediate. Clients thanked them for the new approach to their renewal, and felt it created much more ease when working with the agency. “It was so effortless to put the presentation up on a screen and talk through it,” said Leo Gallagher, managing partner, Employee Benefit Services of Maryland. “After seeing it, I don’t know how brokers do it any other way.”

In addition to using the tool with its most complex groups, Employee Benefit Services has also found success using it with smaller groups, who make up a significant chunk of the agency’s book of business. “Using Applied Benefits Designer, everyone’s attention is on the screen, facilitating better a conversation,” said Gallagher. “Preparation was also vastly simplified. You can put together a proposal in just 15 minutes.” Using Applied allowed Employee Benefit Services to generate more big-picture conversations to help save clients money, rather than focusing on the minutia of copays and other plan details within a spreadsheet.