Pie insurance unveiled its partner portal

Cision PR Newswire | August 06, 2020

Pie Insurance, one of the nation's leading insurtechs providing workers' compensation insurance to small businesses, today unveiled its partner portal. The portal uses proprietary technology that makes it easier for partner agents to submit their clients for workers' comp coverage and track their status in real time. The partner portal features an integrated appetite checker and can make automatic decisions on more than 70 percent of class codes. Pie's ability to auto-decide such a high percentage of class codes ensures agents get the information they need faster to better serve their clients.

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Written by Sovos’ team of regulatory specialists, this guide for insurers provides everything you need to know about the IPT regulatory landscape.

A mix of deep dive country-by-country information in addition to guidance on IPT and the digital tax landscape, this guide is for any insurer wanting to know more about IPT compliance.

Despite its focus on Europe, our guide also explores other jurisdictions in Asia, Australia, North and South America. This guide is your trusted source of information wherever in the world you write business.

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