Mobile Technology Propels Alliant Insurance Services into InformationWeek Elite 100

Prestigious list recognizes America’s top business technology innovators

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Alliant Insurance Services, the nation’s largest specialty insurance brokerage firm, has joined the prestigious InformationWeek Elite 100 list recognizing America’s top business technology innovators. As one of the nation’s most innovative insurance agencies, Alliant was recognized for using mobile technology to enhance customer service and streamline communications.

“In an environment where crucial business decisions are made in real time, an effective insurance partner must communicate and collaborate quickly across time zones and outside of the traditional office environment,” said Ilene Anders, Chief Information Officer of Alliant. “Most importantly, we believe mobile technology provides a gateway to the most critical component of the customer service experience: people.”

The centerpiece of this initiative is the AlliantConnect Mobile app, which gives Alliant’s customers 24/7 access to vital insurance information and service personnel. Clients can interact with a service professional, manage their documents, access informational materials, and reference policy changes. Featuring a simple interface and intuitive design, AlliantConnect Mobile represents an evolution of the company’s AlliantConnect web-based customer portal.

“Whether our clients are facing a crisis or using insurance information to make a timely business decision, AlliantConnect Mobile places powerful intelligence in the palm of their hand,” said Anders.

The InformationWeek Elite 100 places Alliant in the company of some of America’s most recognizable innovators across a breadth of industries including insurance, biotechnology, aerospace, communications, electronics, and others.

This is InformationWeek’s 27th year identifying and honoring the nation's most innovative users of information technology. The InformationWeek Elite 100 research tracks the technology-based investments, strategies, and results of some of the best-known organizations in the country. Unique among corporate rankings, the InformationWeek Elite 100 spotlights the power of business technology innovation. Additional details on the InformationWeek Elite 100 can be found online at http://www.informationweek.com/elite100.

About Alliant Insurance Services

Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. is one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the United States and has a history dating back to 1925. Alliant provides property and casualty, workers’ compensation, employee benefits, surety, and financial products and services to more than 26,000 clients nationwide, including public entities, tribal nations, healthcare, energy, law firms, real estate, construction, and other industry groups. More information is available on the company’s web site at: www.alliant.com.

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Alliant Insurance Services

Lynda Lane, 949-260-5050

Senior Vice President and Corporate Director

Marketing and Corporate Communications

llane@alliant.com

Source: Alliant Insurance Service