Insurance Business America is conducting our second annual Five Star Carriers ratings, and we want your feedback! We’ve asked the agent and broker community to rank the qualities they look for in carriers. By rating how your carrier partners perform in these areas, you'll help identify the best carriers in the business and which could use some improvement.

Responses are kept strictly anonymous and the results will be published in the August issue of Insurance Business America.

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* 1. Who is your primary carrier?

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* 2. Please rate this carrier from 1 to 5 in the following areas, with 1 being not good at all and 5 being excellent:

  1 2 3 4 5
Technology and automation capabilities
Range of products offered
Carrier reputation and financial stability
Competitive rates
Quick quotes
Education and training
Marketing support
Underwriting expertise
Claims processing
Commitment to the broker distribution channel
If you'd like, you can also answer the following optional questions. Otherwise, feel free to skip to the end of the survey.

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* 3. Do you use any other carriers?, If so, please specify and rank the lenders you use at the questions below.

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* 4. Carrier 1:

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* 5. Please rate this carrier in the following areas on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not good at all and 5 being excellent:

  1 2 3 4 5
Technology and automation capabilities
Range of products offered
Carrier reputation and financial stability
Competitive rates
Quick quotes
Education and training
Underwriting expertise
Claims processing
Commitment to the broker distribution channel

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* 6. Carrier 2:

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* 7. Please rate this carrier in the following areas on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not good at all and 5 being excellent:

  1 2 3 4 5
Technology and automation capabilities
Range of products offered
Carrier reputation and financial stability
Competitive rates
Quick quotes
Education and training
Marketing support
Underwriting expertise
Claims processing
Commitment to the broker distribution channel

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* 8. Carrier 3:

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* 9. Please rate this carrier in the following areas on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not good at all and 5 being excellent:

  1 2 3 4 5
Technology and automation capabilities
Range of products offered
Carrier reputation and financial stability
Competitive rates
Quick quotes
Education and training
Marketing support
Underwriting expertise
Claims processing
Commitment to the broker distribution channel

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* 10. Carrier 4:

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* 11. Please rate this carrier in the following areas on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not good at all and 5 being excellent:

  1 2 3 4 5
Technology and automation capabilities
Range of products offered
Carrier reputation and financial stability
Competitive rates
Quick quotes
Education and training
Marketing support
Underwriting expertise
Claims processing
Commitment to the broker distribution channel

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