Save stamps, time & money: automobile dealers can now submit Zurich’s F&I product contracts electronically

New Web-enabled, electronic submission process helps speed up the close-out time for processing F&I product contracts

Schaumburg, Ill., February 8, 2010 – Zurich is helping automobile dealers streamline the remittance process for all their Zurich finance & insurance (F&I) products by adding electronic consumer contracts (eContracts) and electronic contract submission to its already advanced, Web-enabled sales and contract management process system – F&I Rate TrackSM.

Zurich first introduced F&I Rate Track to Zurich’s automobile dealership F&I customers in 2008 to quote Zurich F&I products.

“Now just two years later, Zurich continues to achieve its goal of providing its customers with tools to help them do business more efficiently and effectively,” said Vincent Santivasi, regional F&I manager for Zurich North America Commercial’s Direct Markets unit. “Adding eContracts and the electronic submission functionality to F&I Rate Track is one of the many ways our team in Zurich’s F&I division is looking out for dealers.”

A few of the many benefits to this new functionality include the ability to:
• Create electronic contracts and print them on a plain-paper printer;
• Automatically send electronic contracts to Zurich; and
• Ensure the contract is complete before printing and submitting it to Zurich.

For more information about Zurich’s insurance and F&I products for automobile dealers, go to http://www.zurichna.com/zdu.

About Zurich
Zurich’s North America Commercial and Global Corporate in North America business divisions are part of Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich), an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia Pacific, Latin America and other markets. Founded in 1872, the Group is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. It employs approximately 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries. In North America, Zurich (www.zurichna.com) is a leading commercial property-casualty insurance provider serving the global corporate, large corporate, middle market, specialties and programs sectors.
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Jennifer Nowacki
Zurich
(847) 605-6511
jennifer.nowacki@zurichna.com