Winners Announced for Best Agency Website in the Commercial Agency Awards for Excellence

NEW YORK, June 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Property Casualty 360 - National Underwriter (PC360/NU) and American Agent & Broker have announced winners of the 2013 Commercial Agency Awards for Excellence in the Best Agency Website category.

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The program recognizes an overall winner plus three finalists. The 2013 Best Agency Website Award Winner is Earnie Cornelius Insurance Agency from Piedmont, OK. Since redesigning its website, ECI has tripled its business.  Judges singled out the website's mobile optimization, client services, media integration and ease of use. ECI's profile is featured in the June issue of American Agent & Broker and on PropertyCasualty360.com.

The 2013 Best Agency Website finalists include:

• Alliance Insurance Group - Connects to visitors with videos, commerce pages and mobility
• Bryan Insurance Agency – Agency draws visitors and leads with SEO management, mobile site and blogs
• Kaplansky Insurance – Agency draws leads with quote forms, engages with mobile site and Twitter feeds

Independent agencies entered the award program by completing an extensive application and providing an essay describing their unique approaches and success stories.  An independent panel of judges reviewed each submission and graded websites on factors including appearance, mobility, brand awareness and multimedia. 

"We are proud to recognize these outstanding agencies for their innovative websites," said Shawn Moynihan, executive managing editor of PC360/NU.  "These four agencies are true pace-setters and display a deep commitment to their clients by using technology to connect with them."

The 2013 Commercial Agency Awards for Excellence program highlights distinction in three categories, with awards given to winning agencies throughout the year. We are now accepting applications for excellence in Recruitment, Training & Perpetuation. The winning agency will be featured in the September issue of American Agent & Broker and on PropertyCasualty360.com, and also receive an iPad. View the application and rules for Recruitment, Training & Perpetuation.

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