Insurtech-Driven Leaders Renew Push for Efficiency, Security in IA Channel Using ‘SignOn Once’
(March 13, 2020) — ID Federation, the nonprofit coalition of industry leaders that developed the SignOn Once single-sign-on solution, announced its board of directors for 2020. These leaders from the independent agency channel are pushing for more adoption from carriers and solution providers to promote efficiency and security for their independent agents.
- Steve Aronson, president & CEO, Aronson Insurance
- Brian Bartosh, president, Top O’ Michigan Insurance Agency (secretary of ID Federation)
- Danny Blood, CTO & chief engineer, Boston Software Corp.
- Chris Cline, distribution specialist leader and “Closing the Gap” podcast host, Westfield
- Greg Milbach, AVP, information security director, EMC Insurance
- Doug Mohr, VP, industry relations & partnerships, Vertafore
- Jim Rogers, AVP, distribution technology strategy, The Hartford (president and treasurer of ID Federation)
- Dave Ward, agency automation manager, The Hanover Insurance Group
- Kari Wittgens, director, application portfolio & software engineering, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
- Representative TBD, Applied Systems
- Representative TBD, BB&T Insurance Services
Adoption of SignOn Once means users need only one set of credentials for all their participating carriers and are protected from unauthorized attacks. The SignOn Once “Trust Framework,” which defines the specifications for SignOn Once, consists of business, legal, and technical rules for participants to follow.
The framework allows SignOn Once participants to make transactions smoother for agents, carriers and solutions providers. ID Federation aims to draw more independent agent carriers to implement SignOn Once to improve efficiency and security for their business partners and themselves.
SignOn Once is a federated identity management solution created exclusively for insurance carriers, independent agents and solutions providers. SignOn Once provides a secure process for a user to authenticate his or her identity with systems of numerous business partners.
Using the SignOn Once solution is free for agencies, but insurance carriers and agency management solution providers must implement it. Independent agents can play a positive role by asking carriers and solution providers for SignOn Once.
Insurance carriers and solutions providers can join ID Federation to get started on SignOn Once implementation. Direct queries about SignOn Once by ID Federation to Irv Kantar, ID Federation business manager, at Irv.Kantar@idfederation.org or 833-SignOn1 (833.744.6661).
About ID Federation
ID Federation is a nonprofit group of insurance industry leaders committed to working for the common good. They include representatives from carriers, solution providers, industry associations and agencies. They’re experts in law, technology and business. Together they developed a trust agreement to eliminate the problems of password management.
