Ascend, an industry-leading financial operations automation platform, joins the Vertafore Orange Partner Program

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Oct 24, 2023, 08:00 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascend announced today its acceptance into the Vertafore^® Orange Partner Program. Ascend's payments and premium financing solution integrates with Vertafore's AMS360^®, allowing participating agencies to automate steps in their workflows related to premium collection, premium financing and accounting.

Vertafore adds Ascend, industry-leading financial operations automation platform, to Orange Partner Program

The Orange Partner Program brings together vetted, best-in-class technology and professional services partners that complement the Vertafore solutions that agencies, MGAs and carriers use every day. The program is a key part of Vertafore's commitment to empower insurance agents, carriers, and MGA with the best-in-class solutions that maximize operational efficiency with seamless integrations into Vertafore's network of technologies.

"As the insurance landscape evolves, the Orange Partner Program is constantly looking for innovative and impactful solutions that elevate Vertafore systems and our industry," said Doug Mohr, Vertafore vice president of industry relations and partnerships. "Ascend's financial operations automation platform is a great example of how Vertafore and its integration partners give brokers all the tools they need to drive business success."

Ascend's solution automates accounts receivable (AR) and accounts payables (AP) processes for agencies, MGAs, and carriers. From invoicing to financing to carrier and commission payables, Ascend provides a streamlined platform that modernizes legacy workflows for collecting premium, splitting commissions, and remitting premiums. The consolidation and digitization of these processes allow for real-time transparency and increased operational efficiency for brokers and MGAs of all sizes.

"We are thrilled to join the Orange Partner Program," said Andrew Wynn, co-CEO of Ascend. "This is a huge stepping-stone for us to showcase how Ascend not only helps brokers improve their bottom lines by unlocking team efficiencies but also empowers Vertafore users with seamless workflow integrations so businesses can get the most out of their technology partners."

About Ascend

Ascend is the industry-leading provider of financial operations automation software, dedicated to modernizing the insurance industry's financial infrastructure. Ascend is the only solution designed to enhance management systems by streamlining the insurance life cycle for payments, financing, and payables. By eliminating manual back office accounting tasks, improving cash collection cycles, and providing a best-in-class customer experience, Ascend significantly increases the productivity, efficiency, and profitability of brokerages and MGAs. To learn more about how Ascend can transform your business, please visit www.useascend.com.

About Vertafore

As North America's InsurTech leader for more than 50 years, Vertafore is modernizing and simplifying the insurance life cycle so that our customers can focus on what matters most. Vertafore's solutions provide end-to-end connectivity across the distribution channel, improve the client and agent experience, unlock the power of data, and streamline essential workflows to drive efficiency, productivity, and profitability for independent agencies, MGAs and carriers.

Contact:
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