StoneRiver Releases New Verson of Life Portraits ES Illustration System

Version 2.95 of Life Portraits ES offers immediate access to decision making information by providing a new click for quick view, plan change notes which will help ensure avoiding last minute updates, and multiple effective date rates, according to StoneRiver.

StoneRiver (Oakland, Calif.) has announced the new release of its Life Portraits ES point-of-sale illustration and needs analysis system. The new version of Life Portraits streamlines and enhances software deployment to distribution channels, decreases time-to-market and reduces training costs, the vendor claims.

Life Portraits, when coupled with StoneRiver's electronic application and LifeSuite Automated Underwriting System, provides sales support, application capture and submission, requirements gathering and underwriting enabling complete sale-to-issue functionality, according to Stone River. The solution empowers agents to assist a prospect in selecting the best product suited to their coverage or investment needs and produces regulatory compliant illustrations, the vendor says. Version 2.95 offers immediate access to decision making information by providing a new click for quick view, plan change notes which will help ensure avoiding last minute updates, and multiple effective date rates, a StoneRiver statement says.

Life Portraits ES 2.95 also includes an installation upgrade for easier deployment and updates to connected and disconnected desktop installations for Windows Vista, Windows 7 as well as 64 bit configurations, according to the vendor. The screen performance enhancements of Life Portraits ES 2.95 will allow agents to experience dynamic response time and rapid page refresh for smooth sales presentations with prospects, StoneRiver claims.

"This new and enhanced release of Life Portraits ES provides our growing client base new features that will increase productivity while at the same time improving business efficiency," says Dennis Pfiffner, vice president, product services, StoneRiver. "In addition, new capabilities will bring our clients an accelerated time to market with tools to generate revenue."

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