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PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Commercial Risk Services (ACE CRS), the small commercial specialty lines business of ACE Group, today announced the launch of the latest offering in its line of products and services for small businesses, the ACE CRS Producer Portal. With a focus on increasing functionality and simplifying the user experience, this tool offers improved efficiency for producers by providing client access through the new online portal, which gives ACE CRS’ small business clients access to ACE’s account management systems and expertise in one easy-to-use application.

This new capability offers approved ACE CRS producers an easy, intuitive platform for accessing and managing small business products. It is offered through ACE Worldview®, ACE’s award-winning technology that has transformed insurance program management through providing brokers real-time access to ACE’s systems and expertise. The ACE CRS Producer Portal is now available to all ACE Global Accounts, ACE Risk Management^® Global Casualty, ACE Construction and ESIS^® clients. From the initial sign-in, commercial insurance brokers can access and manage all of their small business products offered through ACE CRS, including:

• Specialty Business Owners Policy (BOP) products
• Liquor Liability
• Commercial Umbrella
• International Advantage®
• Environmental
• Management Liability
• Professional Liability

“Small businesses continually struggle to find proper insurance coverage due to a lack of optimal choices, issues with cost, or uncertainty about the scope of coverage that is most suitable for them,” said David Lupica, Division President, ACE CRS. “Technology empowerment is what this effort is all about. The Producer Portal is just one of the many tools ACE CRS designed to meet the particular needs of small business owners in an intensely competitive environment. ACE continues to showcase its commitment to the small and micro specialty lines as we leverage the wide breadth of ACE’s expertise to businesses of all size through this new online portal, which is based on the exclusive state-of-art ACE Worldview® online platform that offers brokers easier, more efficient program management.”

The ACE CRS Producer Portal provides producers with a comprehensive dashboard to perform daily tasks. By increasing the overall user experience users will be able to quickly and easily:

• Obtain new business quotes
• Modify submissions
• Bind quotes on behalf of clients
• Request post-binding transactions
• Process renewals
• Obtain billing and claims contact information
• Request product coverage information for more than 20 unique ACE CRS products
• Access improved loss runs in real time at the click of a mouse
• Obtain news and products announcements

The ACE CRS Producer Portal is the latest in a series of new and enhanced ACE CRS products servicing small business. Recent ACE products and enhancements include small commercial packages, specialty commercial,liquor, non-profits and small standalone professional products, including BOP and monoline GL offerings.

About ACE Group

ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Additional information can be found at www.acegroup.com, or follow ACE on Twitter,https://twitter.com/ACEGroupNA.