**Automating Repetitive Tasks with Virtual Assistants**
In the insurance industry today, demands are surging, workloads are escalating, and the constant need for efficiency and productivity assumes paramount importance. Independent insurance agents are most often found buried under a pile of administrative tasks when their core focus should be providing quality service to their clients. Enter virtual assistants (VA), the unsung heroes of the digital realm. Why choose a virtual assistant, you might wonder. Well, we’re here to show you why.
As the [US Bureau of Labor Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/insurance-sales-agents.htm) confirms, tedious administrative tasks could consume much of an insurance agent’s time. However, by **outsourcing time-consuming and mundane tasks** to a virtual assistant, insurance agents can devote their time and effort to building customer relationships and expanding their business.
**What Are Virtual Assistants?**
A virtual assistant is a professional who provides various services to entrepreneurs or businesses from a remote location. From digital marketing tasks, scheduling appointments and managing events to personal errands. You can make a virtual assistant do almost anything. Many businesses across sectors have successfully incorporated virtual assistants into their workforce models and have reaped significant benefits and Insurance agents are no exception.
As the leading provider of virtual assistants for independent insurance agents, [Agency VA](https://www.agencyva.com) understands the challenges faced by agents. Our virtual assistants are equipped with knowledge and experience to ensure that all your administrative and repetitive tasks are handled efficiently.
**Why Should You Hire A Virtual Assistant Through Agency VA?**
1. **Expertise** – With Agency VA, you get access to VA’s with prior experience in the insurance industry preventing time loss in training them for industry-specific tasks.
2. **Cost optimization** – Employing a full-time assistant could be a considerable expense, Factor in benefits, taxes, and overhead costs. In contrast, a virtual assistant can save you these unnecessary expenses.
3. **Employee of Record Services** – When you opt for a virtual assistant from Agency VA, we take care of all employment obligations, including employment taxes, and benefits, ensuring you have no infrastructural or legal worries.
To witness how Agency VA adds value to insurance agents’ business processes, book a meeting with our team today.
Yet, managing a remote workforce, could pose its own challenges. It raises the question of how to manage and monitor the productivity and effectiveness of these virtual assistants.
**Efficient Management through AVA, our Remote Worker Management Software**
Recognizing this need in the market, we, at Agency VA, introduced AVA, our cutting-edge, remote worker management software specifically fashioned to streamline communication and track performance metrics with ease and precision.
As per a report by [Gartner](https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-07-14-gartner-says-worldwide-information-security-spending-to-reach-123-8-billion-in-2020), businesses that adopted a “digital-first” strategy experienced a growth rate 60% higher than their counterparts. AVA aligns perfectly with this “digital-first” strategy, helping you manage your virtual workforce effectively.
**Key Benefits of Using AVA**
1. **Ease of Communication**: AVA provides a seamless platform for communication among team members, hence enabling better collaborations.
2. **Efficiency Tracking**: AVA makes it easy to track your VA’s efficiency.
3. **Time Management**: With AVA’s time tracking feature, efficiently manage your VAs’ time, ensuring no second is wasted.
In short, the combination of virtual assistants from Agency VA and our software AVA, offer a synergistic solution to independent insurance agents looking to automate repetitive tasks, increase productivity, and effectively manage their remote workforce.
To witness how Agency VA and AVA could revamp your business processes, [schedule a meeting](https://www.agencyva.com/schedule) with our team today.
With Agency VA, independent agents obtain an edge just not in managing repetitive tasks, but also enabling enhanced service delivery to clients, and eventually, improved bottom-line results. We are here to ensure automation and efficiency become your allies, enabling you to better serve your clientele. So, are you ready for this transformative journey?
*Note: Due to the human nature of writing, small typos or grammatical misstakes may apper in this post.