iPipeline, the leader in on-demand software that supports marketing, selling, and processing solutions for the nation’s top insurance carriers, distributors and producers, today announced the appointment of Steve Meade to Vice President, Illustration Solutions. In this new role, Steve will oversee Illustration business development and provide leadership for client initiatives. The appointment was made in response to the insurance industry’s growing demand for iPipeline’s Illustration Suite.

“During the past year, Steve has repeatedly demonstrated his ability to drive our business development efforts by providing the industry knowledge and leadership required to support client initiatives,” said Bill Butler, President, iPipeline. “The demand for iPipeline’s Illustration solutions continues to grow, and we are committed to surpassing our high marks recently received in Novarica’s 2009 ACE Rankings Report with exemplary performance.”

iPipeline’s Illustration Suite is a comprehensive, cost-effective and rapidly deployed solution that delivers ease of use, selling power and direct distribution reach. The Illustration Suite is comprised of three main modules—Illustrations, Needs Analysis, and Advanced Sales, Each module can be licensed separately or as the integrated suite to help insurance companies, distributors and agents to market, sell, and process faster. The Illustration Suite is fully integrated with iPipeline’s iGO e-App.

Prior to iPipeline, Steve worked at Accenture serving as Client Services Director heading up the professional services division responsible for Accenture’s sales illustration customers. While at Accenture (formerly NaviSys), Steve also programmed actuarial calculation engines, served as a senior project manager, trained customers on self-developing their illustration platforms, and acted as a principal consultant guiding insurance carriers on business requirements and solutions. Steve has worked closely with more than 40 leading insurance companies on their illustration initiatives.

To learn how you can implement iPipeline’s Illustration Suite to support the marketing, selling and processing of insurance, contact sales@ipipeline.com or call 1-800-758-0824, option 2.

About iPipeline

iPipeline leads its industry in providing the next-generation suite of sales distribution software as a “clean technology” to the insurance and financial services markets through its on-demand service. iPipeline's channel solutions for carriers, distributors, and producers automate activities for quoting, forms processing, illustrations development, requirements ordering, contracting, and content distribution, enabling the insurance industry to market, sell, and process faster.

iPipeline provides the process automation and seamless integration needed to make a sale by aggregating over 160 carriers, 1,200 distributors, and 600,000 agents in a single, Web-based environment — the iPipeline Network. Visit us at www.ipipeline.com.