Direct Bill Insured

Admitted payment experiences

for non-admitted markets.

Payments built to help grow revenue by increasing appointments, submissions, and GWP.
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Trusted by the industry’s leading MGAs and wholesalers

Why Direct Bill Insured

Increase appointments and submissions by making it easier for retailers to work with your business.
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Increase agency appointments and submissions

When you give retail brokers the flexibility to choose how they transact with you, distribution grows naturally

Seamless bind and pay experience

Increase bind rate by making payment experiences quick and seamless

Drive incremental revenue

Faster speed-to-revenue by eliminating AR delays as well as increased operating profits from premium financing revenue share

Eliminate manual accounting

Automate AR/AP reconciliation in your PAS and premium/commission disbursements to retailers and the markets

Direct Bill Insured by the Numbers

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What Direct Bill Insureddoes for you

Offer an admitting billing experience for non-admitted markets; a modern checkout experience for paid in full or premium finance

Five capabilities that compound into faster invoicing, fewer errors, and a billing experience your insureds can trust.

PLATFORM FOUNDATION

Built to handle

financing and payments at scale

The platform capabilities that make Direct Bill Insured reliable, accurate, and consistent — giving your retailers a best-in-class experience
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Open API architecture
Ascend can be embedded directly into your business' quoting experience — so you can have full control how the experience looks.
Compliance & security
SOC 2 Type II certified. PCI-compliant payment processing. AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit. Complete audit trail on every payment event and financing agreement.
Deployment & implementation
Ascend's onboarding team collaborates with your team to design, build, and deploy an integration that fits your systems perfectly.

Ascend is a big step forward for us - before, it was hard to answer any payment question from agents. Now, we have full transparency and know what was paid, how, and when with complete accuracy.

Hamza Amjad
Head of Revenue Operations
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Pathpoint offered direct bill for E&S markets and grew appointments by 3x
Wholesaler
Nirvana Insurance’s rollout of Direct Bill Insured improved visibility and speed on deals
MGA
Frequently asked questions

What program business leaders

ask about Direct Bill Insured

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Yes, Ascend’s open API infrastructure allows you to integrate any or all parts of Ascend’s payment and accounting workflows into your policy management system.

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Book a tailored demo based on your business model. We'll show you how Direct Bill Insured helps unlock untapped revenue and efficiency — and how it connects to the rest of your financial operations.
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