--- title: GRIDIRON TO PUT INLAND MARINE PROGRAM ON APPULATE – Appulate Blog description: MGA To Automate Program And Offer To Appulate Agent Network Plantation, FL – September 5, 2017 Gridiron Insurance Underwriters is excited to announce that --- [Skip to content](https://blog.appulate.com/appulate-announces-gridiron-partnership#main-content) [![Blog SVG](https://blog.appulate.com/hubfs/Blog%20SVG.svg "Blog SVG")](https://newblog.appulate.com/blog) [Book A Demo](https://info.appulate.com/schedule-a-demo) [All posts](https://blog.appulate.com/all) March 26, 2024 # GRIDIRON TO PUT INLAND MARINE PROGRAM ON APPULATE By  [Johnny Yarbrough](https://blog.appulate.com/author/johnny-yarbrough)  ·  1 minute read **MGA To Automate Program And Offer To Appulate Agent Network** Plantation, FL – September 5, 2017 Gridiron Insurance Underwriters is excited to announce that it will offer Inland Marine programs via Appulate. Appulate offers independent insurance agents technology so that they can bridge data directly from their management systems to complete the rate/quote/bind process for a variety of P&C insurance products. By working with Appulate, Gridiron will bring an automated program to the nearly 30,000 independent agencies using Appulate nationwide. “Agents using Appulate want to be able to automatically generate quotes for Inland Marine risks,” said Jeff Harris, President at Appulate, Inc. “Gridiron has unique proprietary programs and we are pleased to partner with them on their Inland Marine offering” stated Harris. To access these programs, an agent simply needs to have an Appulate account. This is offered free of charge and can be setup within 5 minutes. Once the agent has an account, they will be able to bridge ACORD and other data from their management system to complete the Gridiron online application rater. “Ease of use is essential in today’s insurance market” said Dave DeMott, President at Gridiron Insurance Underwriters. “When we take a great program and then bring Appulate’s automation to it, everyone wins,” commented DeMott. ###### About Appulate Appulate, “Empowering The Agent™” offers an unprecedented level of automation to streamline the submission processes through its innovative abilities to bridge data between insurance systems. Today, Appulate technology is used by more than 28,000 retail agents and has been recognized by key industry groups and analysts for its contribution to time and cost savings. The combination of Appulate’s advanced technology, outstanding level of service and high value proposition has make them one of the fastest growing technology companies that serve the insurance industry. Visit Appulate at [www.Appulate.com](http://www.Appulate.com) ###### About Gridiron Insurance Underwriters Gridiron Insurance Underwriters was founded in 2006. Headquartered in Plantation-Florida, we are a dedicated Program Manager and MGU. Gridiron is strategically placed to manage insurance facilities and affinity based program business on a regional and national basis. With a disciplined and consistent underwriting approach, we are committed to creating, underwriting and disseminating well-managed and profitable programs. 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