About Insurance Storefronts

Insurance Storefronts is an insurance agent toolkit. It provides an agent directory, quote engines, and a website builder. Using the Stripe library, agents can subscribe to multiple subscriptions for the tools they want.

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What It Took To Build The Agent Directory. Quote Engines. Website Builder

Below are some of the tools used to help build Insurance Storefronts.

HTML5 CSS JavaScript jQuery Twitter Bootstrap PHP MySQL Laravel Git GitHub DigitalOcean Stripe
  • The application was built using the Laravel 9 framework.
  • For communication outside the application, both Mailgun and Twilio were utilized to deliver messages to users.
  • Considering, inside communication, we utilized pusher and jQuery to build a live chat system.
  • The project has a lot of moving pieces that were needed multiple times. To keep this organized, we utilized design patterns such as Gateways, so that controllers and views stayed true to the DRY principle.
  • For design purposes, we used Bootstrap 5, along with custom CSS, to design the entire platform.
  • jQuery was utilized to handle front-end javascript as well as Ajax calls to the server.
  • To handle subscriptions, Stripe was integrated as well as promo codes so users can use coupons created on the Stripe platform.
  • With the quote engines, communications to outside data are pivotal, so we used Guzzle to handle fetching and generating the data for use.
  • The platform allowed agents to build a marketing profile, that was used to advertise their services to consumers.
  • Agents can utilize quote engines that range from life insurance to Medicare. These would generate leads that the agents can review in more detail with data pulled from the user.
  • The website builder utilized jQuery's drag-and-drop functionality along with Bootstrap 5 components. It allowed agents to build a website with just drag-and-drop functionality and fill in a few details on a modal form.
  • A custom domain could be set up on the website builder along with setting up a Letsencrypt SSL with just a click of a button.
  • Agents were also able to utilize a blog platform that included categories to help manage blog posts.
  • Both the website builder and the blog utilized SEO optimization by including, meta title, meta description, meta keywords, alt tags for images, and optimizing content.
  • The entire system is managed by an internal administration panel controlled by permissions and roles.

A Glance At The Project

A picture can say a thousand words. Take a look at the screenshots added for the Insurance Storefronts project to get a better understanding of what was developed.