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Insurtech Startups Are Doing It Again!

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Matteo Carbone

The recent $4.5 billion valuation of Wefox makes no sense. It shows that investors haven't yet learned the lessons of Lemonade, Hippo and Root.
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Gamification Comes to Life (Insurance)

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Nigel Hazell

Finance games have been shown to greatly help with life insurance sales -- and digital, large-scale versions are becoming available.
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Commercial Insurance’s Digital Revolution

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Patrick Foy

In commercial insurance, customers and providers can look forward to an improved experience as the market shifts toward online channels.
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Specialty Markets Must Digitize

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Cam Serigne

Specialty markets have fallen behind the pack on innovation, and many markets are threatened. But they don't have to be.

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Insurtech Startups Are Doing It Again!

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The recent $4.5 billion valuation of Wefox makes no sense. It shows that investors haven't yet learned the lessons of Lemonade, Hippo and Root.

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Commercial Insurance’s Digital Revolution

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In commercial insurance, customers and providers can look forward to an improved experience as the market shifts toward online channels.

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What's Driving Social Inflation?

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Changes in the litigation environment, shifting public opinion, medical inflation and emerging risks are producing lots of so-called nuclear verdicts.

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Mitigating Chronic Pain in Workers’ Comp

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Five key practices for a patient-centered approach are most effective in mitigating potential chronic pain issues in workers’ compensation.

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Why Automation Is So Important

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Agencies, brokers and carriers spend an inordinate amount of time and money on back-end processes that detract from core objectives.

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Stop Calling My Daughter!

When my daughter recently looked online for information about health insurance, companies showed how NOT to sell to millennials.

An Interview with Adam Chadroff

An Interview with Adam Chadroff

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Insurance Thought Leadership

ITL Editor-in-Chief Paul Carroll sat down with Adam Chadroff, Investor at Equal Ventures, to discuss the future of insurance distribution.

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The Same, but Different

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Agent and Brokers Commentary: May 2023

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Insurance Is Not a Commodity

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But, with carriers running so many ads focused on price, agents need to work hard to get consumers to focus on the differences between policies.

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Strategies for Independent Agents

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Strategic targeting of commercial sectors with consistent hit ratios can lead to more efficient prospecting and, ultimately, higher conversion rates.

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3 Key Design Principles for Insurtech

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Efficiency results not just from features and functions but also from how users experience the technology.

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APIs: The Key to Insurance Ecosystems

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Application programming interfaces offer health insurance brokers an efficient and modern way to manage data and processes.

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Generative AI: Coming Faster Than You Think

By Paul Carroll

In the decades I've been immersed in technology and innovation, I've never seen anything adopted nearly as fast as generative AI.

Commercial Insurance’s Digital Revolution

In commercial insurance, customers and providers can look forward to an improved experience as the market shifts toward online channels.

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'Intelligent Ingestion': Time to Truly Go Digital

The industry kids itself about having gone paperless. In fact, we still use the same processes we used in the 17th century. It's time for a change.

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Specialty Markets Must Digitize

Specialty markets have fallen behind the pack on innovation, and many markets are threatened. But they don't have to be.

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Mitigating Chronic Pain in Workers’ Comp

Five key practices for a patient-centered approach are most effective in mitigating potential chronic pain issues in workers’ compensation.

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The Flaws in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

More employers are shifting toward custom health plan solutions to reduce costs while improving benefits for employees.

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Why Automation Is So Important

Agencies, brokers and carriers spend an inordinate amount of time and money on back-end processes that detract from core objectives.

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