5 Must-Haves in Agency Management Systems By Faheem Shakeel The presence of a host of insurance management systems in the market does not make it easy to pick the one that is right for your agency.
Educating Owners on New Risks By Steve Prymas Only 22% of SME owners and founders have read and understood all their policies. 29% let their insurance auto-renew without changes.
Six Things: January 11, 2021 By Insurance Thought Leadership How Important Is the Human Touch Really? Plus, consumers wary of AI-driven insurance; commercial insurers shift tech priorities; 3 key themes for check-ins with clients and more.
Bright Prospects for 2022 An Aon survey found 70% of agents expect solid business growth this year, while nearly 20% expect that growth to be "off the charts."
Consumers Wary of AI-Driven Insurance By Pat Howard 83% of consumers wouldn’t feel comfortable if their home, auto, or renters insurance claim was reviewed exclusively by artificial intelligence.
3 Key Themes for Check-ins With Clients By Peter McMurtrie A national survey finds business owners want easy claims processes, need help with risk management and value guidance from agents.
Building a Digital Field of Dreams By Denise Garth Can we design and build the insurance experiences that are meaningful for customers and the agents who serve them?
'Accountability' Is Not a 4-Letter Word By Kevin Trokey But "fail" is. And, to avoid failing, agents and brokers must reframe their approach to accountability so it isn't seen as a negative.
The Promise of Continuous Underwriting By Bill Deemer Bobby Touran Typically, a risk is underwritten, bound... and forgotten. But new streams of data and automation allow for continuous underwriting.
Convergence and the Insurance Ecosystem By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers Companies must anticipate the future, innovate beyond their core and transform their capabilities as rapidly as technology allows.
Lemonade's 'Synthetic Agent' Nonsense By Matteo Carbone Desperate for growth, Lemonade produces another howler: A lender receiving a 16% interest rate is presented as a (synthetic) agent.
Auto Insurance in an Existential Crisis By Stephen Applebaum Alan Demers The 125-year-old, $300 billion U.S. auto insurance industry is caught between runaway inflation and strained consumer wallets.