Exploring the Dual Advantages of Surety Bonds By Joe Perschy Some insurance professionals mistakenly think providing surety services is neither a competitive advantage nor necessary for their business.
The MGA Market Boom By Mark Breading While MGAs continue to expand and add foundational channels, there is an interesting shift in their approach to insurtech.
How to Address Agencies' Talent Shortage By Jessica Lee Despite representing a skilled, educated, untapped talent pool, neurodiverse candidates are largely underemployed.
AI and the Future of Independent Agents By Tim Rotondi Independent agents must implement AI -- intelligently and carefully -- into their operations or risk being passed by those who do.
How to Unleash the Power of Empathy By Andy Mickelson Focus on three key areas for success with customer experience: active listening, clear language and personalized experience.
4 Principles of Sustainable Selling By Jeffrey Lipsius Sustainable business is higher-quality business. It’s achieved by getting clients to not just buy but to also “buy-in.”
An Interview with Dan Swift By Insurance Thought Leadership ITL Editor-in-Chief Paul Carroll engaged in a discussion with Dan Swift, CEO of Numentum, about strategies for enhancing the effectiveness of insurance agents and brokers.
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.
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.