An Inconvenient Sales Truth By Kevin Trokey It is no longer enough to show up with a fancy spreadsheet, promises of better service and a capabilities presentation.
COVID: Agents' Chance to Rethink Insurance By Chris Burand The COVID-19 virus has given agents a wonderful opportunity to rethink insurance in general and their operations specifically.
4 Keys to Agency Modernization By James Thom Agencies must modernize to survive, but where do you start? Here are four guideposts that can help.
10 Tips for Moving Online in COVID World By Jack Kudale As cyberattacks on small to mid-size businesses escalate, cyber insurance presents an opportunity to rebuild an agency book of business.
5 Ways Tech Can Draw Young Talent By Paul Yaremchuk Emmeline Reed In today's uncertainty, insurance and independent agencies might have a recruitment advantage.
Pulse of Insurance Shopping During Crisis By Jaimie Pickles Jeff Piotrowski Online shopping has actually risen during the pandemic, and customers are more responsive to inquiries.
How Social Selling Can Boost Results By Sudhir Kumar 57% of the purchase journey is completed before a customer contacts a business, and 67% of the buyer’s journey is done digitally.
How Agents Are Adapting to COVID-19 By Philip Charles Pierre Paul Yaremchuk Here are three ways agents have adapted to continue to provide the service their clients require.
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.