Educating Smokers: the Best Insurance By Michael Shaw Insurance agents have it within their power to do more than sell policies or find the best prices for smokers who want to buy insurance.
Marketing: A Plethora of Plagiarized Copy By Lewis Fein The lack of original copy from agents—the general absence of creativity—is a symptom of personal laziness and professional indifference.
Differentiating in a Crowded Market By Roger Sitkins When asked, “Why should I do business with you/your agency?” most will respond with the same standard, boring, "Generic Five" lines.
How to Understand Valuation Reports By Chris Burand Just arriving at a reasonable number is inadequate if the report parameters are missing. It is kind of like buying the wrong insurance policy.
11 Ways to Use Tech Better With Clients By Paul Krasnow Too little tech, and you’ll seem out of touch; too much, and you’ll lose the personal touch that keeps customers loyal and engaged.
Important Perspective for Insurance Agents By Chris Burand New legislation says that only "natural" persons must carry a license -- so, AIs can do whatever they and their creators want.
The Profits Hiding in an Agency's Closet By Tom Anderson It’s hard to overstate the potential value of the data that already resides inside outdated agency management software.
Is P&C Distribution Actually Digitizing? By Karen Pauli If a portal allows a customer to pay via credit card but then defaults to paper-based processes, there is a serious disconnect.
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.
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.