Use Insurtech to Help, not Replace, Agents By Stephen Goldstein Agents need to go beyond knowing details and trends and be able to ask clients the right questions. AI and chatbots are poor substitutes.
Global Trend Map No. 9: Distribution By Alexander Cherry Over the past few years, we have seen direct-to-customer channels, insurtech propositions, aggregator sites, affinity partnerships and more.
Unfair Perception of Insurance By Chris Burand Insurance is perceived as a commodity, but it is not. Those who "sell price" do a disservice to the industry, to themselves and to customers.
Agents, Brokers Are Dead? Not So Fast! By Karen Pauli The independent distribution channel is wrangling its own destiny in a new direction using data, business intelligence and analytics.
How New Producers Can Get Fast Start By Julie Donn The key is to provide a program where new producers do more than just sit at their desks reading for their first six months on the job.
2018: 5 Predictions for Agents By Jason Walker Barriers that once prevented agents from implementing digital technologies have been removed.
Agents' Standard of Care for E&O Purposes By Chris Burand The #1 way for agents to avoid E&O claims is to sell clients the coverages they truly need, no more and no less.
A Really Important Role for Agents By Chris Burand A great example is reading forms, yes--actually reading forms, to distinguish whether coverage actually exists!
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.