3 Ways to Boost Agency Productivity By Michael Howe Technology provides three new ways to boost agency productivity while meeting the evolving expectations of insurance customers.
Agents: What's That Spot on Your Face? By Mike Manes Independent agents have been declared moribund for decades but are prospering. Why change now? Because of that "freckle"....
8 Steps to Beat All 8 CPCU Exams By Tony Canas CPCU is usually done as a self-study program and can be hard for those who haven't done something like it, but eight strategies can get you through.
The Sad State of Continuing Education Should it really be possible to spend minutes on a continuing education course and get hours of credit? One that's open book? On ethics?
A Blind Spot for Independent Agents? By Michael Costonis An Accenture survey finds low interest in technology among independent agents, which could impede their ability to provide exceptional service.
The State of Ethics in Insurance By Pete Miller Since 1977, no more than 15% of respondents have said our ethics standards are high, while no fewer than 25% have ranked us below average.
The Misconceptions About Millennials By Nigel Walsh Insurers have important misconceptions about Millennials as customers. They are not all technology geeks with blind trust in social media.
The Rise of the Robo-Advisers? By Anand Rao Robo-advisers are winning investment clients and have big implications for financial services firms, including insurers.
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.