When Everybody Does the Right Thing Following a burglary at a church, a reward leads to the recovery of a huge cache of stolen goods, providing a feel-good story about insurance.
11 Reasons to Start CPCU Today By Tony Canas Reason #3: Only 4% of our industry has achieved the CPCU, so earning the designation immediately puts you in the top echelon.
Getting Beyond the Policy Admin System By Deb Smallwood Yes, policy admin systems need to be modernized, but that's just the start. Underwriters need more to optimize the use of their expertise.
How Big Data Can Transform Auto By Ernie Bray Big data can already tell you: if you need more staff in the field, what historical repair costs are by year, make and model -- and more.
The Painstaking Saga Behind NARAB By Joel Wood After decades of efforts to enact NARAB, more hard work lies ahead to implement the interstate clearinghouse for licensing nonresidents.
The Insurance Agent of the Future? By Steve Kronsnoble Maybe homeowners will immediately adapt to apps that reduce risks, but big data may create a role for the insurance agent of the future.
Agencies: Grow Sales AND Develop Staff By Brian Cohen When agencies plateau, the tendency is to sell, sell, sell. Here are three ways to grow revenue while still developing your people.
6 Excuses Why Your Agency Didn't Grow By Alan Shulman Sometimes a lack of growth really isn't your fault, but here are ways to slap down a half-dozen common excuses.
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.