'Agency 2020': Can You Get There? (Part 1) By Mike Manes This diagnostic will help agencies fully critique themselves and prepare for the strange new world that is rushing at us.
A Bizarre but Common Strategy: Hiring Incompetent Producers By Chris Burand That's what employers do when they decide that all revenue is equally valuable.
12 Animals That Sell Insurance By Shefi Ben Hutta These brands found the perfect way to represent abstract concepts and to stand out from the competition.
Succession, Exit Plans for Owners (Part 2) By Scott Hinkle In today’s economy, key employees are less loyal and might be tempted to leave for even slightly greener pastures.
The Winning Way To Work Past Objects By Steve Kloyda Work through objections without trying to overcome them and seek to leave the prospect better than you found him.
Are You Using Your Opportunities? By Steve Kloyda Just about everyone you meet in your daily life is searching for something -- which presents you with an opportunity.
Using Tech to Get and Keep Organized A huge challenge for many people is simply managing a to-do list -- and apps like Nozbe can be a huge help.
10 Tips for Improving Self-Discipline By Scott Addis For instance, come up with a phrase that will be your reminder when things go wrong, and treat yourself when you hit a goal.
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.