Smart Things and the Customer Experience By Mark Breading The potential implications for insurers are great, but they must focus on what has too often been a lousy customer experience.
'Digital' Needs a Personal Touch By Stephen Applebaum What is at risk of being overlooked in the rush to a streamlined claim process are the individuals who at critical times need a personal touch.
Developing Programs for Shifting Channels By Denise Garth Like TV, insurance is changing at its core because of a reduction in “viewership” and the changing demographics of younger generations.
3 Keys to Success for Automation By Richard Smullen Remember what email did to the fax machine? It won’t take long for email to meet a similar plight as mobile chat supplants it.
Putting chatbots into context By Paul Carroll Last week's announcement by Next Insurance that it would sell insurance via Facebook Messenger brings chatbots to the fore of the discussion on insurtech—where they belong.
'It’s the Customer Experience, Stupid' By William Freitag We are increasingly living in an experience-driven culture as opposed to a possessions-focused culture. That means a new customer journey.
Yes, Personalize -- but Get it Right! By Deb Smallwood Failed attempts at personalizing the customer experience have the exact opposite effect that they are supposed to when the data is bad.
Hate Buying? Chatbots Can Help By Ish Jindal Chatbots are still in their early stages, but it is hard not to see their game-changing potential in the insurance space.
Are We Losing Our Negotiating Power? By Taylor Smith John Burge The plaintiff bar has investigated a staggering amount of money to improve its data on claims settlements. Insurance industry lawyers are way behind..
Continuous Improvement Comes to Insurance By Tom Bobrowski Process intelligence tools let operations leaders “see” digital products being built, enabling use of statistical process control techniques.
The Experience/Efficiency Paradox By Rory Yates Insurers must move from the manufacturing era (efficiency through administrative scale) to the ecosystem era (maximizing the value of a relationship).
Changing Expectations on Mobile Payments By Julie Schieni 41% of millennials with insurance purchased it with their mobile device, and other generations are moving in that direction, too.