The New Age of Insurance Aggregators By Drew Aldrich Lead generators and call-center agencies show promise, as aggregators gain ground, but "digital agencies" are the future.
What the Primaries Can Teach Us By Deb Smallwood Most of the lessons from the primaries aren't pretty, but they do offer some insights into how to think about modern customers.
How to Choose the Right CRM Package By Michael de Waal With CRM, start by identifying your customers -- policyholders and prospects, for sure, but don't forget your brokers and agents.
A Wake-Up Call for B2B Brands By Amy Radin A Gallup survey found that 71% of your B2B customers are thinking of taking their business elsewhere. Four actions can head off the threat.
Capturing Hearts and Minds (Part 2) By Craig Bedell A survey of 12,000 insurance customers in 24 countries discovers how connected insurers can capture hearts, minds -- and market share.
Capturing Hearts and Minds By Craig Bedell A survey of 12,000 insurance customers in 24 countries discovers how connected insurers can capture hearts, minds -- and market share.
Tips on Improving the Customer Experience By Francis Dion The perception is that insurers use outdated methods of communication, making them appear untrustworthy, even incompetent.
A Wedding's Lessons on Customer Insight By Paul Laughlin Customer insight models are dated. They should focus more on events in customers' lives, and less on "needs-based segmentations."
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.
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).