How 'Not Invented Here' Limits Innovation By John Bessant NIH is one of those surprising features of the innovation landscape – the situation where an organization rejects a new idea offered from outside.
How to Get Insurance Viewed as Profession By Bill Wilson Do consumers view insurance agents as they do doctors, attorneys, accountants or perhaps clergy members? Almost certainly not.
How to Embrace Insurtech Culture By John Cusano Understanding where the gaps are, both in the current insurance market and in the customer experience, will be key.
Wave of Policyholder Benefits... Not! By Stephen Goldstein Following U.S. tax cuts, companies should certainly reward employees -- and the same should be done in respect to consumers.
How to Earn Consumers' Trust By Kay Godfredsen The insurance industry is built on trust. So why is there so little trust between consumers and the insurance industry?
Improving Your Potential for Innovation By Paul Hobcraft Many companies embrace design thinking, but then senior executives get uncomfortable and render the approach nearly useless.
Gravity Is Real — You Can't Ignore It! By Mike Manes Insurance is a risk-sharing process requiring underwriting but is rapidly moving to a social welfare platform that acts as if it can repeal gravity.
Have Insurers Lost Track of Purpose? By Chris Burand A reminder to insurers: The world does not need you if there are no claims. This is your purpose, your reason for existing.
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.