False Dilemma Facing Life Insurers By Patrick Viau Selling life insurance to digital native consumers requires an omnichannel approach, regardless of what you consider your primary sales channel.
Trusted Adviser? No, Be a Go-To Adviser By Kevin Trokey Is earning trust brag-worthy? Isn't trust the minimum for an adviser-client relationship? The real goal should be achieving "go-to" status.
Life Insurance Is Ripe for Change in 2021 By Bill Unrue Under the incoming administration, the focus on consumer protection regulation will rise for financial services, including insurance.
States Must Focus on Healthcare Fraud By John Maynard Not pursuing fraud detection means losing insights that can help detect other problems and may increase the risk of negative health outcomes.
Did Biden Just Kill Wellness Programs? By Al Lewis Advisers need to be aware that many if not most clinical wellness programs now expose clients to employee EEOC actions.
How to Understand Shopping Behaviors By Jeff Piotrowski Insurance providers are better-positioned than ever to meet consumers in the market exactly when they want to be approached.
5 Things to Keep in Mind for Benefits in '21 By Tara Kelly Insurance providers looking for a reset that strengthens relationships with customers and HR departments have a real opportunity here.
Do Health Plans Have the Right Data? By Denise Olivares Health plans strive to deliver efficiency and great customer experiences and improve care outcomes. But what data are they missing?
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.