Featured Post
Celebrating Women in Technology
Find out how three women in insurance technology got into the field, what they see for the future, and advice they would share with the next generation of women in technology.
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Instant Data Delivery Is Possible with Download
Ivans CTO Pat Forgione shares how one carrier leveraged Ivans Download and other technology to create a five-second policy download workflow.
2023, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution
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Marketing & Distribution
Unlock the Industry Insights You Need
Discover how Ivans Insights is transforming how carriers and MGAs search for agencies.
2023, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Data Insights, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Events
Ivans Connect Is Back and Better Than Ever
Ivans CEO Reid Holzworth shares the inside scoop about Ivans Connect, coming to Las Vegas October 22-23.
2023, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Events, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Agencies, Carriers, and Tech: What’s the Disconnect?
Strategy Meets Action Partner Mark Breading shares insights about the agency-carrier tech disconnect.
2023, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Events
3 Takeaways from the First Big “I” InsurTech Summit
Ivans CEO Reid Holzworth shares three takeaways from the first-ever Big “I” InsurTech Summit.
2023, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Events, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Events
It’s Time for Insurtech Boston 2023
Join us at Insurtech Boston on May 24 at the House of Blues to network with top industry players.
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Get Recognized for Sparking Digital Connectivity
Discover what it takes for carriers and MGAs to become a 2023 Ivans Spark recipient.
2023, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
5 Industry Stats You Need to Know
Discover the five stats you need to know to spark the best industry partnerships.
2023, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Commercial Lines
All of the Ivans Product Updates in One Hub
Find Ivans’ product updates, demo videos and resources in one location – the Ivans product hub.
2023, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
3 Digital Connectivity Resolutions for 2023
Learn how to easily ramp up your digital connectivity in 2023.
2023, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends
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Commercial Lines
Fast Forward to the Future of Commercial Lines
Ivans VP of Product Management Kathy Hrach shares insights from three industry experts from a recent panel discussion at Applied Net in October.
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Industry Trends
Insurtech: The Industry Buzzword That Never Stops Trending
Insurtech, short for insurance technology, has been a buzzword for quite some time. It has impacted everything from distribution to claims – and much more.
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
2022 Agency-Carrier Digital Adoption Trends
Do you want to discover the latest agency-carrier insights that will help you ignite the most connectivity and value across the insurance lifecycle?
2022, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends
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Industry Trends
5 Takeaways from Insurtech Connect 2022
Ivans Director of Partnerships Robert Marinello shares five takeaways from ITC 2022.
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Commercial Lines
Commercial Lines: What Agencies Are Looking For
Ivans VP of Marketing Christen Kelley gets two agent perspectives on a variety of topics – from appetite to digital document delivery and user experience.
2022, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Marketing & Distribution
Meet the 2022 Ivans Spark Award Winners
In this blog post, Ivans' Director of Customer Success Taira Mandy talks through the Spark Award distinction and reveals the 2022 winners.
2022, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Commercial Lines
Ivans Talks Commercial Lines with Coterie Insurance
Ivans CEO Reid Holzworth shares insights from a recent webinar with Coterie Insurance VP of Insurance Pete Buccola and Coterie Insurance VP of Product Ray Lynch.
2022, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution
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Commercial Lines
The Commercial Lines Balancing Act: Technology and Human Interaction
Ivans Director of Customer Success Taira Mandy shares what our expert panelists had to say about technology’s role in Commercial Lines at Insurtech Boston.
2022, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution
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Best Practices
How to Safelist Ivans Communications in Your Email Clients
To ensure Ivans is delivering the best experience to you, we need your help ensuring email communications from Ivans reach you quickly.
2022, Agents, Best Practices, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Industry Trends
Cheers to the New Ivans!
IVANS (now Ivans) recently launched a new look and voice to reflect the direction of the company and the spark that is created when insurance intersects with technology.
2022, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Industry Trends
Meet Ivans CTO Pat Forgione
Since joining the team a little over a year ago, Ivans CTO Pat Forgione has been working hard behind the scenes to provide a seamless path to digital distribution for the industry.
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Events
The Big Reveal: Insurtech Boston Panelists and Startups
IVANS VP of Marketing Christen Kelley shares the names of confirmed panelists and details on the panels that cover topics shaping the industry's future at Insurtech Boston.
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Industry Trends
Thad Bauer’s Day Off: Wishing an Industry Great the Best in Retirement
IVANS CEO Reid Holzworth recaps a conversation from The Insurance Technology Podcast where he talked to Thad Bauer, an incredible human being and recent IVANS retiree.
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Industry Trends
Celebrating Women in Technology
Find out how three women in insurance technology got into the field, what they see for the future, and advice they would share with the next generation of women in technology.
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
3 Steps to Becoming a Preferred Carrier Partner
Get an agent perspective on what defines value in the carrier-agent relationship and learn three steps you can take to meet agency needs.
2022, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Best Practices, Industry Trends
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Industry Trends
Attention Insurtech Innovators: Insurtech Boston Is Back!
Insurtech Boston, where insurtech startups and innovators go to share their stories and connect, is coming back this spring after a two-year hiatus.
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Industry Trends
A Year of Illuminating Insights from Insurtech Godfathers & Trailblazers
Are you up to date with the latest trends in insurtech? What about the history of insurtech?
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
How to Meet Your Agency Partners’ Digital Connectivity Needs
Kathy Hrach and Westfield Chief Distribution Officer Craig Welsh discuss insights from the 2021 Connectivity Report to help you better connect with your agency partners.
2022, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Digital and Traditional: Find the Best of Both Worlds
Find out the importance of technology in insurance from the point of view of an agency and insurer.
2022, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends
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Industry Trends
3 Commercial Lines Technology Trends to Look for in 2022
APIs, blockchains, and cybersecurity, oh my! These three trends and others will continuously evolve within Commercial Lines as we go into 2022.
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Automated Servicing
Helping Agents Tackle 3 Perceived Download Dilemmas
Cal Durland, director, customer success at Ivans, recently shared some of the reasons she has heard as to why agents choose not to download.
2021, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Automated Servicing, Industry Trends
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Agency-Carrier-MGA Connectivity in 2021 and Beyond
Discover how to find and place the right risks, save time spent on manual tasks, and best serve your customers based on the latest industry trends.
2021, Access to Markets, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Automated Servicing, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Ivans Acquires Ask Kodiak: What It Means for You
Learn more about the Ask Kodiak acquisition and how it will make each phase of the insurance lifecycle easier for you and your agency partners.
2021, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Find Out Why Agent-Insurer Connectivity Matters
Learn the current state of connectivity and how automation and the use of digital tools increase customer experience and ease of doing business.
2021, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends
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Ivans Index
IVANS Index: Q2 2021 in Review
Take a look at the premium renewal rate change trends of Q2 2021, and view the full IVANS Index report for a more in-depth look at last quarter's trends.
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Industry Trends
How Data and Technology Could Create a Bionic Broker
Learn how the role of the broker will evolve if the industry continues to leverage technology and data, level up connectivity, and bring strategy to the transaction.
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Access to Markets
Have Hard-to-Place Insurance Risks? Do the Math with CoEfficient Underwriters
Learn how partnering with IVANS benefits not only CoEfficient Underwriters’ business but agencies as well.
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Industry Trends
The Everchanging Insurtech Landscape: Where Your Agency Should Pay Attention
Industry experts Reid Holzworth, CEO of IVANS, and Kabir Syed, CEO of ennabl, share their viewpoints on the everchanging landscape of InsurTech.
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Industry Trends
A NEW Insurance Technology Podcast with an OLD Twist
To understand the insurance industry, you need to understand insurance technology – from the management system origin story to the latest tech innovations pushing the industry forward.
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Industry Trends
Go Green by Going Paperless
Learn 3 technologies that can help your agency purge the paper once and for all.
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Commercial Lines
The Ivans Superhighway: Automating the Commercial Lines Policy Lifecycle
To illustrate how Ivans has revolutionized the commercial lines policy workflow, let’s move down the Ivans Superhighway and discuss how each stage creates a more connected and efficient ecosystem for all stakeholders.
2021, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Industry Trends
Catching Up with IVANS’ CEO – Insights from His First 100 Days
Now that he’s been at the helm for over 100 days, we thought it would be a good time to hear from IVANS CEO Reid Holzworth about what’s holding back the industry and how we move it forward for the benefit of all stakeholders.
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Automated Servicing
Less Is More When Agents Go Digital
IVANS recently sat down with Jay Green, Agency General Manager for Crye-Leike Insurance, an Big I agency and IVANS Connected Agent, to talk about going digital.
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Industry Trends
Speeding Up on the Insurance Industry’s Superhighway
IVANS CEO Reid Holzworth explains why IVANS is focused on building the industry’s digital distribution platform.
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Ivans Index
IVANS Index: 2020 Year in Review
Take a look at the premium renewal rate change trends for 2020 in our just-released infographic, and unlock the full report for a more in-depth look at last year’s trends.
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Industry Trends
A Bright Spot in 2020: Meet Our New CEO Reid Holzworth
As we look into the New Year, we wanted to take a second to sit down and introduce you to IVANS' new CEO Reid Holzworth and what he has in store for the insurance industry.
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Industry Trends
Have Yourself a Happy, Healthy Holiday
Take a look at our latest blog post for a cheerful message from all of us at IVANS.
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Marketing & Distribution
Industry Voices: Solving the Challenge of Managing Submissions with Acuity
IVANS Vice President of Product Management, Kathy Hrach recently sat down with the Digital Sales Director at Acuity Insurance, Joel Katsma to discuss Acuity’s participation in a project to tackle commercial lines process improvement including the challenges and how to address them.
2020, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
You Go First
The apprehension to be the first mover or first adopter is being overcome by a community process of development that promises a major move forward in reducing roadblocks and inefficiencies in the quote and bind process.
2020, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends
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Marketing & Distribution
For the Win: A Game-Changing Solution to Solve a Broken Industry Problem
Together with Indio, IVANS has teamed up with carriers and agencies from across the industry to form a working group chartered to tackle all the challenge of managing submissions. The result of this initiative is a game-changing industry solution that simplifies submissions management.
2020, Access to Markets, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Automated Servicing, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution
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Marketing & Distribution
IVANS and Aon Affinity: Supporting Agents Where They Are: Part 1
IVANS’ Vice President of Data Products Group Brian Wood recently sat down (via Zoom of course) with IVANS Markets client, Aon Affinity, to discuss AON Affinity and AON Programs.
2020, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution
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Marketing & Distribution
Test Your Knowledge: Commercial Lines Submissions Process
Test your commercial lines submissions knowledge and learn ways to improve the process for the benefit of all those involved – agents, insurers and insureds.
2020, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution
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Access to Markets
The Future of Markets: Appetite On-Demand, At Your Fingertips
While the volume of insurer appetite available to agents searching for markets is high, finding the right match for a commercial risk remains a challenge for many agents.
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Industry Trends
COVID-19: Personal and Commercial Lines Policy Transaction Index Report
Analyzing more than 120 million data transactions, this special COVID-19 Index report measures the month-to-month volume of specific policy transaction types, like new policies, policy changes, policy cancellations and policy renewals for both personal commercial lines policies relative to transaction trends.
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Industry Trends
Coming Together in a Time of Crisis
We are all going through a trying time right now but through all the anxiety, confusion, isolation and Tiger King, the human spirit remains. People around the world, our industry, and here at Team IVANS are doing amazing things to support educators, first responders, healthcare workers, and local businesses they used to frequent. We want to share some of them with you because who doesn’t love Some Good News.
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Industry Trends
How to Celebrate Earth Day While Sheltering in Place
Although the COVID-19 pandemic has caused concerts, sporting events and other exciting spring plans to be put on hold, one thing that’s not cancelled is Earth Day.
2020, Agents, Best Practices, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Industry Trends
The Future of Commercial Lines Submissions: Part 2
Following our previous blog post where we began our discussion around Commercial Lines submissions, let’s continue with a look at the second half of the process; starting with quoting and submission.
2019, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Industry Trends
The Future of Commercial Lines Submissions: Part 1
When discussing where we are going to focus our innovation to provide the greatest value for our customers, commercial lines submissions is often top of mind for many.
2019, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Industry Trends
Insurance Industry Trends to Prepare for in 2020
The digital revolution is here. While we advance toward this digitally connected future, I thought it wise to look at the state of the insurance industry and how technology is providing greater value to your business.
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Industry Trends
4 Things Insurers Need to Know About Agents of the Future
The way independent insurance agents conduct business is changing. Faced with an aging workforce, new insurtech competition, and the digital transformation of the industry, agents are quickly embracing technology to ensure future success and longevity.
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Don’t Miss the Forest for the Trees: Why Agency-Insurer Collaboration Is Necessary to Grow Your Business
Have you ever walked into a forest, looked up and seen the way the crowns of trees seem to fit together like puzzle pieces? It turns out trees, no matter their species, work together to make the most of the resources and space available to them.
2019, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
The Latest Trends in Digital Distribution and Automated Servicing
The digital age of insurance is here. Insurtechs are starting daily. Consumers are demanding new digital services. And regulatory changes are forcing organizations to adapt more quickly than ever before.
2019, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Automated Servicing, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Industry Trends
A Match Made in Heaven – What Makes Agencies Love Insurers
Nowadays, nearly everyone expects the convenience of not only accessing information on their mobile device via a web browser, but from a mobile app too.
2019, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Automated Servicing, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Building Better Relationships with Your Insurer Partners
Is your agency realizing the benefits of greater connectivity with insurers? Now more than ever, the most successful agencies are those building and maintaining close ties to the insurers and MGAs they work with on a regular basis.
2019, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Best Practices, Industry Trends
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Automated Servicing
Going Beyond Download – What’s Available and How You Can Benefit
According to the latest IVANS Connectivity Survey, 82% of agents surveyed reported they place more business with insurers that provide automation. In the digital age of insurance, efficiency through automation can build stronger agency relationships and lead to significant time and cost savings for both your business and agencies. Are you using all the automation available to be as efficient as possible?
2019, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Automated Servicing, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Automated Servicing
MythBusters: Commercial Lines Download Edition
One of my favorite TV shows is MythBusters, the popular Discovery Channel program where hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman use scientific methods to test the validity of popular beliefs, rumors and myths.
2019, Access to Markets, Agents, Automated Servicing, Industry Trends
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Industry Trends
A Visual Guide to Millennial and Gen Z Buying Preferences
As previous generations retire and move to a life stage in which they consume fewer products and services, younger millennial and Gen Z adults between the ages of 18 and 38 are becoming more relevant to the insurance industry in terms of size and spending power.
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Industry Trends
Agencies in the Digital Age of Insurance
Today’s insurance agencies are faced with new demands from prospects and customers for mobile capabilities, new opportunities to improve agency-carrier connectivity via digital solutions, and new competition from insurtechs.
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Insurers, Ever Wonder How You Can Better Support Your Agency Partners?
Today, insurance agencies face many challenges that they didn’t contemplate years ago. Consumer buying behaviors and patterns are different.
2018, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Irrefutable Interdependencies: The Case for Agent - Insurer Connectivity
As a lover of all things tech, it shouldn’t be a surprise to hear that I also love science. Recently, while thinking about the future of the insurance industry, I was taken back to something I first learned about in my sixth grade science class, which is the concept of mutualism.
2018, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Industry Trends
Why Digital Transformation Is a Partnership
For a very long time, everyone outside the insurance industry has been admonishing everyone inside the insurance industry for their lack of digital capabilities. In turn, insurers have been pushing agencies to step up their digital capabilities.
2018, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
3 Ways to Increase Insurer Connectivity
In the face of changing marketplace dynamics, insurance agencies must evolve and begin the journey to becoming digital businesses. An important component of digital transformation is insurer connectivity, which is the ability to seamlessly exchange data from your management system directly to your insurer’s system, reducing manual processes and enabling you to deliver faster, more complete service to your clients.
2018, Access to Markets, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Automated Servicing, Industry Trends
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Industry Trends
Digital Collaboration: Agents Speak and Why Insurers Should Listen
Digital technology is changing the way we live and work, creating a more connected life in a more connected world.
2018, Automated Servicing, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Automated Servicing
Goodbye Paper, Hello Productivity
Do you find yourself spending countless hours every day re-keying data and processing requests? Are you searching for a better way to access policy documents on demand?
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
CAB/AAB Insider: Agents Reveal What They Really Want from Insurers
Our annual Carrier & Agency Advisory Board (CAB/AAB) meeting brings together insurers and agents for an open dialogue on the group’s collective experiences, challenges and opportunities in the insurance industry.
2017, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends, MGAs
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Marketing & Distribution
How Digital Distribution Will Revolutionize Insurer-Agency Collaboration
The insurance industry is transforming unlike any time in its history. New startups, new business models, innovative products, and new types of partnerships are surfacing everywhere.
2017, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Automated Servicing
Why Your Business Should Be Leveraging Automated Servicing Technology
In today’s digital world, insurers across the industry are recognizing that their agencies need improved servicing options to work more efficiently and sell more business.
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Industry Trends
Ivans Index: Industry Insights to Help You Run Your Business Better
More than a year ago, the Ivans team asked agents and insurers, “What insight is missing in the industry that you truly need to better run your business and serve your clients?”
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Industry Trends
Emerging Trends: The Widening Technology Gap – And How to Close It
Recently, I spoke at the 2017 AAMGA Automation Conference in Atlanta, an annual gathering of MGAs and insurance professionals that centers on automation and advancements in insurance technology.
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Marketing & Distribution
Grow Your Business Through the Independent Agent Channel
On a daily basis, there are new stories commenting on technology’s impact on our world. Technology is redefining communications, evolving business and upstarting new economies.
2017, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Carriers, Industry Trends, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
Insurer Connectivity: Technology for the Future of Your Business
Connectivity between agencies and insurers is not only valuable to the growth of your agency, it is critical.
2017, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Automated Servicing, Industry Trends
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Industry Trends
Women in Insurance: Meet 2 Industry Leaders Paving the Way for the Future of Insurance
Insurance Networking News’ 9th Annual Women in Insurance Leadership conference took place recently in Chicago, celebrating gender diversity in the workplace and honoring the important contributions of women who have helped redefine the insurance industry.
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Industry Trends
2020 Insurance Trends: Competing in an Era of Customer Immediacy
Humans and technology are inseparable. Each impacts the other, in both predicted and inexplicable ways. The co-evolution of humans and technology continues to progress exponentially through time, and currently, the interdependence of the two is bringing society into an era of customer immediacy.
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Agency-Carrier Connectivity
The Insurer Connectivity Capabilities of a Digital Agency
Rapid and increased technological innovation has significantly changed consumer behavior and expectations. Readily embracing social, mobile and cloud technology, consumers today, particularly younger millennials, prefer interactions to be instant, brief and digital.
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Best Practices
3 Major Risk Marketing Headaches – and How to Cure Them
It's the nature of our industry that commercial insurance carrier appetites are constantly evolving. As business landscapes shift to accommodate emerging risks, carriers must continuously and deliberately refine their specialties, products and services.
2016, Access to Markets, Agents, Best Practices, Industry Trends
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Industry Trends
Technology & the Insurance Industry – Buckle Up, There’s an Exciting Ride Ahead
This is a great time in the insurance industry, and we have an exciting ride ahead of us. But before I get into that, I want to share this GE commercial I saw the other day that reminded me of how our industry is often perceived. It’s embedded below, so check it out before reading on.
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