Marketing & Distribution

Agent-Insurer Connectivity

Agency-Insurer-MGA Connectivity in 2021 and Beyond

Step into the shoes of your peers and agency partners by reviewing trends from the 2021 IVANS Connectivity Report.

Marketing & Distribution

IVANS Quarterly Product Updates

In this blog post, find out more about the latest IVANS product updates and how they will make each stage of the insurance lifecycle easier for you.

Marketing & Distribution

Get Agency Download Feedback in 5 Easy Steps

Did you know that you can review and respond to feedback and download requests from potential and existing agency partners in one central location?

Agent-Insurer Connectivity

IVANS Acquires Ask Kodiak: What It Means for You

Marketing & Distribution

How to Solve the 4 Pain Points of Commercial Submissions

IVANS Vice President of Product Management Kathy Hrach covers the four pain points in the CL admissions process and technology solutions that can help.

Marketing & Distribution

Connecting with Semsee – A Single Connection to More Markets

To discuss Semsee, IVANS Distribution Platform and all things straight-through processing, we sat down with Philip Charles-Pierre, chief executive officer at Semsee.

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.

Marketing & Distribution

The Importance of Data Insights in the Insurance Industry Pt. 2: Growing Business

We recently sat down with Melanie Watkins, VP of Product Management for State Auto Insurance, to explore some exciting advancements in distribution solutions specifically with respect to commercial lines.

Marketing & Distribution

The Importance of Data Insights in the Insurance Industry Pt. 1: Market Appetite

We recently sat with EMPLOYERS Client Relationship Manager and Product Owner for API Distribution Strategy and Development Basilios Manousogiannakis to discuss marketing and distribution related topics.

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.

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.

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.

Marketing & Distribution

Step Into the New Year and Step Into New Business

Did you spend 2019 manually managing the bookroll process with your agencies? Now that it’s 2020, it’s time to consider bringing your book transfer process into the new year and the next decade with an automated solution that works for all your agency partners and allows you to identify new growth opportunities sooner.

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.

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.

Agent-Insurer 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.

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.

Marketing & Distribution

Embracing Digital Distribution: Instantly Reach More Agents

A challenge for many insurers is finding the right agents to fit their appetite. It’s even more difficult for a new insurer since many agencies do not know where or how to find you.

Marketing & Distribution

Insurtechs Working Together: A Different Way to Cover Small Businesses

Any agent who has worked with small business owners knows that the process is a complicated one. There is typically a lot of work involved, including working through complicated insurer appetites, policies that don’t properly cover customers, and what feels like endless forms to fill out in order to submit and underwrite a risk.

Best Practices

3 Ways to Support the Needs of Today’s Digital Agents

As the world becomes more digital, agencies are leveraging technology to meet consumer demand for instant, 24/7 customer service. Consumer demand, along with the need for greater ease of doing business and a more diverse product range, has pushed agencies to seek increased connectivity from insurer partners.

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.

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.

Marketing & Distribution

New Ways to Distribute Your Products

As the digital transformation of insurance continues, agencies and insurers have come to rely on technology to run their businesses. In order to provide the best coverage to their insureds, agents are looking to place their risks with the best markets by product and service.

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.