Featured Post
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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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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Commercial Lines
3 Steps to Streamlining Commercial Submissions
You just need to complete three easy implementation steps to get on the road to a simple submissions process. Find out the steps in this post.
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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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Marketing & Distribution
Chesapeake Levels Up Appetite with Ask Kodiak
Chesapeake Employers’ Insurance Company, the largest workers’ compensation carrier in Maryland, is increasing their appetite visibility and opening the door to more opportunities with Ask Kodiak.
2022, Access to Markets, Agents, Carriers, Marketing & Distribution
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Commercial Lines
One Way to Streamline Commercial Lines Quoting
Applied recently interviewed Atlantic Federal Credit Union Insurance Manager Dawn R. Post, an Epic Quotes Commercial Lines user. Find out how this tool has helped her agency save time and reduce manual tasks.
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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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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.
2021, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Automated Servicing, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Marketing & Distribution
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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?
2021, Automated Servicing, Carriers, 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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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.
2021, Best Practices, Carriers, Commercial Lines, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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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.
2021, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Agents, Carriers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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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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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
2018, Agency-Carrier Connectivity, Automated Servicing, Best Practices, Carriers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
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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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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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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.
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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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