Featured Post
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
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, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution
-
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.
2020, Access to Markets, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Agents, Automated Servicing, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution
-
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, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution
-
Marketing & Distribution
Data Insights and the Future of Insurance
Key lessons learned in the better half of 20 years about how data is changing the industry as well as how data insights are changing our industry right now.
2020, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution
-
Marketing & Distribution
Putting a New Lens on Digital Distribution
Does your business already take advantage of digital distribution or plan to soon? The digital ecosystem of insurance is rapidly evolving and those businesses reluctant to implement digital practices, in place of outdated traditional methods, may fall behind the curve. Your continued success may depend on how you react as we navigate toward the future of insurance.
2020, Agents, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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.
2019, Agents, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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.
2019, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Agents, Automated Servicing, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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.
2018, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Automated Servicing, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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.
-
Industry Trends
The Future of Commercial Lines Distribution
The traditional way of working with your agency channel is changing. Today’s insurance agencies are going digital and have the same technology expectations as traditional consumers – they want 24/7 service and choice.
2018, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Automated Servicing, Best Practices, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
-
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.
2017, Agent-Insurer Connectivity, Industry Trends, Insurers, Marketing & Distribution, MGAs
Want to receive the latest updates from the Applied blog?
Fill out the form below for the latest posts delivered right to your inbox.