Unfortunately, right now our world, and I mean the entire world, is being put to the test. People are being quarantined, working diligently to stay healthy and protect their families. Streets are empty in an attempt to contain the serious virus that causes COVID-19, and yet the world still goes on around us. It has to, right?
August 13, 2019
The insurance industry is awash with change, growth, and evolution. The catalysts are an increasingly consumer-driven market and insurance carriers’ need to improve profitability. The insurtech community is evolving in parallel with the industry in its aim to support this new, unchartered journey. You can’t turn your back lest you miss hearing about a new startup solution’s changes or successes. It isn’t enough to keep your eye on the new shiny stuff that comes out; you have to watch the evolution of each startup, as odds are all carriers will have a need at some point. Making it even more challenging to pick the winners, mature solution providers are evolving and partnering with insurtech companies to create even better solutions.
April 10, 2019
The insurance industry is finally making waves in the area of digital underwriting. It is refreshing to see some carriers step out of their comfort zones and go beyond just automating basic activities with rules engines and more advanced workflow tools. Most carriers are starting to use additional external third-party data to help support the automation process as well, reducing the operational costs of onboarding a new customer and creating a better customer experience.
February 25, 2019
Have you ever, as a life insurance carrier, agency/agent, brokerage firm/broker, or technology vendor, gone onto Twitter or other social media and searched “life insurance + fraud”? It is amazing how many consumers are out there posting that life insurers have done them wrong or warning other consumers not to purchase a life insurance policy.
The types of tweets that you find on Twitter are a lot like the following: