Posts by Kitty Ambers
Keeping it Conversational
Face it, doing a good job with front line underwriting requires agents and brokers to ask a ton of questions. A significant amount of data is required by insurance carriers to accurately rate a risk. Consumers, who aren’t really enamored with having to purchase insurance in the first place, get turned off when there is…
Read More5 Fundamentals for Leveraging Insurtech
To take advantage of insurtech solutions that will propel your agency’s growth and success, you must know where you are today so you can plan and prioritize how you will get to the next level. One of my very favorite quotes is from Michael Jordan. He says, “The minute you get away from fundamentals —…
Read More5 Leadership Lessons from Hosta
This spring, a plethora of hosta had overtaken my flowerbeds. I did a bit of reading about how to care for hosta and learned that they should be dug up and divided every three to five years. I was pushing the six-year mark with mine. As I dug up dozens upon dozens of plants and…
Read MoreDeclare Independence from Complacency
It is only natural that as our country’s Independence Day approaches we revisit history. Our Founding Father’s were relentless in the pursuit of Independence from Britain and the Declaration of Independence enumerates the many reasons (grievances) for the desired split. During my most recent reading of the historical document, one phrase jumped out at me. …
Read MoreArgo Adopts AVYST Technology to Improve Distributor Experience
HAMILTON, Bermuda – June 17, 2019 – Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NYSE: ARGO), an international underwriter of specialty insurance and reinsurance, has adopted insurtech that enables MGAs, wholesalers and independent brokers to submit, quote and bind risks seamlessly, without paper or error. Argo has deployed AVYST’s bi-directional forms system, eForms Wizard, making it possible…
Read More3 Steps to Improve Your Own User Experience
Our industry spends a lot of time discussing the customer experience, and rightfully so. But what about our own experiences as users? I’m convinced that if insurance professionals mindfully commit to improving their own user experience throughout the quoting-and-binding process, the industry itself would be transformed. But so often we push aside our long-term goals…
Read MoreWhen Was the Last Time You Asked ‘Why’?
by Kitty Ambers, CIC, CPIA, CISR, Chief Growth Officer at AVYST If you have children, you likely remember the phase when they asked, “Why?” constantly. Everything you asked them to do and every experience they encountered, the question was always, “But why?” Somewhere along the way those questions stopped. What a sad thing. We know…
Read MoreInsurtech & Insurance: Perfect Together
You can’t tell the players in insurtech without a scorecard. Here’s one for reference: Crunchbase’s website lists 642 insurtech firms. Their combined total equity funding is $6.1 billion. Their average founding date is April 2011. They have cool names like Pie Insurance, TheGuarantors, Premonition, and Descartes Underwriting. Investor types include accelerator, incubator, angel group, venture…
Read MoreWondering if That Upgrade is Really Worth It? Try these 3 Steps to Launching New Technology
In a recent blog, we explored the common reasons people and companies resist change. Some of the biggest barriers are the initial loss of productivity, the busy schedules already in place and fear of confusion or failure. One of the most common changes many people regularly resist is updating the technology needed to do their…
Read MoreAVYST Joins Vertafore Orange Partner Program
Bi-Directional Forms Integration Extends Reach of eForms Wizard Submission Tool DENVER and DALLAS (April 2, 2019) — Vertafore, the leading provider of insurance software and Wave Insurance Technologies Inc., dba AVYST, today jointly announced that AVYST has joined the Orange Partner Program. AVYST is an insurtech company providing sales and risk management solutions for independent…
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