Posts Tagged ‘insurance agent’
ACTION is How You Get Things Done!
Author Tim Fargo sums it up nicely, “Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.” To grow, expand, change, evolve, transform or whichever term you choose to describe your strategy, you must DO something. Doing is what leads to progress. To focus our doing, it’s wise to first define some milestones and action…
Read MoreInsurTech Talk: Three Common Misconceptions of Cyber Security
Many insurance professionals are interested in cyber security not only for their own organizations but for their clients. During this InsurTech Talk, Kitty Ambers and George Robertson speak with special guest Dustin Mooney of RigidBits about the most common misconceptions surrounding cyber security including common terms that can be confusing and what compliance requirements are…
Read MoreKeeping 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 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 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 MoreTechnology to attract younger employees
Upgrade Your Technology to Upgrade Your Appeal Here’s the truth: entering the same details about a client’s account again and again into different forms is killing your opportunity for some of the best and brightest employees out there. That’s why it’s time for agencies to embrace technology – not only as a tool to save…
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