Brand Management & Sales
New Broker McGill & Partners Forms U.S. Subsidiary
The new London-based insurance broker, McGill & Partners, is forming a Delaware-based subsidiary and is obtaining U.S. licenses to operate, the company's founder Steve McGill has confirmed. When ...
InsurTech Product News: A Carrier Partnership and Workflow Management Pilot Project
The Hartford is working with Cape Analytics to apply artificial intelligence to its property insurance quote and renewal process. An InsurTech focused on streamlining workflows for independent ...
Insurance Carriers Can Lead the Charge for a Digital Distribution Ecosystem
Imagine a fully connected insurance world. Social profiles refer customers to agency websites. Websites then engage prospective customers to fill out lead forms. Prospective customer data is passed ...
3 Ways to Speed Up Claims and Boost Customer Satisfaction
Insurers face three key challenges: They operate in an already crowded marketplace, they have to meet the ever-increasing expectations of consumers, and they face incursions by disruptive tech ...
Agents, Brokers and the Future of Insurance Distribution
A funny thing is happening on the way to the future. As the behaviors, attitudes and expectations of consumers and carriers have been changing, independent agents are evolving to better serve both. ...
Happy National Insurance Awareness Day
Has it really been a year since we last celebrated National Insurance Awareness Day? To properly celebrate the holiday, I have included a few words of appreciation about my favorite industry. Thanks ...
Little Things Come up Big in a Relationship
On May 6, New York Yankees starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia was struggling to maintain an early innings lead against the Seattle Mariners. Sabathia, who has declared his intention to retire at the end ...
Executive View: Why Insurers Need to Partner With Customers, Tech Startups
As smart carriers continue to leverage cognitive and digital computing technologies to better understand, mitigate and absorb customers' property and casualty risks, the insurance industry is primed ...