Brand Management & Sales
The Word on Main Street: What Small Businesses Really Want From Insurers
Patricia Ross, Raphael Strumlauf and Kate DeNeveu each have at least one thing in common: They're generally happy with their business insurance. Each owns a business at the downtown pedestrian mall ...
How Chubb’s Marketplace Works With InsurTechs
Since late 2017, Chubb has been working on "digitizing the agent experience" for traditional agents with the Chubb Marketplace. But Chubb's small business digital distribution strategy also includes ...
Inside Chubb’s Agency-Centric Digital Marketplace and Its Digital Strategy
In a display of activity that could make InsurTechs jealous, some 900-1,000 agents log onto Chubb Marketplace daily. The Marketplace, a project that is "digitizing the agent experience" in ...
Policygenius Enters P/C World With Auto and Home Options
New York-based online insurance marketplace Policygenius announced Tuesday that it is expanding from life and disability insurance to offer home and auto as well. Licensed nationwide, Policygenius ...
Market Intelligence: How to See What Your Competitors Are Up To
Insurance carriers consistently have relied upon data and research analytics to underwrite and manage the most profitable portfolios. However, as new products, distribution channels and servicing ...
Former Liberty Actuary Talks ‘Openly’ About Launching Upmarket HO Insurer
Keep an eye out for Openly, a new digitally-sophisticated upmarket homeowners insurer catering to independent agents. According to Ty Harris, founder and CEO, Openly will launch in early 2019 in a ...
New Owners But Still ‘Ed’: BGC Partners Buying UK Broker Ed
Ed, the London-based reinsurance, wholesale and specialty broker, announced that it would be acquired by a subsidiary of BGC Partners, Inc (BGC), a global brokerage and financial technology company. ...
Why Carriers Need to Rethink Their Approach to Data Technology
Most carriers recognized long ago that making it easier for agents to do business with them has competitive advantages. Companies have made an effort to simplify the submission and underwriting ...