Brand Management & Sales
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 ...
Millennial Customers Open to Leaving Carriers for Upstart Insurance Rivals: Bain & Company
Traditional carriers have a big problem on their hands in terms of keeping millennial customers from switching to upstart rivals. A large majority of millennials are open to switching to upstarts ...
Boost Customer Loyalty With a Dynamic Digital Claims Cycle
Loyal customers are the lifeblood of many businesses, and the insurance industry is no exception. A happy insured will renew their policy every year, promote the carrier to others and cost far less ...
What Insurance Has In Common With Ice Cream, Autos and Mass Transit
Because an ice cream store in my hometown does not have a seating area, patrons gather in the parking lot after making their purchases. As families, sports teams and young couples spoon ice cream ...