Communication and Connectivity Revolution
There is no secret that there is a new generation (“Gen Y” a/k/a “Millennials”) entering the workforce, bringing with them a new way of looking at work and very different expectations of technology. For the insurance industry, that change has …
Is Email Overwhelming You? RIMS Attendees Say Yes
“We email pretty much everything and then rely on our folks to follow through. It’s not ideal and some definitely fall through the cracks.” – Top 100 Agency Vice President This week, my colleague Nick Carter had the opportunity to …
Teaming up in the Cloud
One of the advantages of cloud-based collaborative software platforms is not just connecting more easily with those external to your organization but with colleagues down the hall or even down the road. Whether you are a rapidly expanding carrier, a …
March = Madness (?)
No, I’m not talking the NCAA tournament but rather the rush to finish April 1 renewals – although that may be an apt way to describe many broker and carrier offices this month. We’ve noticed a flurry of submission activity …
Agency Efficiency and Client Stewardship, Key Themes at Nexsure User Group
Thanks to the XDimensional Technologies (XDTI) for inviting us to speak about the LexisNexis Insurance Exchange at their Nexsure User Group last week in Orange, CA. Katie Guiou and I had an opportunity to present to the conference as well …
More Road Stories . . . And A Blood Pressure Cure
I thought I would add some additional perspective to Bob Burns’ post on Thursday. I just returned from Jackson, Mississippi, where some of our current broker customers organized a meeting with a group of their competitors in that region to …
Stories from the Road
Still using email? Well into our second year working with brokers across the country on the Insurance Exchange, I get a lot of marketer feedback. Users who have embraced this non-traditional approach to insurance placement and taken the plunge in …
Turning Millennial, MobileTrends into Agency Opportunities
It’s often tempting to ignore trends that are potentially troubling. While you may understand that college tuition is increasing at seemingly exponential rates, worrying about it today may seem too daunting or even pointless. But some look at the same …
Getting Left Behind is Closer than You Think
We’ve been making huge strides with the Insurance Exchange since our launch last year and we have tremendous confidence in our platform. It’s also comforting to get reassurance from others in the form of their actions that we’re on the …
Realizing Single Sign-On for Insurance
We often describe the Exchange as a platform based upon 3 primary building blocks: Collaboration Data Security One of the main security challenges facing the insurance industry is user authentication. Agencies and their users are forced to manage multiple credentials …
