During the 2018 Applied Net conference, Applied Systems announced a nine-figure minority investment from CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund of Google parent company Alphabet, Inc., aimed at supporting digital innovation in the insurance industry.
Recently, Travelers announced a new collaboration with Amazon to create the insurance industry’s first digital storefront, offering smart home kits and homeowners insurance at discounted prices.
At NetVU’s Accelerate conference in Atlanta, Amy Zupon, CEO of Vertafore, explained how independent agencies can use technology to streamline their connections with carriers and shared five key values that have the power transform the culture at your agen
As venture capitalists continue pouring more money into InsurTech startups like Lemonade and Trove, should you consider all your clients flight risks? Yes and no, according to top insurance carrier leaders.
Less than a quarter of consumers are comfortable sharing personal data with an InsurTech startup in exchange for a cheaper rate—and most prefer to work with a real person at claim time.
In the last piece in a series on agency management system developments, IA investigates EZLynx’s focus on customer retention and agency staff collaboration while looking forward to better commercial lines offerings.
In the third piece in a series on agency management system developments, IA considers recent updates from QQCatalyst, including texting, marketing automation and a new mobile app.
In the second piece in a series on agency management system developments, IA looks at Vertafore AMS360 and the company’s partnerships with big names like Microsoft Dynamics, DocuSign and Birst.
In the first piece in a series on agency management system developments, IA looks at the launch of Applied Epic 2016. The latest version of Applied’s management system not only deepens existing functionality, but also ventures into new frontiers.
The Strategic Future Issues Work Group of the Agents Council for Technology has updated its 2013 hard tech trends. Here are the top seven developments that will impact the insurance industry moving forward.
