Distribution

These alternative approaches are good news for the industry as they challenge the traditional, sometimes adversarial, relationship between insurer and insured.

Accenture has identified six reasons that insurance companies are taking a more digital approach to distribution.

The carrier revamped core systems for its commercial lines.

FastPath aims to help agents serve small business customers faster.

Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance Co. will initially focus on workers’ compensation and business owners’ package policies.

Customers are pushing for new tools ranging from robo-advisers to omnichannel access, while insurers will use digital technologies to transform their offices, both on the front and back-end.

ZocDoc Inc. and Oscar Health Insurance Corp. are providing free Internet advertising that will target the uninsured.

Insurance is changing: it will be lean and 'just in time,' driven by the Internet of Things, digitally delivered and serviced.

Clients of DRC's GameChanger Portal now can offer an all-digital signing process to their agents.

Looking to add $6.9 billion to its books, Allianz has partnered with China's Baidu search engine on digital distribution.