Digital distribution

Laws against inducements and referral fees are among the obstacles for carriers looking to distribute coverage by embedding it in other channels.

Low-code platforms are a type of visual software development environment that empower professionals to create mobile or web applications with relative ease.

Much of MGAs' success can be attributed to how versatile they can be.

Insurers need to find new ways to grow their business while mitigating the risk of employee burnout.

Agency networks and associations provide benefits historically harder to come by as a standalone business or agency.

In other news: Nationwide launches digital platform Pet HealthZone and Bain Capital Insurance closes its 1.15B inaugural private equity fund.

Deepa Soni, EVP and CIO at the Hartford gives the keynote address; Nationwide's embedded partnerships; CSAA on workforce trends.

"Embedded" insurance products aren't necessarily new. But this technology has allowed their proliferation like never before.

The right insurtech partner can fuel an insurer's strategies, tactics, products, services, and results

Personalization isn't so much a trend as an expectation.

Many of the digital adaptations made during the pandemic have stuck around when it comes to insurance agents and their clients.

Carriers are helping their agent partners with tech rollouts, counsel, and recruitment efforts.

Haley Meisner, SVP of IA Distribution Strategy, discusses how agents' perceptions of digital have changed.

Targeting distribution, claims, sustainability and talent provides a way forward.

Nationwide's home and auto coverage and policy management will be available through the insurtech's online platform.

Nationwide AVPs Rebecca Nickoll and Brian Disbrow explain how the carrier takes embedded insurance from hype to reality.

90% of SMBs surveyed by NEXT are underinsured.

The report calls for an improvement in digital customer experiences.

With the right tech, agents can deliver more value more quickly.

The trends revolve around speedier personalization, smarter automation and more efficient distribution.