Digital distribution

AXA sees providing advanced tech to employees and brokers as a key way to stand out in the U.S. benefits business.

Progressive’s Dave Pratt explains the motivation to raise rates on riskier drivers, the stats behind its Rate Suckers ad campaign and why he thinks the new approach will sell more usage-based insurance policies.

Big data helps insurers shorten the policy application process, improving the customer experience.

Take a look at some of the key differences in the customer acquisition process enabled by technology.

Many insurers find that their distribution and compensation management (DCM) systems are not up to the job of keeping pace with these changes.

After years of decline, life insurance sales are flat, but Hallett Financial Group is working to boost that with help from P&C brethern, according to CEO Jeremy Hallett.

Research finds millenials are more open to leaving employee sponsored plans and most consumers want help selecting ancillary benefits.

Michael LaRocco helped found AssureStart, a commercial insurer with exclusive online distribution, before joining State Auto.

The new auto insurance aggregation site is intended to offer California drivers quick and simple access to multiple auto insurance quotes.

Quote Advantage produces two quotes for the carrier's BOP product in under a minute.

The rankings are based on national averages for 1,522 models, for a 40-year-old man with a clean driving record and good credit.

The announcement today counts 14.1 million people who have enrolled in private plans or expanded Medicaid coverage since 2013, and 2.3 million young adults who were allowed to stay on parent's health plans until the age of 26.

NSM’s programs include social services and behavioral health, CAT driven property, collector cars, workers' comp, aviation, sports and fitness, microbreweries and professional liability for lawyers, dentists, architects and engineers.

More than a third of visitors to Healthcare.Gov came through a tablet or smartphone, said CEO Kevin Counihan -- and they are converting to sales.

Accepting Bitcoin is easy from an IT perspective, but pays dividends for customers, American Century Life President Raz Silberman tells Insurance Networking News.

Online platform automates the submission process for insureds, agents, brokers and carrier partners.

Google can't use aggregation-based connections with insurance companies to decipher their rating and risk management strategies -- but it might not need to.

Quicksolver will be used to support 27 types of coverage for entertainment production companies in 50 states; intended to cut quote-to-bind times and simplify rating and filing processes.

Consumers would rather have service fast and easy, even if it is not the best result.

The global reinsurer will deploy Launchpad Marketing Cloud, a multi-channel marketing platform designed to enable clients to select prospects and policyholder audiences to market life insurance.