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Insurers with Best Service Win More Business from Independent Agents

Jan 31 2019 // It may be obvious to those in the industry that the more satisfied independent insurance agents are with an insurance carrier, the more business they will conduct with that carrier. But the message may not be getting...

The Bad News About High Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction

Dec 10 2018 // Record high customer satisfaction among auto insurance customers is clearly good news for customers, especially at a time when their overall customer experience is being tested by the rising cost of auto insurance. For...

How High Customer Expectations Raise the Bar for Insurance Industry

Oct 30 2018 // Record high customer satisfaction among auto insurance customers is clearly good news for customers, especially at a time when their overall customer experience is being tested by the rising cost of auto insurance. For...

J.D. Power Adds Schmitt to Global Insurance Practice in Chicago

Oct 25 2018 // Kyle Schmitt has been hired as managing director of the Global Insurance Practice at J.D. Power. He is based in Chicago. He will report directly to Keith Webster, senior vice president and general manager, Global Financial...

Insurance Industry in Best Position to Advance Consumer Trust in Automated Driving

Oct 9 2018 // While the race to automated vehicles picks up speed, a new survey reveals consumer are skeptical of the technology and the safety claims of its advocates, a new survey finds. Also, the insurance industry may be in the best...

Linking P/C Auto Insurance Customer Experience to Improved Financial Value

Oct 2 2018 // Most insurance organizations have historically built strategic plans around a few core tenets: 1) increasing sales (market share and growth); 2) improving acquisition or retention; 3) increased persistency; and 4)...

Can Home Insurers Keep Customers as Happy as Insurtechs?

Sep 17 2018 // Homeowners insurance companies are faring rather well when it comes to customer satisfaction. Consultants at J.D Power think the carriers’ investments in improved digital channels and bundled products that combine...

High Customer Expectations Leads to New Challenges for Insurance Satisfaction

Sep 17 2018 // Record high customer satisfaction among auto insurance customers is clearly good news for customers, especially at a time when their overall customer experience is being tested by the rising cost of auto insurance. For...

1-in-5 Consumers Say They’d Use Amazon or Google for Home Insurance

Aug 28 2018 // One-in-five consumers say they would use Amazon or Google for their home insurance, a J.D. Power survey released today shows. And most of those who took the survey (80 percent) already have insurance with a large national...

How Agent and Carrier Relationships Are Changing in a Customer-Centric World

Aug 14 2018 // Auto insurance shoppers are placing a greater importance on having more services provided to them today versus five years ago, underscoring the fact that shoppers are increasingly demanding more product options and more...

J.D. Power: Why Lemonade’s Policy 2.0 Matters

Jul 16 2018 // Recently, insurtech start-up Lemonade announced a product initiative called Policy 2.0. According to Lemonade, it will simplify the language within a standard insurance policy so insureds can easily understand what is and...

P/C Insurers Way Behind in Digital Customer Service: J.D. Power

Jul 10 2018 // Property/casualty insurers have a long way to go toward meeting customer expectations about their digital interactions. A new J.D. Power 2018 Insurance Digital Experience Study concludes that while a few insurers have...

The Changing Nature of the Agent-Carrier Relationship in a Customer-Centric World

Jul 2 2018 // Auto insurance shoppers are placing greater importance on having more services provided to them today versus five years ago, underscoring the fact that shoppers are increasingly demanding more product options and more and...

J.D. Power: Why Lemonade’s Policy 2.0 Matters

Jun 18 2018 // Recently insurtech start-up Lemonade launched a product initiative called Policy 2.0. According to Lemonade, it will simplify the language within a standard insurance policy so insureds can easily understand what is and is...

J.D. Power: Why Lemonade’s Policy 2.0 Matters

Jun 5 2018 // Recently, well-known insurtech start-up, Lemonade, announced the launch of a new product initiative called Policy 2.0. According to Lemonade, the project is meant to simplify the language within a standard insurance policy...

Auto Insurers Turn to Improving Digital Experience as Competition Intensifies

May 7 2018 // The battle among auto insurers to win and retain business is as heated as it has ever been. A combination of record-low volumes of new insurance shoppers, consistent price competition among insurers and emerging...

Insurtechs Haven’t Yet Made Impression on Public

May 2 2018 // Insurtechs may be trying to transform how carriers, brokers and agents do business, but customers aren’t widely aware of their existence just yet, J.D. Power has determined. J.D. Power, which focused mostly on the...

Buyers Aren’t Happy With Their Cyber Insurance: J.D. Power

Mar 19 2018 // On any given day, it is hard not to read an article or report on some type of cyber topic. Cyber insurance is one of the key concerns within the insurance industry today and possibly one of the most misunderstood. In late...

Satisfied Independent Agents Are Growth Engines for P/C Carriers: J.D. Power

Feb 19 2018 // Despite the growth of both technology-based and direct-to-customer sales channels in the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry, independent agents still control the lion’s share of P/C premiums and represent a...

Satisfied Independent Agents Are Growth Engines for P/C Carriers: J.D. Power

Jan 26 2018 // Despite the growth of both technology-based and direct-to-customer sales channels in the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry, independent agents still control the lion’s share of P/C premiums and represent a...