Articles by Niji Sabharwal

Niranjan “Niji” Sabharwal is the co-founder and CEO of AgentSync, an insurance producer management software firm. Niji believes solving problems at scale requires the right proportions of people, processes, and technology. He holds a B.A. in business economics from the University of California Santa Barbara. Contact Niji at sales@agentsync.io

Is There a Limit to MGA Growth?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Here at AgentSync, we love talking about growth. Personal growth, professional growth, company growth; we even have an internal slack channel called green-thumb-agents where we talk about growing goodies in …

MGAs/MGUs Tackle Risk Considerations in Becoming Carriers

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. As managing general agents (MGAs) and managing general underwriters (MGUs) examine their next steps as businesses and investment opportunities, some are attracted to fully taking on the role of carrier. …

5 Things Agents Can Do to Be Better Business Owners

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Independent agents and brokers comprise an essential part of the insurance distribution pipeline, yet, these business owners and their small firms are often mavericks, taking on risk to sell products …

Managing Broker Relationships for Carriers and MGAs/MGUs

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The sales role is the lifeblood of insurance, and with a complex pipeline of agencies, agents, brokers, etc., carriers and MGAs can understandably be confused by how to manage these …

Producer License Verification Three Ways

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. When a producer writes business or receives a commissions payout, the first thing an operations team needs to do is look to see two things; 1) is the producer appointed …

Gone Phishing: There’s No Vacation for Data Security in the Insurance Industry

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The summer months can bring some much-needed time off for many in the insurance industry. But one thing that shouldn’t be taking a break is your emphasis on cybersecurity. Threats …

What Does Investing in Digital Mean for the Insurance Industry?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance industry is notoriously behind on the digital uptake. But research suggests that following the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly nine in ten insurance executives (87 percent) plan to invest in …

Is Your “Tech Stack” a Spreadsheet? Three Reasons to Invest in Insurtech Now

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The insurance industry has been around for thousands of years. But that’s no reason your agency should still be operating like it’s 1916! One of the greatest parts of the …

Why Compliance as a Services (CaaS) Is the Insurance Industry’s Next Big Breakthrough

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If you’ve spent any time in the insurance industry, “compliance” is undoubtedly a word you’ve heard far too often, yet also still feel largely unprepared to handle. Is compliance a …

The Case for Insurance Compliance as a Growth Opportunity

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Many insurance organizations see compliance as a challenge to growth, a shackle that keeps them from going too far too fast. But what if, instead, your compliance mechanism was a …