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Top Global Business Risks and Their Effects on the Insurance Industry

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Exploring the Top Global Business Risks of 2023 and Their Effects on the Insurance Industry Earlier this year, international corporate insurance carrier Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) released their …

How to Navigate Producer Licensing Complications to Sell Annuities

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. At the height of the pandemic, heightened fears and a greater awareness of mortality drove consumers away from annuities and increased demand for life insurance products. Now, as the world …

What You Need to Know to Thrive in an Ever-Changing Insurance Industry: Takeaways from the 2023 Global Insurance Symposium

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. More than 400 insurance professionals – state, federal, and international regulators; P&C, life, and health carriers; insurtech entrepreneurs; and college students representing the next generation of insurance talent – convened …

Braidwood v Becerra and Its Impact on Preventive Service Access

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Since Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, it’s faced many challenges, and the newest comes from a court case recently decided by a judge in Texas: Braidwood …

How the 2023 Banking Crash Reminds Us Why Insurance Solvency Matters

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. With a slew of recent financial institution failures, it’s an important time for insurers to put solvency front of mind. Throughout March of 2023, the world anxiously watched as a …

How Disasters and Inflation Fueled Insurance Loss Ratios in 2022

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. It’s no longer just a hypothesis that more and larger natural disasters, along with general inflation and social inflation, are driving up insurers’ claims costs. New data shows loss ratios …

The Startling Cost of Technical Debt in Insurance

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Concerns over cost are a common culprit when it comes to choosing business as usual over making changes or improvements to outdated technology and processes. Thinking the cost of implementing …

How the Unfair Trade Practices Act Could Impact Your Insurance Business

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If an insurer or licensed insurance agent uses unfair or deceptive business practices to sell to their clients not only is it unethical but it’s also against the law. When …

Surprising Truths About Mergers and Acquisitions in Insurance

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are always a hot topic in insurance. From small agencies hoping to get acquired, large agencies hoping to get larger, or carriers looking to expand into …

Potential Impacts of FTC’s Near-Blanket Ban on Noncompetes

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. A proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule would enact a near-blanket ban on noncompete clauses within employment contracts, even for gig-workers and freelancers. So, what drives the FTC’s rule? And …

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