September 14, 2020
COVID-19 has changed many things in the insurance industry. Seemingly overnight everyone is working from home and the companies with the best digital customer experiences have the advantage. Yet, commercial lines insurance has a long way to go when it …
July 29, 2020
Insurance broker Acrisure announced that it has acquired artificial intelligence (AI) company Tulco LLC’s insurance practice with the aim of bringing data science, AI and machine learning capabilities to the insurance brokerage industry. Acrisure said it will harness AI capabilities …
July 23, 2020
A little more than half (51%) of independent insurance agencies and brokerages say they have some sort of digital strategy in place, with larger firms more likely than smaller to have one. That’s according to insurance technology company Applied Systems …
April 10, 2019
Agency technology firm Applied Systems said it has acquired TechCanary, an insurance customer relationship management (CRM) system built on the Salesforce.com platform. Terms were not disclosed. Applied Systems said TechCanary’s insurance CRM will be integrated with the Applied Epic agency …
December 4, 2018
CoverWallet, a technology company that has been on a mission to “reinvent insurance for small business” customers, is now offering its platform for insurance agencies, the company revealed today. With 16 agencies already using the platform, another 100 are on …
September 4, 2018
Max Services Inc. and Thomas H. Wetzel & Associates have partnered with LivePerson, a provider of conversational commerce products, to provide insurers and agents with an enterprise-level option to communicate with their customers via websites, SMS, mobile apps, and other …
October 7, 2015
Insurance agency technology vendor Vertafore said it will launch an integrated mobile application next month that will give agents access to policy, claims and billing information from their smartphone or other mobile devices. The Vertafore Mobile App will allow agents …
June 16, 2015
Insurance software provider Vertafore, has acquired QQ Solutions, Inc., a provider of agency management systems and a comparative rater offering. The move expands Vertafore’s portfolio of agency management systems and rating products and further expands Vertafore’s rating capabilities in Texas …
August 14, 2014
Technology is not an incentive when it comes to attracting and retaining millennials to the insurance industry but it can provide overall job satisfaction in terms of flexibility and career growth opportunities, according to a new survey released by insurance …
June 19, 2014
Insurance Noodle has launched an integrated property and casualty facility for small contractors, bringing together several major carriers via a single access point. The program was designed to help agents working with contractors, such as handymen, landscapers and installers in …