Agency Technology

One of the things that has fascinated me in covering the insurance industry in these changing times is the evolving relationship carriers have with their agent/partners.

Question-answering systems such as IBM's "Jeopardy!"-winning Watson are only 3-to-5 years away from general business usage. What is the implication for insurance agents? AA&B Editor Laura Toops talks to Jamie Bisker, IBM industry solutions representative, about both the fears and the anticipation surrounding the advance of this new technology.

Agents and brokers for State Farm and Farmers Insurance are gaining a new tool that will aid them in developing and maintaining a social media strategy while at the same time staying compliant with regulations and branding missions.

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Plan for the probably improbable: ERM and the cloud.

Agent advisory committees are nothing new to the insurance industry, but it was nonetheless interesting to read about Progressive’s plan to start a technology advisory board.