Agents Need Real-Time Web Pathways
Only a short time ago, during the heady height of the dot.com era,property-casualty insurers looked upon the Internet with loftydreams of bypassing agents and selling policies online directly toconsumers.
When the first big push began a few years ago to arm p-ccarriers outdated legacy systems with newfangled Web advances, thefocus wasnt on agents.
The buzz was about building e-commerce consumer storefronts, andindustry prognosticators spoke of how consumers were primed toflock in the millions to buy policies online. Thus, went theprevailing wisdom, the job of insurance agents would vanish, andalong with it the entire agency distribution channel.
Continue Reading for Free
Register and gain access to:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
