All the headlines from our Customer Experience Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 17 2019 // Managing general agent (MGA) Fairmatic has introduced a usage-based insurance model that features monthly commercial auto premium adjustments based on an insured’s driving behaviors.Fairmatic’s...
Aug 22 2019 // In a viral State Farm commercial, Oscar Nunez, playing the role of a friendly, helpful insurance agent, disparages any insurance company that utilizes artificial intelligence in support of customer service...
Aug 19 2019 // Intellectual property (IP) is an area of risk that is underinsured and one that presents interesting opportunities for agents and brokers, according to Erik Alsegard, Intellectual Property practice leader for CFC...
Aug 19 2019 // 1. Quality Sales Managers. Invest in a quality sales manager who knows how to motivate and guide members to their goals.2. Transcribe with AI. Otter.ai is a platform that allows — through the website or mobile app...
Aug 14 2019 // Much is being made of a recent call by Florida Insurance Commissioner, David Altmaier, for insurance companies to “redouble efforts to resolve all open claims…” related to Hurricane Michael. Here’s the...
Jul 25 2019 // Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based workers’ compensation provider, LWCC, has hired Seth Irby as chief marketing and customer experience officer, and promoted Gary Sanders to vice president.Irby brings to LWCC a variety of...
Jul 17 2019 // Floridians are on alert as the state heads into peak hurricane season after three straight years of being impacted by major storms.Meanwhile, the Florida Panhandle continues its recovery from Hurricane Michael that...
Jul 15 2019 // In a viral State Farm commercial, Oscar Nunez, playing the role of a friendly, helpful insurance agent, disparages any insurance company that utilizes artificial intelligence in support of customer service...
Jul 11 2019 // What’s worse: An incident that caused an insurance claim or the claims process itself? Ask a policy holder who has recently lived through a homeowners’ insurance claim process and the results might not be as...
Jul 10 2019 // Austin, TX, July 10, 2019 – Each year, a group of exceptional insurance professionals are chosen by The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research to represent their states and compete to become the...
Jul 3 2019 // While it typically only takes a short amount of time for a successful breach to compromise data, the amount of time it takes for a breach to be discovered is more likely to be months.This means businesses susceptible to a...
Jul 1 2019 // The combined global losses from natural disasters in 2017 and 2018 were the highest ever for a two-year period. While no single major catastrophe caused massive destruction in 2018, nearly 400 smaller natural disasters...
Jul 1 2019 // U.S. auto insurance consumers are quite happy about their coverage, and a growing shift to direct-to-consumer models has driven much of their good feelings.In a new report, J.D. Power says overall customer satisfaction...
Jul 1 2019 // In my last column, we discussed agents’ critical task of delivering the best possible customer experience to differentiate themselves from competitors. To do that, agents need to closely examine every task they...
Jun 21 2019 // To say the agency technology space is robust is an understatement.Right now, the industry is seeing an “onslaught of technology available to enable agents and brokers to better manage, not only their business, but...
Jun 20 2019 // U.S. auto insurance consumers are quite happy about their coverage, and a growing shift to direct-to-consumer models has driven much of their good feelings.In a new report, J.D. Power says overall customer satisfaction...
Jun 19 2019 // I recently had a conversation about public adjusters. Here’s the short version of that conversation. What is a public adjuster? Would you recommend someone use a public adjuster? That made me think that we could...
Jun 17 2019 // The term customer experience has become a catch-all, almost cliche phrase, even if its critical importance is undeniable. For agents, customer experience cannot be an abstract or ill-defined term if the goal is to have...
Jun 7 2019 // Zurich Insurance Group announced the appointment of Conny Kalcher to the position of chief customer officer.She will lead the newly created Customer Office as part of Zurich’s drive to further elevate customer...
Jun 3 2019 // Progress requires change, though it is not always easy. The insurance industry, notoriously known to be slow to adopt change, is in the midst of a significant transformation. Some may even call it a rebranding. Insurers...