Xanatek Joins Agents Council for Technology
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 19, 2018—Xanatek is the newest company partner of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT).
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Artificial Reality/Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality
Industry Maturity Index: ‘Now’, and ‘Short-term’(1-2 years) Why this is important? This is a quickly evolving trend that is in its infancy but has the potential to revolutionize the way…
Mass Customization
Industry Maturity Index: ‘Now’, and ‘Short-term’(1-2 years) Why this is important The idea or concept of mass customization is not new. However, with advances in technologies in areas such as…
Agents Council for Technology Releases Agency Cyber Guide
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 2, 2017—The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has released the ‘Agency Cyber Guide 1.0’ which addresses cybersecurity regulations and provides…
Autonomous/Crash-Avoidance Vehicles
Industry Maturity Index: ‘Now’, and ‘Short-term’(1-2 years) Why this is important: The ACT Changing Nature of Risk workgroup feels that Autonomous Vehicles overall – including the early-phase subset of Collision…
Virtualization
Industry Maturity Index: ‘Now’,‘Short-term’(1-2 years), and ‘Long-term’ (3-7 years or more) Why this is important: Virtualization (Automation) will impact theinsurance industry by allowing agencies, carriers, and clients in otherindustries to…
‘WannaCrypt’ and Other Malware
We have seen repeated news on new versions of ransomware, most recently one called WannaCrypt (also referred to as ‘WannaCry’) that has been making the rounds since this past Friday,…
Blockchain
Industry Maturity Index: ‘Future‘ Why this is important: As digital transformation takes hold, traditional business models will be challenged with new technologies. Blockchain is one of the digital technologies starting…
Duck Creek Technologies Joins Agents Council for Technology
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 9, 2017—Duck Creek Technologies is the newest company partner of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT).
Big “I” Presents Company Partners Best Practices Awards
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2017—The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today presented Applied Systems, Central Insurance Companies, EMC Insurance Companies and Travelers Insurance…
