Industry Maturity Index: ‘Now‘, ‘Short-term‘(1-2 years) Why this is important: Bitcoin and other crypto or virtual currencies have created alternative payment methods and alternative assets. As a purely digital asset,…
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 5, 2017—Merchants Insurance Group is the newest company partner of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT).
?IoT (Internet of Things) – Why I Should Care! Industry Maturity Index: NowShort-term‘(1-2 years), ‘Long-term’(3-7years or more) Why this is important: Changing Nature of Risk What is it? Broad Implications…
American citizens are becoming increasingly concerned with the privacy of their health and other personal information that is used, transferred, and retained by a multitude of different businesses. As a…
Industry Maturity Index: ‘Now‘, ‘Short-term‘(1-2 years) Why this is important: The ACT Changing Nature of Risk work group feels that the culture of work is changing and how, when, and…
The 2016 Agency Universe Study – also known as the ‘AUS’ – was recently released as a collaboration between the Big ‘I’ and leading independent agency companies. This biennial study…
Industry Maturity Index: ‘Now‘ Why this is important: In the past 4-5 years, the news of data breaches, hacks, ransomware, phishing have been pervasive. The potential impact of data breaches…
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 18, 2016—Simply Easier Payments and EchoSage is the newest company partner of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT).
With the continued usage of wireless technology, most independent agencies have incorporated wireless routers within their agency. Wireless routers allow computers to connect to the agency network to access information…
Password creation is becoming something of an art for most insurance agents. With the ever increasing need to update passwords for carrier websites, management systems, rating vendors, banks, and other…
