Resources

Agency Security Education & Training

All the firewalls, operating system patches, and defenses are for naught if your agency staff is not properly trained on security protocol – One errant click or opening a file…

E-learning. Concept of education. Internet labrary. Book and Laptop. 3d

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…

Running man wearing virtual reality goggles and stairs. Mixed media

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…

Customer relationship management concept. wooden block with target icon linked with human for customer focus group. Data exchanges development and customer service.

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…

Car crash dangerous accident on the road. SUV car crashing beside another one on the road.

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…

Running man wearing virtual reality goggles and stairs. Mixed media

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…

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Voice Computing

Industry Maturity Index: ‘Short-term (1-2 years)‘ Why this is important: The ACT Changing Nature of Risk workgroup feels that Voice Computing, also known as Conversational Computing is the next major…

Whitepaper: Privacy & Data Breach Language for Insurance Company Agency Agreements

Insurance company agency agreement wording for both Property Casualty agents and Group Health agents require unequivocal compliance with all current state and federal privacy and data breach response laws. Failure…

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3D Printing

Industry Maturity Index: ‘Now ‘ Why this is important: The ACT Changing Nature of Risk workgroup expects that 3D Printing will become more commonplace as price points reduce for the…

Bitcoin, Crypto, and Virtual Currencies

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,…

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