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Background If you have been around long enough you may recall the call for the industry to be “Paper-Free in ‘83”. It is now 35 (!!) years later, and the…

Privacy is a hot-button issue of late. Coming on the heels of several major data breaches and data use scandals, state, federal and international legislators along with regulators are paying…

ACT has worked with the Big ‘I’ national general counsel to create an ‘Electronic Delivery Consent Form’ template agencies can download and use. This was initially developed to cover when…

Did you know that Gramm-Leach-Bliley NY DFS and NAIC regulations require small businesses (i.e., agencies) to have a Privacy Policy listed on your agency website? The Big ‘I’ and ACT…

Every small business owner should prioritize using effective software to prevent virus infection. Whenever someone begins their search for online security, they ultimately discover there are two major types of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…