Vertafore: The State of Independent Agencies in 2024

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This year, Vertafore heard from nearly 2,000 individuals working at independent agencies. This diverse pool of insurance professionals shared insights into their day-to-day experience working in the industry, the impacts of the unprecedented hard market, and how they leverage technology to serve their clients. 

Insurance Start-Ups Face Credibility Crisis in Brutal Tech Rout

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“Forget everything you know about insurance,” was the brash tagline on a banner adorning the New York Stock Exchange when Lemonade went public in July 2020. The message captured the confidence that propelled the US insurance start-up and its peers, including Hippo and Root, on to the stock market at valuations far above those of… Continue reading Insurance Start-Ups Face Credibility Crisis in Brutal Tech Rout

2019 InsurTech Investment Reaches All-Time High at $6.37B

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Total new worldwide funding commitments to the InsurTech sector in 2019 were $6.37 billion, 33.9% of the historical total, following a record-breaking $1.99 billion of investment in 75 projects during Q4 2019, according to the new Quarterly InsurTech Briefing from Willis Towers Watson, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company. During the year, eight… Continue reading 2019 InsurTech Investment Reaches All-Time High at $6.37B