"We are now at the dawn of a profound technology-driven transformation that will make the changes we have experienced over the past 25 years seem small and slow." -Daniel Burrus, January 2009 I have used the above quote in many of my presentations over the last two years. Like many of you, I lived through the technology-driven changes over the past 25 years, and they hardly seemed small or slow. Yet the changes we've seen in the last five years … [Read more...]
Data Wants to Be Free
A recent article in National Underwriter listed the top 10 technology trends for insurance companies. One of the trends was “Web Services and SOA Tools.” Here is how this trend was described: “P/C insurers operate a large ecosystem of systems and applications that integrate for seamless processing. In the past, companies had to hard-code integration between systems, which was costly, time-consuming, created challenges when applications … [Read more...]
Strategy First; Technology Second
In a previous post I stated the case for why an agency that wants to grow must have a comprehensive marketing system. I ended with this paragraph: Technology is available to help you manage your marketing system. The first step is to understand the need for marketing. Then, create a marketing strategy for the agency, implement that strategy, and monitor its effectiveness. If you do all of these things, you can't help but become more … [Read more...]
The Anderson Report on Agency System Selection Now Available
I am pleased to be able to announce the official release of the updated Anderson Report on Agency System Selection. The information available in this special report has taken me years to learn. See the press release below for detailed information. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Technology Anxiety? New Anderson Report Helps Agencies Select Management Systems NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 30, 2009)—The continuing soft market … [Read more...]
Helping Agents Stay Ahead in the Technology Game
As I travel across the country talking to agents, the question I hear most often is, "Can you just give us a couple quick tips on the top things we can do right now to make our agency more profitable and effective?" The answer is, YES! As an insurance technology consultant and editor, I've been able to discover the cool new tools, websites, gizmos and gadgets that can make your life easier, more productive, and more competitive. I have … [Read more...]
Google Mistrials
In a case of modern technology meets the traditional courtroom, a small but increasing number of jury trials are being declared mistrials as a result of jurors doing research on Google and using their mobile phones to send text messages and to Twitter. An article by John Schwartz in the New York Times published March 17, 2009, details some of the problems arising because of jurors' use of modern technology. In one example, the judge in a … [Read more...]
