Bindable, an insurance technology company and national digital agency, announced today a partnership with NFP, the 10th largest property and casualty brokerage in the United States according to Insurance Journal. The collaboration will power NFP’s new online storefront, which will offer auto, homeowners, renters, home warranty, and more. NFP will also utilize Policy Crusher®—Bindable’s SaaS platform and CRM—in its agency.

It seems that everyone is in a rush to declare the next big thing, and the insurtech space is no different—because according to some recent declarations, embedded insurance is the new affinity. The only problem with this take is that traditional affinity is still going strong, and embedded insurance is anything but new.

Bindable, the insurtech leader for digital property and casualty distribution, today announced a strategic partnership with iptiQ. iptiQ offers a state-of-the-art digital life and health insurance platform and was created by leading reinsurer Swiss Re. The new strategic relationship includes a minority investment by iptiQ in Bindable and reflects a shared goal of helping insurance carriers and agents expand their distribution channels across the US.

The world was turned upside down a year ago when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. It went into lockdown, consumers remained quarantined in their homes, and businesses were forced to adapt and change in order to remain above water. As with most other industries, insurance wasn’t immune to the impacts of COVID-19—carriers, agents, and brokers all needed to drastically change their business models in order to continue to meet customer expectations, retain current clients, and attract new ones. Here are 4 trends we have seen emerge from the pandemic that the insurance industry will continue to embrace post-pandemic. 

This month I am delighted to welcome Bill Suneson, the co-founder and CEO of Bindable.

Bindable, the insurtech leader for alternative distribution, today announced the appointment of Jocelyn Getson as its new Chief Growth Officer. As the insurtech ecosystem continues its trajectory of rapid growth and customer expectations become more grounded in digital solutions, Getson joins the Bindable team at a pivotal time.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, independent insurance agents were uniquely placed within the market. Amid a surge of companies looking to disrupt the industry with a focus on technological innovation and end-to-end digital accessibility, independent agents catered to a demographic that valued a more personalized approach.

Roughly a full year into the COVID-19 pandemic, it would be difficult to enumerate all the hard lessons we have learned as a global community.

To say that 2020 was a whirlwind would be an understatement. Our world was completely rocked by the impact of COVID-19, quarantine and adjusting to the reality of working remotely from home. And it wasn’t just people who were forced to adjust; businesses were also burdened with having to quickly change course, some with little direction and few resources.