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.

I continue to hear people talk about what the return to normal will look like once the pandemic is behind us. The reality is that as we work to regain our sense of normalcy, our new “normal” will still look very different, and business will be anything but usual. We have all been forced to adapt and change the way we live in order to survive. In the insurance world, independent agents (IAs) took a big hit due to the pandemic and many were compelled to quickly change their entire business structure in order to survive.

BOSTON – Bindable, an insurance technology company and national digital agency, is announcing an affinity insurance partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation. Members of the NWTF will be able to research the many insurance products available to them and compare rates on Bindable’s streamlined quoting platform.

The insurance landscape is evolving with digital processes and purchasing offerings becoming the gold standard for agents and carriers. That is according to new research from Bindable, the insurance technology leader for alternative distribution. The new “Future of the Agent” report takes a look at the state of independent agents, the impacts of COVID-19 on their businesses, and how the adoption of technology will be a critical part of remaining competitive in the insurance ecosystem.

Building on its alternative distribution focus, Boston-based insurtech Bindable announced this month the launch of a brand new product – its Agent Wholesale Platform. The platform, designed with the independent agent in mind, allows agents to essentially launch their own virtual insurance agency allowing them to access and sell insurance products ‘online, over the phone, or in-person.’

Bindable, the insurance technology leader for alternative distribution, today announced the launch of its Agent Wholesale Platform, a modern software solution that enables independent agents to launch their own virtual agencies and to seamlessly access and sell insurance products online, over the phone, or in-person.

BOSTON – Bindable, an insurance technology company and national digital insurance agency, is announcing a platform collaboration with Mercer.  Mercer’s sponsoring organization clients will have access to a multitude of Bindable’s technology solutions, enabling both companies to reach larger audiences.

As a part of my interview series on the 5 Things you need to know to successfully manage a team, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jean-Marie Lovett.

Professional associations, employers, banks, and alumni groups. This is the traditional core of affinity, and for a good reason. These tight-knit groups comprise a channel that’s consistently delivered some of the best customers to insurers. The challenge of affinity isn’t the quality of leads, it’s the quantity. But today, digital delivery is reshaping that, and proving it can be much bigger than we thought.