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As a successful independent insurance agent, you live the importance of networking and community ties every day. Because of this, you cannot miss an opportunity to connect with your peers and forge new relationships in person.
At SIS, we also value creating strong community spaces, which is why we are excited that our NASPA user group has announced the date for the 2015 NASPA User Conference in Columbus, OH. From October 15-16, Partner XE community members, users, and business partners will gather to network and engage in technical roundtables and practical work sessions on Partner XE 2015.
Round Tables on 2015’s Important Topics
This year, the conference brings together experts on topics like cyber security, perpetuation planning, and content marketing. These sessions promise to be engaging, high-level conversations with leading experts and packed with strategic insight that can help change your agency.
Partner XE 2015 Work Sessions
In addition to high-level roundtables, there will also be group work sessions lead by experts on Partner XE 2015. With the updated version of the agency management software coming out in August, you do not want to miss the opportunity to work through the software’s updates as well touch on improving workflows, client and policy management, tracking commissions, sales and pipeline management, and much more.
Save some money and register now
If you register between now and August 31, you qualify for Early Bird discounts. Normally priced tickets are $150, but the Early Bird discount drops the price down to $125.
The basics of the event have just been announced, so we’ll keep you updated as more information becomes available. To learn more or to register, click here to visit NASPA’s event page.
Cyber security has been a concern across industries for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated risk. With more businesses moving to online operations, more data became vulnerable. This is especially true in insurance, where the use of insurance tech skyrocketed in 2020, along with incidents of cyberattacks.
Insurance is second only to legal firms as cyber criminals’ preferred industry to attack. The average agency is targeted over 100 times per year, with more than 30% of attacks succeeding. And according to PwC’s Digital Trust Insights Pulse Survey, cybercrime is expected to cost companies $10.5 trillion annually over the next four years.
Since our founding, the Partner Platform Community has grown exponentially. What started as a group of agencies and dedicated staff has exploded to contain much more. One of those additions is our group of Partner Allies. This team of insurance agency software providers started as a collection of exciting integration possibilities and grew into an ever-expanding coalition of cutting-edge insurance tech.
Another year is here, and we can already see what’s on the horizon for digital insurance—the last few years demonstrated the need for more data gathering and analysis, tech integration, and a focus on personalizing and streamlining customer service. The 2021 Independent Insurance Agent Survey found that, before the COVID-19 pandemic, about a third of agencies said they “lacked the financial or other support” to invest in digitization. However, by the end of 2020, 77% were investing in digitization, showing digital insurance is growing rapidly.
As we ring in the new year, let’s take a look at what’s on the digital insurance horizon for 2022.