Articles by Ellen Lichtenstein

Ellen Lichtenstein
Ellen Lichtenstein (she/they) is a writer and digital content producer who’s been creating written and multimedia content for the insurance, financial, and insurtech industries since 2014. After spending eight years in non-fiction/reality TV production and casting, Ellen made the logical leap to creating content for the insurance industry, starting with employee benefits. Ellen later expanded into writing for and about agency management systems, insurance compliance management, and insurance technology trends. Ellen began writing for AgentSync in February 2021. Since then, she’s built a large portfolio of content surrounding insurtech and cloud technology, software as a service (SaaS) in the insurance industry, and the modern insurance producer experience – among many other topics. Ellen prides herself on the ability to write clever (but never cutesy!) content in an industry with a reputation for being filled with dry and technical subject matter. When not parked in front of a laptop creating award winning* insurance compliance management content, Ellen enjoys spending time with her husband and their horses, including riding many of Colorado’s best mountain trails. *Ellen’s content would be award-winning if awards existed for such things.

Why Does the Securities Market Matter to Insurance Professionals?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Securities, like insurance products, are highly regulated to protect consumers and the health of the economic system as a whole. Learn why securities matter to insurance professionals, even if you’re …

A Deep Dive Into 9 Insurance Business Costs You Don’t Need

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Tough times don’t last. But tough businesses do. Looking for ways to save money at your insurance carrier, agency, or MGA/MGU? Who isn’t? As the economic outlook remains uncertain and …

How the 2023 Banking Crash Reminds Us Why Insurance Solvency Matters

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. With a slew of recent financial institution failures, it’s an important time for insurers to put solvency front of mind. Throughout March of 2023, the world anxiously watched as a …

How Disasters and Inflation Fueled Insurance Loss Ratios in 2022

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. It’s no longer just a hypothesis that more and larger natural disasters, along with general inflation and social inflation, are driving up insurers’ claims costs. New data shows loss ratios …

Surprising Truths About Mergers and Acquisitions in Insurance

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are always a hot topic in insurance. From small agencies hoping to get acquired, large agencies hoping to get larger, or carriers looking to expand into …