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Braidwood v Becerra and Its Impact on Preventive Service Access

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Since Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, it’s faced many challenges, and the newest comes from a court case recently decided by a judge in Texas: Braidwood …

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 …

The Startling Cost of Technical Debt in Insurance

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Concerns over cost are a common culprit when it comes to choosing business as usual over making changes or improvements to outdated technology and processes. Thinking the cost of implementing …

How the Unfair Trade Practices Act Could Impact Your Insurance Business

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If an insurer or licensed insurance agent uses unfair or deceptive business practices to sell to their clients not only is it unethical but it’s also against the law. When …

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 …

Potential Impacts of FTC’s Near-Blanket Ban on Noncompetes

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. A proposed Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule would enact a near-blanket ban on noncompete clauses within employment contracts, even for gig-workers and freelancers. So, what drives the FTC’s rule? And …

Insurance Industry Leaders Warn Not to Do This When Facing Inflation and Recession

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If the U.S. or global economy falls into a recession, it won’t be the first time – nor will it be the last. Despite the urge to take your foot …

Will Insurtech Help the Insurance Industry Survive a Hardening Market?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Supply chain disruptions, increased consumer demands, a tight labor market, a global pandemic, a couple natural disasters, and a war. These are just a few of the causes that combined …

Can Insurance Carriers Stem the Bleeding from Tech Layoffs?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. In January 2023 alone, Amazon laid off 18,000 people; Google laid off 12,000 people; Microsoft laid off 10,000 people; and Salesforce laid off 7,000 people. And these are just the …

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