This article builds on our previous blog on the Speed to Market (S2M) Toolkit, where we discussed how the road to implementation can be fraught with IT implementation challenges. These challenges do not revolve around your developers or programmers; they often stem from the complex requirements of a new or updated product, such as detailed forms, endorsement attributes, precise rating information, and accurate premium calculation steps.

The decision has been made. Your company’s leadership has determined now is the time to adopt a new product, to expand your company's offerings, and to do so quickly to take advantage of an opportunity in the market.

White labeling has emerged as a pivotal strategy for insurers to bolster brand presence while catering to the preferences of brokers and clients. In this interview with AAIS Partner, ValueMomentum, you’ll learn what makes white labeling effective, the benefits of utilizing the strategy, and the tools and principles that make it successful in the insurance industry. Part one of our two-part series features Bob Ridinger, Vice President of Sales and Business Development at OwlSurance Technologies, a business unit of ValueMomentum.

Updating or creating new insurance products is generally expected to be a long and expensive endeavor for insurance carriers. Most insurance products are made with insurance experts in mind, which can be hard for technology teams to understand. Having a product analyst is essential to make these complex ideas clear and ready for implementation.

The AAIS Pulse newsmagazine recently featured an in-depth discussion with Woody Bradford, CEO and Chair of Conning, one of the leading global investment management firms serving the insurance industry. He chatted with AAIS CEO Ed Kelly on the investment environment for insurance companies, inflation, cryptocurrency, investment strategies, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and much more.

As part of our commitment to delivering innovative, unique, and valuable products and solutions, we have established product councils to engage with Members and gather feedback to inform the strategic direction of AAIS programs. Currently, AAIS has Advisory Councils in the following areas: Auto, Farm, Agribusiness, Inland Marine/Commercial Output, Commercial Lines, Personal Lines and most recently Cannabis and Fire.

In July 2020, consulting firm McKinsey & Company put out a report detailing the talent transformation within the insurance industry. The topline message: Talent strategy is as important as business strategy.

A distributed workforce, also known as telecommuting or remote work, occurs when a business has employees that work in different locations (e.g., their home, satellite offices, etc.). This is an idea that AAIS has embraced successfully for nine years before the COVID-19 pandemic. The long-held belief that collaboration can only happen in person in a single location is no longer the case.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) continue to be a concern in our society, and the issues it presents extend beyond the communities where we live to the places and industries where we work. In 2021, AAIS Director of Government Relations Lori Dreaver Munn presented at the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP) Annual Conference on a more nuanced concern – improving DEI in insurance products.

In August of 2020, the NAIC adopted five guiding principles for artificial intelligence (AI), based on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s AI Principles which have been adopted by 42 countries across the globe. These five principles include: Fair and Ethical Accountability, Compliance, transparency, security, safety, and robustness of outputs.