
Laird Rixford
Co-Host of Insurance Happy Hour
Successful entrepreneur and technology consultant Laird Rixford is the CEO of ITC. Laird oversees the direction for each of ITC’s products and the company’s sales and marketing departments. He is passionate about helping insurance agencies and companies succeed and grow in today's online market. He believes helping businesses grow is more than selling them a product or service. Laird's philosophy is to become a strategic partner with agents and carriers instead of being just another vendor.
Laird Rixford has hosted 86 Episodes.
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Open Access to Data is Critical
February 23rd, 2018 | Season 1 | 30 mins 27 secs
2018 predictions, independent insurance agents, insurance
What's going to happen with agents in 2018? We discuss five predictions for agents this year and whether we agree or not.
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Working in the Insurance Industry
February 16th, 2018 | Season 1 | 31 mins 26 secs
insurance, insurance agents, insurance careers, perpetuation, recruiting
Considering that the average age of an insurance agent is 59 and that only 4% of millennials see the insurance industry as a career option, we have work to do to promote the benefits of working in the insurance industry.
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Trusting Autonomous Cars
February 9th, 2018 | Season 1 | 21 mins 1 sec
auto insurance, autonomous cars, insurance, technology
Would you trust an autonomous car? In this episode we talk about autonomous cars and Laird's "research" project.
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Insurance is About Data
February 2nd, 2018 | Season 1 | 31 mins 46 secs
ai, artificial intelligence, insurance, insurance carriers, insuretech, insurtech
In this episode, we talk about insurance carriers, data, and how they can use it better. Plus, find out what visionary Laird admires most and how Becky became an independent insurance agent customer.
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Crushing It Is Relative
January 26th, 2018 | Season 1 | 30 mins 2 secs
2018 trend, insurance, insuretech, insurtech
Laird and Becky talk about the insuretech movement and independent insurance agents.
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Five Auto Insurance Trends to Watch in 2018
January 19th, 2018 | Season 1 | 29 mins 57 secs
2018 trends, auto insurance, insurance, insuretech, insurtech, technology
In the pilot episode of Insurance Happy Hour, we talk about five trends to watch in auto insurance this year. Plus, what Laird doesn’t want his auto insurance company to know and what trend Becky thinks will have the biggest impact on auto insurance.
Story from the episode - https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/01/05/475870.htm