Insurance Happy Hour
It's happy hour, and we're talking insurance.
About the show
Change in the insurance industry is speeding up. Consumers are also changing. Let's talk about industry news and trends, technology and marketing. Hosts: Becky Schroeder and Laird Rixford
Episodes
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When Disaster Strikes
September 28th, 2018 | Season 1 | 34 mins 8 secs
disasters, hurricanes, insurance agents
Disasters are a great time for insurance agents to show their value by helping their clients. We talk about how agents can do that. Also, we talk about how the insurance industry is great for a long-term career.
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Millennials & Insurance: Part 2
August 31st, 2018 | Season 1 | 54 mins 37 secs
insurance, millennials
Millennials will eclipse the baby boomers as the largest living generation. The insurance industry needs to start changing to meet the needs of this group. In this second part, we discuss the key findings of the white paper from Cake & Arrow on values and priorities of millennials.
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Millennials & Insurance: Part 1
August 24th, 2018 | Season 1 | 40 mins 24 secs
insurance, millennials
Millennials will eclipse the baby boomers as the largest living generation. The insurance industry needs to start changing to meet the needs of this group. In the first episode of two about millennials and insurance, we discuss millennial myths and how the industry communicates with the generation.
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Can a Person Be a Brand?
August 17th, 2018 | Season 1 | 32 mins 55 secs
brand, branding, marketing, personal brand
Can a person be a brand? We have opinions. In other #InsuranceHappyHour news, we're now on Spotify!
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The Privacy of Your DNA
August 10th, 2018 | Season 1 | 39 mins 24 secs
When you submit your DNA to a genetic-testing company, should the data remain private? Or, should those companies be allowed to share your data with insurance companies, employers or government agencies?
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The Scary World of Cybersecurity
August 3rd, 2018 | Season 1 | 39 mins 24 secs
cybersecurity, insurance
Sixty-two percent of agencies are concerned or very concerned about cybersecurity. In this episode, we talk about the cybersecurity portion of the Insurance Digital Transformation survey. Plus, we discuss the top insurance brands according to YouGov's rankings, and Laird has a bone to pick with Becky.
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The Digital Transformation
July 13th, 2018 | Season 1 | 41 mins 8 secs
insurance, insurance technology, technology
According to a recent survey, 95 percent of agents see technology as important or very important to their success. In this episode, we unpack some of the findings of the Insurance Digital Transformation survey. Plus, we talk more about 'find your passion' as career advice.
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Lemonade's Policy 2.0 (with our first guest Joey Giangola!)
July 6th, 2018 | Season 1 | 41 mins 24 secs
We discuss Lemonade's Policy 2.0 with our first special guest Joey Giangola. Plus, we talk to Joey more about #Elevate18 and he shares his thoughts on #InsuranceHappyHour.
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On the Road at #Elevate18
June 29th, 2018 | Season 1 | 42 mins 19 secs
insurance, insurance agencies, marketing
We were on the road this week and recorded at Agency Nation/TrustedChoice.com's conference Elevate. Also, we discuss how marketing is an investment and what to do instead of cutting marketing when money gets tight.
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Signs an InsureTech Will Fail
June 22nd, 2018 | Season 1 | 42 mins 29 secs
We discuss the signs of why an insuretech startup might fail and how they can succeed.
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Having the Right, Ethical Focus
June 15th, 2018 | Season 1 | 43 mins 51 secs
ethics, insurance, insurance agencies, insurance carriers, insuretech
We need to remember as an industry who we're serving. It's the clients. It's the clients who have and want choice.
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Getting Our Groove Back
June 8th, 2018 | Season 1 | 40 mins 28 secs
insurance agencies, insurance technologies corporation, insuretech, itc
We're back! Becky and Laird talk about ITC's big news from the last few months.
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Is Insurance Ready for Virtual Reality? Is the World?
March 23rd, 2018 | Season 1 | 38 mins 5 secs
technology, virtual reality, vr
With the release of Ready Player One upcoming, Justin and Laird talk about how virtual reality could impact the insurance industry.
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Did Beyoncé Give Lemonade the Business?
March 16th, 2018 | Season 1 | 30 mins 17 secs
Did one of the top music stars in world "disrupt" Lemonade's search engine rankings?
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Joining the Insurance Industry as a Millennial
March 9th, 2018 | Season 1 | 30 mins 21 secs
asmr, millennial, pet peeves
With all the talk of how millennials are critical part of the insurance industry, sit down with Heather Cherry and Laird as they explore the industry through a fresh set of eyes.
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