Insurance Happy Hour

Agents vs Bots

December 28th, 2018  |  Season 2  |  35 mins 39 secs

lemonade, roboagent commercial, state farm, technology

State Farm released a commercial that many said was a jab at Lemonade. Laird and Becky talk about the commercial and how bots can help improve the customer experience, but we still need people in the insurance industry. Plus, we talk about New Years and one of Becky's pet peeves.

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.

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.

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.

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