Early last week, I had the privilege to attend Insurance Nexus’ “Insurance2Customer USA Summit”, which took place at the Wyndham Grand, here in Chicago. Similar to the Insurance Analytics USA Summit that Insurance Nexus put together earlier this year (for my takeaways from that show click here), I2C was squarely focused on how technology can help insurers to streamline their operations and do a better job of delighting customers.
For all the work (and money) the industry has put in over the past few years, it’s clear that there still is progress to be made. In her opening remarks, Insurance Nexus’ Emma Sheard pointed out that J.D. Power’s 2016 Insurance Customer Experience Study showed that overall customer satisfaction is down in both the home and auto insurance sectors. With customer expectations being shaped by their experiences with companies like Zappos and Amazon, insurers need to continue to innovate around customer experience initiatives in order to keep pace with customer demand.
To that end, there were a number of sessions at I2C that took a deep look at how insurers can continue to improve their customer experience from purchase, up to and through a claim, all the while increasing customer acquisition and retention. While there was a depth of information and insight presented over the two days of the conference, I came away from the show with three key takeaways:
I2C was certainly time well spent. It’s always a fascinating experience to spend time with the people who are innovating in the insurance industry – it’s great to draw from their experience to see how technology is allowing insurers to be more customer-centric.
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