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.

Insurance Digital Transformation Survey

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.

Lemonade Proposes Open Source Insurance Policy for All to Change, Adopt

Special Guest: Joey Giangola.

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.

Elevate

We discuss the signs of why an insuretech startup might fail and how they can succeed.

Hey InsurTechs: Here's why you will likely fail

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

Will you be at Elevate 2018? Let us know (@lrixford or @beckylschroeder). We'd love to meet you!

We need to remember as an industry who we're serving. It's the clients. It's the clients who have and want choice. We discuss ethics in the industry and how consumers should be the only group we as an industry serve. That plus, do you find a job to fit your passion? Or, do you find passion in your job?

Insurance's Flawed Business Model

In this week's episode, Becky and Laird discuss ITC's major equity investment from the private equity firm Accel-KKR and what has us excited about ITC's future. We also discuss the industry's opportunity for change.

ITC Receives Majority Equity Investment from Accel-KKR

With the release of Ready Player One upcoming, Justin and Laird talk about how virtual reality could impact the insurance industry. If at all. Follow down the rabbit hole as we take a multi-generational view of technology now and into the future.

Ready Player One Trailer

A Perfect Circle - Disillusioned

Special Guest: Justin Costa.

How does a millennial even get a start in the insurance industry? Join Laird and guest host Heather Cherry as they discuss how one millennial got their start in insurance, email marketing, office pet peeves, and ASMR.

Special Guest: Heather Cherry.

"People don't buy gadgets. People buy beliefs." We discuss this Elon Musk quote and dive deeper into why we started the Insurance Happy Hour podcast.