Posted on behalf of Christen Kelley, Vice President, Ivans Marketing │ Ivans │ NetVU Silver Partner
Insurance has always been about relationships, but today, those relationships depend on more than superior service or competitive pricing. Insurance agents expect carrier partners to make business easy with intelligent workflows, connected insurance technology, and automation that saves time and resources.
The Ivans 2025 Connectivity Survey, based on insights from over 700 insurance professionals, makes one thing clear: ease of doing business drives decisions. Agents choose carriers that are connected. Real-time quoting, automated policy updates, and integrated claims handling aren’t extras; they’re essentials for growth.
Think about what slows you down. Manual processes, delayed responses, and clunky data sharing waste time and money. They create friction that hurts productivity and trust. Solutions with instant appetite and eligibility checks assess risks more accurately. Automation ensures policy and claims data flow directly into your agency management system, giving you more time to focus on what really matters: your clients and growing your business.
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), those behind-the-scenes connectors,make this possible. They let your insurance software talk to carrier systems, reducing complexity and speeding up responses. And the future? Artificial intelligence and more innovative eligibility tools promise even greater efficiency.
The bottom line is that agencies that embrace connectivity and carriers that prioritize it will lead the way. Now is the time to take a closer look at your workflows. Are you using real-time tools and integrations built into your agency management system? Leaning into these solutions makes your agency more competitive, saves time, and shows your clients that they’re at the heart of everything you do.
To learn more, watch this on-demand webinar, Growing Connectivity Tools: Empowering Agents to Connect with Carriers. You’ll discover how to log onto Ivans Exchange™, track new and existing downloads, and collaborate effectively with carriers and MGAs. This session is perfect for agents looking to strengthen carrier relationships and optimize workflows, so don’t miss it!