Podcasts about insurance happy hour

The pandemic happened. Things have been busy. We've missed Insurance Happy Hour. Becky and Laird are back and talking about COVID-19, insurance agency quoting activity during the pandemic, and the insurance carrier response.

This industry has a data sharing problem. In this episode, Becky and Laird continue their discussion on data from a previous episode. Who owns the data and why it's so important to share data while also improving security. InsurTech Utopia Driven by Data Sharing Impeded by Data Ownership Uncertainty (https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2019/06/26/194968.htm) Data, Data Everywhere (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/51)

Who owns the data in a comparative rater or agency management system? Hint: it's not the vendor. Becky and Laird talk about data ownership in the industry and how we need to get better as a whole. Plus, we talk about a couple news items from this week. And, Laird geeks out over his favorite band. B Atomic video "Why agents should own their data" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4xn0sfyVwI) Tesla starts offering car insurance, though details are still hazy (https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2019/08/29/tesla-starts-offering-car-insurance-though-details-are-still-hazy/) UPS enters the autonomous vehicle market (https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2019/08/29/ups-invests-in-autonomous-trucking-company-tests-self-driving-tractor-trailers-414-161531/)

What happens when a carrier helps drive leads for their agents? Becky and Laird talk about Windhaven's recent announcement about their challenge to their agents to quickly respond to leads. Also, we catch up on what we've been doing over the summer break. Windhaven® Insurance Challenges Local Agents to Compete for Free Auto Insurance Leads (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/windhaven-insurance-challenges-local-agents-to-compete-for-free-auto-insurance-leads-300898809.html) 3 Female Insurance Influencers You Should Have Started Following Last Week! (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-female-insurance-influencers-you-should-have-started-seth-nagle)

Get ready for season three of Insurance Happy Hour, the first episode starts next week! Only if we can get our act together in time.

In the season 2 finale, Laird and Becky talk with repeat guest Justin Costa and new Insurance Happy Hour guest Paul Harrison. Topics include promotional items, insuretech, an actual insurance customer experience, and our favorite episodes from season 2. Aspen MGA smores and cookies https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/0/0f0f65a2-827f-4193-820b-553656f98331/ci0q05WI.jpg Rixford's Whiskey https://files.fireside.fm/file/fireside-uploads/images/0/0f0f65a2-827f-4193-820b-553656f98331/p6mv8hFE.jpg Special Guests: Justin Costa and Paul Harrison.

In part 2 of Cake & Arrow/Coverager's report on Millennials and modern insurance, Becky and Laird discuss the report's ideas of how the industry could change to appeal more to millennials and whether that's a good idea. Plus, Laird shares a story about encountering a Insurance Happy Hour listener. Millennials & Modern Insurance: Changing the Way Millennials Think About Insurance (http://go.cakeandarrow.com/millennials-modern-insurance-report?utm_campaign=Millennials%20%26%20Modern%20Insurance%20-%20Report&utm_source=PRNewswire&utm_medium=PressRelease) Part 1: Price Matters (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/46) Our episodes on Cake & Arrow's first Millennial report: Millennials & Insurance - Part 1 (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/20) and Part 2 (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/21) At a business dinner and someone mentions this podcast called '#InsuranceHappyHour". Them: "Ever heard of it?"Me: pic.twitter.com/Eax21KNpNO— Laird Rixford (@lrixford) May 14, 2019

We live in a convenience economy led mostly by the convenience generation, Millennials. Though convenience in our daily lives is valued by more than just Millennials. Becky and Laird revisit this topic inspired by Laird's recent travels and a new report by Cake & Arrow. Plus, our MLB nicknames. Our previous Millennial episodes ICYMI: Millennials & Insurance: Part 1 (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/20) and Part 2 (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/21)

In our second episode from #Elevate19, Matt Aaron from Insurance Agent Mobile App joins Laird and Becky to talk about his history, his product, and his views on interconnectivity in the industry. Plus, Becky gets called out for a comment made in a previous episode. Insurance Agent App (https://insuranceagentapp.com/) Follow Insurance Agent on Twitter (https://twitter.com/goiagent) Special Guest: Matt Aaron.

Becky and Laird discuss some listener feedback.

A few years ago during an industry event, ITC’s CEO and Sr. VP of Marketing and Sales, Laird Rixford and Becky Schroeder, were bantering back and forth. Someone overhead them and said that they ought to record what they were saying. Now, they not only record it, but they have a regular Friday afternoon audio podcast called “Insurance Happy Hour”. In this vodcast, you’ll learn about where they get inspiration for topics, the importance of titles, and many other great tips for starting your own podcast. You’ll also learn why they have purposely separated this podcast from the company they work for. The post Insurance Happy Hour: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at Podcasting appeared first on Insurance Journal TV.

Becky and Laird talk about the traits of successful independent insurance agents. Also, it's been one year of Insurance Happy Hour, and we share some of our favorite episodes from the first year. Growth in 2019: Five common themes of successful independent insurance agents (https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2019/01/08/growth-in-2019-five-common-themes-of-successful-independent-insurance-agents/?kw=Growth%20in%202019:%20Five%20common%20themes%20of%20successful%20independent%20insurance%20agents&utm_source=email&utm_medium=enl&utm_campaign=newsflash&utm_content=20190108&utm_term=pc360) What will be insurance's biggest challenge in 2019? (https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/opinion/what-will-be-insurances-biggest-challenge-in-2019-121018.aspx) Welcome to Costco from 'Idiocracy' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py6gMdV5uKY) Favorite episodes from the first year of Insurance Happy Hour: Millennials & Insurance: Part 1 (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/20) Millennials & Insurance: Part 2 (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/21) On the Road at #Elevate18 (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/14) Lemonade's Policy 2.0 (with guest Joey Giangola) (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/15) Something Funnier (with guest Justin Costa) (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/24) Not Your Normal InsureTech Happy Hour (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/23) Season 2! (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/25) Why We Started a Podcast (https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/7)

Welcome to season 2 of Insurance Happy Hour! In the first episode of our second season, Becky and Laird talk about some of the big industry news from the last couple months. Plus, what we've been up to the last couple months. Google Invests in Insurance Agency Software Firm Applied Systems (https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/10/17/504780.htm) Google's Investment in Applied Systems is Good for All Agents and Brokers (https://steveanderson.com/2018/10/25/why-googles-investment-in-applied-systems-is-good-for-all-agents-and-brokers/?&) Lemonade announces global expansion plans (https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/lemonade-announces-global-expansion-plans-117529.aspx) ITC Acquires Assurance Systems (https://www.getitc.com/release/2018/11/05/itc-acquires-assurance-systems-incorporated#.XAmp-dtKiHs)

"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. We buy belief in our own human potential (https://mailchi.mp/gapingvoid/people-buy-beliefs?e=0a25c9a927) gapingvoid (https://www.gapingvoid.com/) Some of the gapingvoid prints in the ITC office: life is too short not to do something that matters https://www.getitc.com/emailmarketing/customercommunications/images/gapingvoid1.jpg Sometimes it's about becoming the person you were born to be https://www.getitc.com/emailmarketing/customercommunications/images/gapingvoid2.jpg the tech, the passion https://www.getitc.com/emailmarketing/customercommunications/images/gapingvoid3.jpg, everything is marketing https://www.getitc.com/emailmarketing/customercommunications/images/gapingvoid6.jpg

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. Telematics CEO: 5 Trends to Watch in 2018 in Auto Insurance (https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/01/05/475870.htm)