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Know How To Protect Your Insurance Career In An AI Era? Ignore This

06/13/2024 Mike Connor, CEO, SVIA Blog, Now To Next Session Notes, Uncategorized

Building Your Career in the AI Era of Insurance Requires A New Strategy

It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all of the hype about AI and tune it out. What’s true is that none of us really know all the ways AI will impact our lives and careers and, for that matter, what to do about it. What we do know is that the changes will be profound. The more you know about what is coming, the better prepared you can be to address it. That is why developing a deeper, strategic understanding of AI is essential.

Gen AI is Here. What’s Next For Insurance Careers?

06/10/2024 Mike Connor, CEO-CoFounder SVIA Blog, Innovation, Now To Next Session Notes, Uncategorized

Welcome to The Great AI Transformation

AI is not just a technological advancement; it’s a transformative force reshaping how value is defined, created, and delivered in the insurance industry. This transformation extends beyond technology, redefining the insights and skills insurance professionals need to stay relevant and competitive.

Whether you work in sales, marketing, underwriting, claims, customer support, or a technical role, understanding AI and its trajectory is critical. Using this knowledge to create a competitive edge for your career and organization is no longer optional; it is essential.

The AI Shift: Evaluating The Real Competitive Landscape

11/28/2023 Mike Connor, CEO, SVIA Blog, Now To Next Session Notes, Uncategorized

Understanding the competitive landscape in the AI era is critical for insurance executives. It’s important to see beyond traditional competitors. It’s about strategically understanding how AI will disrupt the industry and identifying how digital leaders and new entrants will leverage the technology. More importantly, it’s about understanding how to give your company a strategic edge by equipping your teams with the insight and skills to navigate the coming competitive terrain. Here’s how to get started.

Life Insurance, Global Mega Trends, And AI Strategy: Next Steps For Execs

11/26/2023 Mike Connor, CEO SVIA Blog, Now To Next Session Notes, Uncategorized

Global megatrends are not just reshaping the world at large; they’re fundamentally altering the insurance landscape. It’s a transformation driven by emerging technologies, climate, changing demographics, evolving consumer expectations, and a new focus on sustainability. As AI becomes increasingly central to this reshaped world, life insurance leaders face an urgent task. Strategically integrating AI to remain competitive and relevant.

AI Isn’t Just A Technology – It’s A Business Strategy. Here’s Why

11/22/2023 Mike Connor Blog, Now To Next Session Notes, Uncategorized

In an era where AI is literally redefining industries, insurance executives who see AI as mere technology rather than a core driver of future business strategy are putting their business at risk. Over the next 3-5 years, AI will permeate almost every aspect of insurance. This includes Customer Engagement, Marketing, Underwriting, Claims, Real-time Data retrieval, and more.

Becoming A Life Catalyst for Gen AI: Data & AI Strategies for the New Norm

11/15/2023 Mike Connor, CEO, SVIA Blog, Now To Next Session Notes, Uncategorized

Our incoming customers, the Digital Natives, soon to become Gen AI, are at the threshold of a future brimming with unprecedented risks, changes, and opportunities. As life and group benefits providers, we are uniquely positioned to step into the role of Life catalysts, guiding these AI Natives through the evolving landscape of new norms and challenges.

AI-Powered Value Added Services: Insurance’s New Competitive Bar

11/09/2023 Mike Connor, CEO, SVIA Blog, Now To Next Session Notes, Uncategorized

P&C insurance’s competitive landscape is shifting rapidly as companies compete to offer value-added services beyond traditional coverage. The arrival of AI-native consumers—reshaping expectations in the wake of ChatGPT’s explosive growth to over 180 million users—is about to accelerate this trend and deepen it’s competitive impact.

AI The Next Competitive Frontier in P&C Insurance

11/05/2023 Mike Connor Blog, Now To Next Session Notes, Uncategorized

The property and casualty (P&C) insurance landscape is undergoing a monumental shift driven by advanced technological forces. Today AI is taking the lead. In an era where experiences outside the industry shape customer expectations, P&C insurers must adapt with agility and focus to not just stay relevant but to lead in a competitive market.