The Silverline Blog
Industry insights, Salesforce news, and more
Industry insights, Salesforce news, and more
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The financial services industry has experienced some severe market volatility in the past few years, and this unpredictability and instability has severely disrupted all aspects of asset management, from private equity and venture capital to real estate and REITs. Asset management organizations are taking a digital-first approach to stay competitive in this challenging market. They...
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In the first part of our look at 2023 insurance trends, we covered how inflation and interest rates are impacting insurance. Now we turn to other trends we are seeing around talent shortages and climate change. We’ll also take a closer look at industry-specific issues, such as insurtech and producer consolidation, and share how Salesforce...
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The insurance sector is not for the faint of heart. The massive insurance landscape is a fast-changing world of ebbs and flows, and the industry is continually influenced by trends that are beyond its control but that organizations need to overcome in order to succeed. Here we’ll dive into some of those insurance trends around...
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Insurers can expect accelerated premium growth in the coming year. While other insurance sectors, such as cyber insurance, have seen rates soar by 25.5% due to ransomware attacks and breaches of remote work locations, only workers’ compensation showed a rate decrease, down an average of 1.74%. This is likely due to U.S. unemployment remaining higher...
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As more and more organizations now consider keeping remote or hybrid workforces, they are facing a whole new set of workers’ compensation challenges. Insurers must now consider the safety of a company’s remote work locations in the insurance and underwriting process. They are looking at details such as if employers are accurately reporting the state...
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Salesforce’s Winter ’23 release notes offer high-level descriptions of new features and enhancements. We’ve combed through the hundreds of pages to share highlights that are especially relevant for insurance industry users so you can review and quickly start benefiting from the new functionality. You can watch a video demo below, or continue reading to see...
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The pandemic has been a huge disruption in everyone’s life, so it should come as no surprise that the pandemic was a massive disruptor in the insurance industry. Agents could not hold face-to-face meetings with prospective policyholders, and the days of paper trails to collect information were over. A shift to digital was inevitable, given...
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SIF, Idaho Workers’ Compensation, has been the reliable and stable source of workers’ compensation for Idaho since 1917. But processes hadn’t changed to keep up with the transforming marketplace. Requesting a quote was initiated with a form, an option that was very time-consuming and offered agency staff no visibility into where applications were in the...
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Sales and marketing have historically not been a central focus in the payer space. The attention has concentrated on claims, adjudication, and the provider network. But one area of sales and marketing continues to be a vital tactic of every payer marketer’s strategy – shop and enroll. It is the role of the sales and...
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We all have that favorite streaming series we’ve sat down and binged for hours. And as soon as the player asks if you want to go to the next episode, you quickly say, ‘yes, more please.’ Usually it’s because you are enjoying the show and anticipate what will happen next will be even better. The...