Broker Expo: Experts urge brokers to take advantage of technology
Panellists say innovation leads to opportunities.
Brokers should take advantage of the opportunities they have to partner with InsurTech firms, according to Alan Thomas, chief commercial officer at Simply Business.
At a panel debate at the Broker Expo in Coventry on 1 November, Thomas stated that brokers need to understand what data they are sitting on and find the tools to use it.
Simon Harrow, head of digital strategy at iGo4, agreed that it was not too late for brokers to get involved in InsurTech.
“The industry is going through the same
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