Digital Disruption of the Insurance Industry

June 25, 2017

Deep in the DNA of every insurance company is the habit of keeping an eye on the horizon, preparing for coming storms. The digitizing of the industry is well underway and promises to bring fresh waves of disruption. Already, digitization has transformed customer expectations. It’s lowering the bar for new players to enter the market and undercutting pricing models of more established businesses that carry bricks-and-mortar overhead. And more change is coming: competitors are launching new products and services, and InsurTech could upend traditional business models.

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James G Parker Insurance Associates started out with a single office and a goal to provide our clients with the very best in insurance products, services and protection. Some things have changed over the years. We have grown and are now recognized as one of the top 50 privately held insurance agencies in the nation by the Insurance Journal, with offices located throughout the state of California.

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