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Elizabeth Reed
Elizabeth is a content marketing manager with a deep understanding of the startup landscape. She specializes in driving impactful content strategies for early-stage companies. Having honed her skills within a dynamic small marketing agency environment, she has extensive experience across crafting compelling content and growing community engagement.
Why Insurance Verification Is the Last Manual Step Holding Up Your Loan Closings
Insurance verification is the final bottleneck in an otherwise automated loan process. Here's why it takes weeks and how lenders are cutting it down to seconds.
Connection Over Transactions: What Agents Can Learn from Charles McDade
Charles McDade shares lessons from his journey building an independent agency, highlighting why relationships, community, and consistency matter more than ever in modern insurance.
How Top Insurance Agents Quote in Under 10 Minutes
Quoting faster isn’t about working quicker. It’s about starting with better information. This post breaks down how top agents streamline intake, reduce friction, and deliver quotes in minutes instead of hours.
Unlocking Insurance Branding (and Actually Standing Out): Lessons from Ciara Gravier
Most insurance brands play it safe—and get ignored. Ciara Gravier shares how to build a brand people actually remember, from choosing a name that creates a feeling to showing up authentically online.
AI in Insurance Isn't the Future—It's Right Now, with Steve Anderson
This episode of Connected Conversations in Insurance features Steve Anderson, co-founder of Catalyit and author of The Bezos Letters, joining host Ray Huang for a candid conversation about AI, agency culture, and why playing it safe might be the riskiest move of all.
When Insurance Quoting Moves to Call Centers, Speed Becomes Everything
As more insurance agencies move quoting to call centers, long call times have become a costly bottleneck. This post explores why manual insurance data intake slows agents down and how faster access to verified insurance data can significantly reduce call time while improving the customer experience.
Embracing Technology in Insurance with Mariah Gates
In this Season 2 episode of Connected Conversations in Insurance, Mariah Gates of Accelerated Automation shares a candid look at agency modernization. From CRM adoption and automation mistakes to change management and staying human, the conversation focuses on building systems that support people and help agencies evolve the right way.
Navigating the Human Element in Virtual Intelligence with Davie Holt
In this Season 2 podcast recap, Davie Holt breaks down the real economics behind virtual staffing in insurance—and why people, not automation alone, will shape the future of agencies.
Bringing Insurance to Life: A Conversation with Matt Layson of Calrose Insurance
Matt Layson shares how he went from avoiding the family insurance business to building real trust online with simple, consistent videos, and a thick skin.
Top Auto Industry Conferences to Attend in 2026
This guide highlights the most important auto industry conferences to attend in 2026, covering dealership, fleet, mobility, and automotive retail events. Explore key dates, locations, and audience insights to help you plan your calendar and prioritize the events most relevant to your business.