Insurance Companies Are Missing a Huge Opportunity

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on May 18, 2009 11:00 PM

How is it that of all industries out there, insurance is missing its opportunity to be seen as a partner during this economic **** storm and capitalize on the moment? Ill tell you how. Because... More »

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Guardian's Maria Umbach Talks Insurance Industry Innovation

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on December 15, 2009 11:00 PM

Is part of innovation in the insurance industry really about language? See what Maria Umbach , VP and Chief Marketing Officer of individual products for Guardian Life Insurance Company of America , has to say... More »

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Innovation in Insurance: A Communication Challenge

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on February 11, 2010 11:01 AM

Communication isn’t the insurance industry ’s strong suit. In fact, we’ve written a few articles on how the industry could greatly benefit by simply improving this very important third aspect of innovation. (It may come... More »

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Innovation in Healthcare: Why is it so difficult?

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on February 9, 2010 12:37 PM

It’s been singled out as the problem holding innovation back for an array of industries and causes. But here’s something you may not have heard before: People’s fear isn’t the reason that innovating within healthcare... More »

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Last Post: December 27, 2010 9:23 PM by Meryl

Life Insurance and Gen Y, Why Bother?

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on March 19, 2010 1:11 PM

The Life Insurance Industry has been in distress for years over the aging field force problem—and their resulting inability to reach younger consumers . In fact, this industry has been concerned since Gen Y was... More »

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Last Post: December 21, 2010 9:00 PM by Meryl

Do Insurance Companies Suffer From Boomeritis?

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on March 5, 2010 2:17 PM

Here’s a crazy question: How would Wayne Gretzky run an insurance company? He would be looking at ways to crack the code in Generation Y (Millenials). And Why? Because if the insurance industry wants to... More »

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The Insurance Industry Must Break the Language Barrier

Posted to blog Maddock Douglas Innovation Engine on March 2, 2010 9:42 AM

We’ve examined how specific industries keep getting in their own way when it comes to innovation , and how a central problem within that blockage continues to be language. Here's the rundown for the Insurance... More »

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