“You know, 12 months is a very short period of time when you’re building for that diversity of stakeholders, with the number of product that we’re looking at, the number of markets we’re looking at. The fact that for at least our first three markets, we were one of the first two or three wholesalers to use their API, including one right now where we literally they’re building it alongside us.”— Ted Stuckey, Head of Digital Distribution, Bridge Specialty Group & President, LocalEdge
Together, Cogitate and Bridge Specialty Group are reshaping the wholesale distribution of specialty and surplus lines insurance, driven not just by technology but by reimagining how wholesalers, carriers, and retail agents can work together. During our 3-part series, Bridge Specialty Group’s Joe Failla, COO, and Ted Stuckey, Head of Distribution, join Cogitate’s CEO, Arvind Kaushal, to reflect on their journey from a single-carrier, single-state digital platform pilot to a multi-carrier, 50-state marketplace for E&S personal lines. They also share the practical realities of building a digital distribution platform at scale within a wholesale operation.
Part 2 of our series addresses the importance of balancing the needs of both the retail agents and the underwriters when digitizing the journey, and what technology and change management approaches have proven most effective in achieving BSG’s goals.
Also enjoy Parts 1 and 3 of this series here.
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