1096 - The Unraveling of Insurance: How the Industry Turned Upside Down and Protecting Your Short-Term Rentals Got Harder by Darren Pettyjohn

The internet altered the world, and for the most part, it was a good thing. Most products and services got better, but not insurance—it got lost. Before the internet, the insurance sector centered around an agent-driven business model in which insurance companies manufactured products and insurance agents sold them to consumers: home, vehicle, life, and business insurance. Insurance carriers learned that with the internet, they could sell straight to the consumer through the click of a button—eliminating the local agent’s need for a sales commission. Because of this shift, most insurance agents nowadays lack the knowledge and in-depth understanding of the coverage they provide in the complex 100-page contracts they sell. This results in the slow, agonizing demise of the professional insurance salesperson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices