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Insurance Payments Platform Ascend Endorsed by Agency Collective
Insurance // August 16, 2022

The insurance payments platform Ascend was endorsed as a payments and financing platform for the member network serviced by the Agency Collective (The AC).    Providing all-in-one financing, collections and payables, Ascend aims to help distributors get rid of labor-intensive processes while providing customers with a...

DeFi’s Self-Executing Payouts Enable Crop Insurance for Small Farmers in Africa
Blockchain / Distributed Ledger // March 23, 2022

The vast majority of Africa’s 300 million subsistence farmers find crop insurance, a basic farming financial tool, impossible to get. But a new coalition of insurers and crypto firms are planning to use decentralized finance and blockchain technology to change that. Along the way, they’re...

InsurTech, Not The Pandemic, Drives Insurance Innovation
Insurance // July 16, 2021

Simply put, the pandemic has changed consumers’ relationships with insurance products. Even though the data says people utilized insurance less — since those who don’t leave their homes are far less prone to injury and illness — the pandemic caused those same homebound consumers to...

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InsurTech, Not The Pandemic, Drives Insurance Innovation

July 16, 2021
Simply put, the pandemic has changed consumers’ relationships with insurance products. Even though the data says people utilized insurance less — since those who don’t leave their homes are far less prone to injury and illness — the pandemic caused those same homebound consumers to place a higher value on, and desire for, medical and […]

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Insurance Payments Platform Ascend Endorsed by Agency Collective

August 16, 2022
The insurance payments platform Ascend was endorsed as a payments and financing platform for the member network serviced by the Agency Collective (The AC).    Providing all-in-one financing, collections and payables, Ascend aims to help distributors get rid of labor-intensive processes while providing customers with a seamless digital checkout and financing experience.  The AC partners with […]