In part I we understood what presales is. Now lets deal with knowing. Know yourself First of all, know what you know, and what you don't, what you are capable of and what not. Know your limits. This will allow you to pull in the right team to help you with different tasks to fill in the greater picture. Are you a great SME, but less so on the technical side, then make sure you onboard a technical person to help you. Is it a long pre-sales cycle (like in insurance and other verticals), get some project management skills on board. Are you great at creating presentations, but less at presenting, then get the right support, have someone else present. As a presales-lead you are building the creditability with the client, so you have to show that you know, know what you do, and know what you don't. When standing in front an audience, or being asked questions over email, make sure this is something you know, and respond appropriately. Saying 'I don't know' or, 'let m...
Summer is almost over. Some great conferences coming in September! Lots of activities worldwide! Still trying to decide which to go to? Here is the list. I have collected Insurtech events from around the world to help plan your year and expenditure. Plan you 2024 conferences! This page will be updated weekly, so make sure to come back an check what is going on. If you want to feature your event here, or find a mistake, please contact me: events@gilmour.info . Coming Shortly Date(s) Location Event Name Aug 26-28 Nashville, TN, USA LIC CEO Summer Forum Sep 7-10 Monte-Carlo, Monaco Rendez-Vous de Septembre Sep 18-19 Boston, MA, USA Women In Insurance Tech Conference Sep 22-25 Denver, CO, USA NAMIC Convention 2024 Later This Year Date(s) Location Event Name Oct 1-2 Toronto, Canada The Future of Insurance Canada May 7-8, 2025 Amsterdam, The Netherlands The Future of Insurance Europe Oct 4-8 Colorado Springs, CO, USA Insurance Lead...
Last week we heard about Travelers acquiring Trōv’s digitals assets , this week Hub International partnered with Bold Penguin to acquire Insurion Holdings to build a stronger market position. Also announced this week, Aon has acquired Tyche , a technology platform for risk and capital modeling. Aon will integrate the Tyche capabilities into its broader client dashboard In other news last week, Lemonade and Root, companies that have set out to disrupt the insurance industry, published their insurance figures, which were a disappointment for many. As commented by on one of the many posts on the matter, it seems that underwriting, even with AI is not so easy after all. These InsurTech announcements caused quite some discussions around the community that went as far as asking if we should feel betrayed by the Insurtechs. What happens when there is disruption The photographic industry went through two disruptive changes in a relatively in under a decade. With digital cameras becoming widel...
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