Articles by Ellen Lichtenstein

Ellen Lichtenstein
Ellen Lichtenstein (she/they) is a writer and digital content producer who’s been creating written and multimedia content for the insurance, financial, and insurtech industries since 2014. After spending eight years in non-fiction/reality TV production and casting, Ellen made the logical leap to creating content for the insurance industry, starting with employee benefits. Ellen later expanded into writing for and about agency management systems, insurance compliance management, and insurance technology trends. Ellen began writing for AgentSync in February 2021. Since then, she’s built a large portfolio of content surrounding insurtech and cloud technology, software as a service (SaaS) in the insurance industry, and the modern insurance producer experience – among many other topics. Ellen prides herself on the ability to write clever (but never cutesy!) content in an industry with a reputation for being filled with dry and technical subject matter. When not parked in front of a laptop creating award winning* insurance compliance management content, Ellen enjoys spending time with her husband and their horses, including riding many of Colorado’s best mountain trails. *Ellen’s content would be award-winning if awards existed for such things.

How an Upgrade to Producer Onboarding Can Fuel Carrier Growth: A Life Insurer’s Perspective

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. GPM Life fuels its growth with the ability to onboard more producers faster with AgentSync Executive Summary: With the demand for life insurance and annuities products growing constantly, GPM Life …

How to Renew Your Insurance License with a Criminal Background: Part 5 – South Dakota through Wyoming

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Having a criminal charge or conviction in one’s background can make things more difficult for a licensed insurance producer. However, it doesn’t always have to mean the end of a …

Breaking Open the Compliance Black Box: How M3 Insurance Took Back Control of Producer Licensing with AgentSync

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. When M3 Insurance began rapidly expanding its distribution channels, its existing licensing process wasn’t just inefficient: It was becoming a serious obstacle to growth. The Wisconsin-based insurance agency needed a …

Insurance 101: Do Your Clients Know the Difference Between Homeowners Insurance and Flood Insurance this Hurricane Season?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The 2024 hurricane season just wrapped, officially ending on Nov. 30, 2024, with two major storms making news and breaking records as of this writing (Hurricanes Helene and Milton). Even …

When Choosing Producer Lifecycle Management Software, Don’t Overlook the Importance of Customer Success

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. When you’re shopping for the technology solution that’s going to transform the way your insurance business handles producer lifecycle management, you might look at a lot of things: Total cost …

In an Expensive and Difficult Market, States Aim to Make Fire Risk Ratings More Transparent

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If Colorado’s any indication, more state departments of insurance may be working on legislation to ensure consumer transparency. Across the U.S., homeowners in high-risk wildfire areas are facing a growing …

How Personalization Creates Engagement for a World-Class Producer Experience

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If there’s one area where insurance agencies and carriers can stand out, it’s in the quality of the producer experience they offer. After all, compensation tends to be standardized; benefits …

Administrative Actions: What Are They and Who Do You Report Them to?

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Insurance producers are expected to be upstanding citizens, and for good reason. They’re responsible for helping consumers select and purchase some of the most important products a person can buy. …

How Can You Create a World-Class Producer Experience? It Starts with Tech, Transparency, and Trust

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. If insurance producers are the lifeblood of your business, you need to compete on producer experience, and win. One could argue the entire insurance industry is a web of interdependent …

The U.S. Property & Casualty Crisis: How It’s Going for Insurers and the States They’ve Left

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. America’s home insurance crisis By now, if you haven’t heard about insurance companies (large and small) and their max exodus from the most risky states, you may have been living …