5 Areas to Evaluate in the Agency Before Assessing an AI Vendor October 19, 2026 By Kathryn Lerch, Insurance Solutions Engineer, Fulcrum Conference season is only half over. The larger technology conferences offered some version of what brokers need from AI and...
What Operationally Consistent Client Service Actually Looks Like October 2, 2026 By Kathryn Lerch, Insurance Solutions Engineer, Fulcrum Client service in insurance gets talked about primarily in terms of relationships. The producer who knows the client’s business. The...
How Certificate Automation Changes the Account Manager Workday September 24, 2026 By Kathryn Lerch, Insurance Solutions Engineer, Fulcrum Certificate issuance is one of those tasks that looks straightforward from the outside. A client needs a certificate, the account...
What 25 Acquisitions Taught Me About Operational Consistency September 3, 2026 By Kathryn Lerch, Insurance Solutions Engineer, Fulcrum Over the course of my career I have been involved in more than 25 agency acquisitions, first as VP of...
The Implementation Gap: Why Good Technology Fails Inside Good Brokerages August 26, 2026 By Kathryn Lerch, Insurance Solutions Engineer, Fulcrum One of the more consistent things I have observed working with brokerage teams on technology implementation is how different the...
Why Brokerages Are Adding Workflow Layers Without Replacing Their AMS August 13, 2026 By Kathryn Lerch, Insurance Solutions Engineer, Fulcrum After nearly two decades working inside agencies and helping teams implement and redesign their operating models, I have come to...