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Power Producers: Conversation with an Insuretech OG with Johnny Yarbrough

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English - March 07, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 44 ratings
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In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview John Yarbrough Carrier and MGA/MGU Solutions Specialist at Appulate. John talks about the impact of being transparent with your clients and how their company helps agents with their services. 

Episode Highlights:

John shares his background, how he started, and what he does in his current role. (2:04)

John mentions that the best companies are the ones who are forward-thinking and willing to change. (6:00)

John describes how their system works when agents reach out for their services. (13:48)

John shares how they integrate with the agency management system. (17:18)

John shares how an agency can use its platform in many different ways. (25:47)

John mentions the most common questions that he has been asked about their platform. (28:57)

John shares that manual entry is still a big challenge or problem for them. (37:07)

John shares that transparency is the key to being able to let clients make better decisions. (43:45)

Tweetable Quotes:

"You've got to have a combination of both things, you've got to have experience, but you've also got to be nimble and be willing to change." - John Yarbrough

"What is really cool about competition is it normalizes what's happening. And I think that's something that we haven't seen." - John Yarbrough

"Where our technology really thrives is that online ecosystem, where agents are all interacting with their markets, on our platform." - John Yarbrough

Resources Mentioned:

John Yarbrough LinkedIn

Appulate

David Carothers

Kyle Houck

Florida Risk Partners

The Extra 2 Minutes

In this episode of The Power Producers Podcast, David Carothers and co-host Kyle Houck interview John Yarbrough Carrier and MGA/MGU Solutions Specialist at Appulate. John talks about the impact of being transparent with your clients and how their company helps agents with their services. 


Episode Highlights:


John shares his background, how he started, and what he does in his current role. (2:04)

John mentions that the best companies are the ones who are forward-thinking and willing to change. (6:00)

John describes how their system works when agents reach out for their services. (13:48)

John shares how they integrate with the agency management system. (17:18)

John shares how an agency can use its platform in many different ways. (25:47)

John mentions the most common questions that he has been asked about their platform. (28:57)

John shares that manual entry is still a big challenge or problem for them. (37:07)

John shares that transparency is the key to being able to let clients make better decisions. (43:45)


Tweetable Quotes:


"You've got to have a combination of both things, you've got to have experience, but you've also got to be nimble and be willing to change." - John Yarbrough
"What is really cool about competition is it normalizes what's happening. And I think that's something that we haven't seen." - John Yarbrough
"Where our technology really thrives is that online ecosystem, where agents are all interacting with their markets, on our platform." - John Yarbrough


Resources Mentioned:

John Yarbrough LinkedIn
Appulate
David Carothers
Kyle Houck
Florida Risk Partners
The Extra 2 Minutes