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7 things insurance agents need to know about P2P insurance

Insurance agents and brokers face competition from a variety of sources, including P2P start-ups. Here are seven things you need to know about them.

By Rosalie L. Donlon | Updated on February 20, 2017

The latest buzzword to float around the insurance industry, especially in communications targeted to consumers is “P2P” or peer-to-peer.

In the technology world, in a P2P network, the “peers” are computer systems that are connected to each other via the internet, according to Tech Terms. Files can be shared directly between systems on the network without the need of a central server.

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