Innovation & Efficiency: The Future of the Agent Channel with Jack Ramsey

In this episode of Risk Management: Brick by Brick, host Jason Reichl sits down with Jack Ramsey, VP of the Agent Channel at NEXT Insurance, to discuss the radical shift in how small business insurance is sold and serviced. With over 35 years of industry experience, Jack offers a unique perspective on why the "traditional" manual underwriting model is a death sentence for small commercial profitability. Discover how NEXT Insurance uses a digital-first mindset to turn a 5-day quoting cycle into a 5-minute win. Jack dives into the "secret sauce" of using social media scraping and rich data to understand risk in real-time—uncovering everything from hidden dance floors to happy hour specials that traditional questionnaires miss. Whether you are a national broker or a one-person retail shop, this conversation reveals how to remove administrative friction and get back to the "true people activities" that drive revenue. To find out how TrustLayer manages risk so that people can build the physical world around us, head to TrustLayer.io.

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In this episode of Risk Management: Brick by Brick, host Jason Reichl sits down with Jack Ramsey, VP of the Agent Channel at NEXT Insurance, to discuss the radical shift in how small business insurance is sold and serviced. With over 35 years of industry experience, Jack offers a unique perspective on why the "traditional" manual underwriting model is a death sentence for small commercial profitability.

Discover how NEXT Insurance uses a digital-first mindset to turn a 5-day quoting cycle into a 5-minute win. Jack dives into the "secret sauce" of using social media scraping and rich data to understand risk in real-time—uncovering everything from hidden dance floors to happy hour specials that traditional questionnaires miss. Whether you are a national broker or a one-person retail shop, this conversation reveals how to remove administrative friction and get back to the "true people activities" that drive revenue.

To find out how TrustLayer manages risk so that people can build the physical world around us, head to TrustLayer.io.

Podcast Host: Jason Reichl
Executive Producer: Don Halliwell

Episode Highlights

00:46 – Meet Jack Ramsey: 35 Years of Agency and Carrier Evolution
01:40 – NEXT Insurance’s Mission: Simple, Tailored, and Fully Digital
02:38 – The Three Channels: Direct, Partnerships, and Agents
03:52 – The Profitability Gap: Why Manual Underwriting Fails Small Business
05:17 – Technology First: Guiding Agents Through the Risk Journey
07:13 – Market Clarity: Dominating the Micro-Commercial Space
09:38 – The Next Generation: Watching a Digital-First Agency in Action
11:21 – Removing Menial Tasks: The 2026 Agent Value Proposition
12:05 – Real-Time Quoting: Moving from Questionnaires to Rich Data
14:05 – Nimble Innovation: How NEXT Responds to Market Needs in 30 Days
16:31 – Risky or Too Risky: The "Super Sauce" of Social Media Scraping
18:24 – Career Advice: Embracing Technology as an Insurance Agent

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