The risk landscape for small and midsize businesses (SMBs) markedly changed over the last five years as enterprises first adjusted to the shutdowns and distanced interactions dictated by the COVID pandemic, and then as lasting societal shifts (like the rise of remote workers) settled into daily life in the time since the pandemic. The insurtech firm Bold Penguin set out to better understand these business changes and what they mean to insurance professionals and organizations, in order to better direct and advise its industry partners. In this episode, Bold Penguin Vice President of Carrier Operations Nicole Farley talks about the growing commercial-insurance opportunities for agents and brokers along with other insights from the company’s new report, “The Evolving Risks of Small Businesses.”
