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What we're learning building Salesforce for the insurance industry

HipTen
April 17, 2026

Financial Services Cloud for Insurance: Feature Breakdown vs Custom Objects

A practical breakdown of what Salesforce Financial Services Cloud includes for insurance firms, and what you'd need to build yourself if you went the custom objects route instead.

Salesforce Insurance
Connecting Applied Epic to Salesforce
April 17, 2026

Connecting Applied Epic to Salesforce: The Real Story

Two paths, real costs, and what we've actually learned after implementing this integration for multiple agencies.

Integration
Hipten and PipeLaunch Partnership
April 23, 2024

Hipten and PipeLaunch Partnership

HipTen partners with PipeLaunch to automate prospecting and data enrichment for Salesforce users.

Pardot Tips and Tricks CRM Integration
5 Salesforce Strategies to Elevate Your Agency Above the Competition
April 10, 2024

5 Salesforce Strategies to Elevate Your Agency Above the Competition

Five practical Salesforce strategies insurance agencies can use to stand out, from live chat to self-service portals.

Salesforce in the Insurance Industry CRM Integration
Turbocharge Your Insurance Firm's Cold Outreach: Mastering Salesforce Sales Engagement
April 3, 2024

Turbocharge Your Insurance Firm's Cold Outreach: Mastering Salesforce Sales Engagement

How insurance agencies can use Salesforce Sales Engagement to systematize cold outreach and boost producer productivity.

Salesforce in the Insurance Industry Pardot Tips and Tricks
Unlocking the Power of Salesforce: 5 Secrets for Transforming Agent Management in the Insurance Industry
March 18, 2024

Unlocking the Power of Salesforce: 5 Secrets for Transforming Agent Management in the Insurance Industry

Five Salesforce strategies for FMOs and MGAs to improve agent recruiting, onboarding, compliance, and support.

Salesforce in the Insurance Industry CRM Integration
Handling Submissions using Salesforce: Streamline, Prioritize, and Win More Business!
November 28, 2023

Handling Submissions using Salesforce: Streamline, Prioritize, and Win More Business!

How carriers and MGAs can use Salesforce to manage insurance submissions, automate workflows, and track underwriter performance.

Salesforce in the Insurance Industry CRM Integration
Streamline Your Niche Insurance Business with Salesforce
November 7, 2023

Streamline Your Niche Insurance Business with Salesforce

How Salesforce helps agencies selling specialized insurance lines like aviation and film equipment manage unique data needs.

Salesforce in the Insurance Industry Digital Transformation
5 Essential Lessons for Implementing Salesforce in Insurance
October 31, 2023

5 Essential Lessons for Implementing Salesforce in Insurance

Five lessons learned from Salesforce implementations in insurance, covering leadership buy-in, phased rollouts, and training.

Salesforce in the Insurance Industry CRM Integration
5 Ways Salesforce CRM Can Supercharge Your AMS
October 26, 2023

5 Ways Salesforce CRM Can Supercharge Your AMS

Five reasons to pair Salesforce CRM with your insurance agency management system for better customization, reporting, and pipeline visibility.

Salesforce in the Insurance Industry CRM Integration
Breaking Free from Vendor Lock-In: Why Data Accessibility Matters in Insurance Technology
October 17, 2023

Breaking Free from Vendor Lock-In: Why Data Accessibility Matters in Insurance Technology

Why insurance agencies should demand data portability from their tech vendors and how Salesforce handles data exports.

Data Management Salesforce in the Insurance Industry
Ensuring Compliance When Selling Medicare: The Importance of Call Recording for 10 Years
August 31, 2023

Ensuring Compliance When Selling Medicare: The Importance of Call Recording for 10 Years

Medicare call centers must retain call recordings for 10 years. Here is how to meet that requirement with Salesforce.

Compliance and Regulations Digital Transformation
How to Route Calls to Licensed Insurance Agents
August 8, 2023

How to Route Calls to Licensed Insurance Agents

Use Salesforce and AgentSync to automatically route inbound calls to properly licensed insurance agents by state and product.

Customer Support and Service Compliance and Regulations
How to get IVANS Download into Salesforce
August 5, 2023

How to get IVANS Download into Salesforce

Three approaches for getting IVANS download data into Salesforce, from native AMS options to custom API integrations.

Data Integration IVANS
5 Ways to Attract Young, Hungry Insurance Producers to your Agency
May 12, 2023

5 Ways to Attract Young, Hungry Insurance Producers to your Agency

Five strategies for insurance agencies to recruit top young talent, from CRM upgrades to better job ads.

Digital Transformation Agency Management System
Paperless In Minutes: Transform Your Agency With EasySend
July 31, 2020

Paperless In Minutes: Transform Your Agency With EasySend

How EasySend's no-code platform helps insurance agencies digitize paperwork and integrate with Salesforce in minutes.

Digital Transformation Industry Partnerships
HipTen Partners with AMS Innovator Veruna
July 24, 2020

HipTen Partners with AMS Innovator Veruna

HipTen announces its implementation partnership with Veruna, a Salesforce-native agency management system.

Industry Partnerships Agency Management System
Pardot vs. Marketing Cloud: What's the difference?
July 3, 2020

Pardot vs. Marketing Cloud: What's the difference?

A comparison of Salesforce Pardot (now Marketing Cloud Account Engagement) and Marketing Cloud for B2B vs B2C use cases.

Marketing Automation Marketing Cloud
Broker Portals: Why Go Digital?
June 26, 2020

Broker Portals: Why Go Digital?

Why insurance agencies should adopt digital broker and customer portals, with five benefits of self-service and Salesforce as a platform.

Digital Transformation Agency Management System
How Insurance Agents Can Prevent COVID-19 Burnout
June 9, 2020

How Insurance Agents Can Prevent COVID-19 Burnout

Five practical tips for insurance agents to manage stress and avoid burnout during high-volume periods.

Employee Wellbeing
Insurance Companies Respond to COVID-19
May 8, 2020

Insurance Companies Respond to COVID-19

How major insurers like Liberty, State Farm, Geico, and Allstate stepped up with relief programs during COVID-19.

Crisis Management
Small Business In A Crisis: Funding and Support Programs to Get You Through COVID-19
May 8, 2020

Small Business In A Crisis: Funding and Support Programs to Get You Through COVID-19

A roundup of SBA loans, grants, and alternative funding sources available to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Crisis Management
Insurance Industry Game Changer: Salesforce To Acquire Vlocity
April 15, 2020

Insurance Industry Game Changer: Salesforce To Acquire Vlocity

Salesforce's 2020 acquisition of Vlocity and what it means for insurance carriers, agents, and digital transformation.

Salesforce Updates and Releases
Crisis Communication And Insurance: 4 Ways To Bridge The Gap
April 8, 2020

Crisis Communication And Insurance: 4 Ways To Bridge The Gap

Four practical ways insurance companies can improve communication with agents and clients during a crisis.

Crisis Management
5 Reasons Insurance Companies Should Be Using Salesforce
February 23, 2020

5 Reasons Insurance Companies Should Be Using Salesforce

Five key reasons insurance companies benefit from Salesforce, from streamlined data to automated workflows.

Digital Transformation
Dreamforce 2019 Learnings
January 10, 2020

Dreamforce 2019 Learnings

Key takeaways from Dreamforce 2019 including Financial Services Cloud for Insurance, Einstein AI, and Service Cloud Voice.

Salesforce Events and Conferences
Salesforce for Insurance Companies: Loss Control
August 14, 2019

Salesforce for Insurance Companies: Loss Control

How Salesforce supports insurance loss control with account management, field service, and business intelligence.

Digital Transformation Loss Control
HipTen
August 8, 2019

How do you Build a List in Pardot?

A step-by-step guide to creating segmented lists in Pardot, including dynamic, public, and CRM-visible list types.

Pardot Tips and Tricks Marketing Automation
HipTen
August 2, 2019

Pardot Lead Source: Why is the Field Empty?

Why your Pardot lead source field may be empty and how accurate source data impacts marketing ROI.

Pardot Tips and Tricks Marketing Automation
HipTen
June 25, 2019

CRM Integration for Your Insurance Company

Why insurance companies need Salesforce CRM integration for better tracking, records management, and competitive advantage.

Data Integration Agency Management System
Summer 2019 Salesforce Updates
June 12, 2019

Summer 2019 Salesforce Updates

Highlights from the Summer 2019 Salesforce release including free surveys, enhanced related lists, and iPad support.

Salesforce Updates and Releases
HipTen
June 11, 2019

Benefits of a Self Service Portal for Insurance Companies

Five benefits of Salesforce self-service portals for insurance companies, from cost reduction to improved customer experience.

Customer Support and Service Agency Management System
5 Ways to Improve Customer Support for Insurance Companies
May 29, 2019

5 Ways to Improve Customer Support for Insurance Companies

Five practical strategies for insurance companies to improve customer support using digital tools and Salesforce CRM.

Customer Support and Service Agency Management System
HipTen
May 29, 2019

Insurance Policy Number Management Made Easy

How online policy management systems in Salesforce benefit both insurance customers and companies.

Data Management
Pardot Lightning App
February 18, 2019

Pardot Lightning App

How the Pardot Lightning app integrates marketing tools directly into the Salesforce user interface.

Pardot Tips and Tricks Marketing Automation
Three awesome features from the Winter '19 release you need to know about
October 29, 2018

Three awesome features from the Winter '19 release you need to know about

Three standout Salesforce Winter '19 features: Pardot Lightning Experience, list view search, and display density settings.

Salesforce Updates and Releases
Pardot for SaaS
July 14, 2017

Pardot for SaaS

How SaaS companies can use Pardot beyond lead nurturing for education campaigns, re-engagement, and activity tracking.

Pardot Tips and Tricks Marketing Automation
Pardot: Visitors to Prospects, How they Convert
June 11, 2017

Pardot: Visitors to Prospects, How they Convert

Understanding the difference between Pardot visitors and prospects, and four ways to convert anonymous traffic into leads.

Pardot Tips and Tricks Marketing Automation
Pardot: Importing & Manually Adding Prospects
May 6, 2017

Pardot: Importing & Manually Adding Prospects

Two methods for adding prospects to Pardot: manual entry for individual contacts and bulk import for larger lists.

Pardot Tips and Tricks Marketing Automation
HipTen
May 2, 2017

Clean Data is key!

Why clean Salesforce data matters and how data enrichment tools like Data.com can fix duplicate and incomplete records.

Data Management