From 25% to 70% Margins: Jason Cass on AI in Insurance | S3 E04

What does it really take for an independent insurance agency to survive the next 24 months?In this episode of Transcend with M, I sit down with Jason Cass, founder of Agency Intelligence, CEO of Virtual Intelligence, and the force behind IndieTech, to talk about the shift that is quietly rewriting how agencies operate.Jason breaks down the number one stress inside every agency: work getting routed to the wrong person. We get into his new routing engine, why he believes margins can move from 25% to 70%, and how licensed staff, unlicensed VEs, and agentic bots are about to work side by side.We also get into:→ Why AI will not eliminate agents, but agents who use AI will eliminate those who do not→ The real reason legacy agencies struggle to adopt new tools→ What the labor shortage means for the next decade of insurance→ Why the biggest AMS companies should be the most nervous→ Usage based pricing and the end of per seat costs→ What is coming at IndieTech and why he built it as neutral ground for agentsThis one is honest, fast, and full of ideas you can act on. If you lead an agency, work inside one, or build the technology that powers them, this conversation is for you.Connect with Jason Cass: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasondcass/Learn more about IndieTech: https://www.linkedin.com/company/indietech-showcase-experience/Follow Transcend with M for more conversations with the people shaping the future of insurance and leadership.Listen on Spotify:Watch more episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBXyfVCDV8c&list=PLVLexvMhvFH-X1LnYN5F-fGWbwW5e5TDI#TranscendWithM #Season3 #Insurance #InsurTech #AI #WomenInInsurance #WomenLeaders #PersonalBrand #Leadership #Podcast #AgencyGrowth #IndieTech