For most insurance brokers, digital pink slips are the best thing to happen to the industry since e-signatures. That doesn’t mean all your policyholders (especially the less-than tech savvy ones) are ready to break with tradition. Those who don’t go paperless will look to your brokerage to continue printing and mailing proof of insurance. But, imagine how much time and money you could save if you convinced them to scrap their printed pink slips for good.

Here are 5 compelling arguments you can make to your reluctant policyholders.

  1. They’re Convenient: Most of your policyholders always carry their smartphone, which means their digital pink slip will always be there when they need it.
  2. They Arrive Instantly: No need to wait for the mail to be delivered, digital pink slips are available immediately when clients sign up, renew, or change their policy.
  3. They’re Better for the Environment: It takes absolutely zero trees to make a digital pink slip and when it expires it doesn’t get tossed in a landfill.
  4. They Cut Down on Fraud: Fake or invalid insurance cards are easy to obtain and police officers don’t have access to any databases that allow them to confirm whether coverage is valid.
  5. They’re More User-Friendly: Apps like ePinkSlips by Pathway not only grant access to digital pink slips, they also help policyholders do other important things like call their broker within the app.

Of course, there’s no harm in keeping a printed pink slip in the glove compartment for backup. However, we think once your policyholders give digital pink slips a try, they’ll want to stay paperless for good.