How Your Diversity & Inclusion Plan Can Positively Impact Recruiting February 22, 2021 By Mary Newgard Here are the top two statements insurance agencies said to me in 2020: “We need to find top talent.” “I...
5 Questions to Ask Customers Considering a Family Farm Business February 22, 2021 By Patrick Wraight According to a March 2020 article by the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, agritourism operations in the U.S. generated more than...
Evolving Compensation Practices to Meet Changing Employee Needs February 22, 2021 By JoJo Harris Hiring managers have had to transform many of their standard activities and procedures to accommodate today’s primarily virtual environment. From...
E&O Risks to Agents Extend to Cyber February 22, 2021 By Tom Wetzel Agents are bracing for errors and omissions (E&O) claims stemming from the pandemic when insureds discover they carry inadequate coverage...
Diversity, Resilience, Innovation Among Altmaier’s Priorities as NAIC President February 22, 2021 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s top insurance regulator has a busy year ahead, and it won’t just include overseeing his own state’s insurance market,...
Declarations February 22, 2021 Voters’ Will “We’re hopeful this will send a strong signal to special interests to stop trying to undermine the will...
10 Things Agencies Should Expect from Carriers February 22, 2021 By Jodi Kelley Working for an independent insurance agency can be challenging, and the job is even tougher if an insurer does not...
Business Moves February 22, 2021 National Applied Underwriters, Centauri Insurance Applied Underwriters has completed its acquisition of Centauri Specialty Insurance Co. and Centauri National Insurance...
Agency Salary Survey: Satisfaction Rises, Compensation Falls, Agencies Kept Employees Happy Through Disruption February 22, 2021 By Andrea Wells Independent insurance agencies not only managed to survive through the 2020 economic downturn and pandemic, but also managed to keep...
Agency Employee Satisfaction Rises Despite Pay Decreases February 22, 2021 Insurance agency personnel on average made a little less money in 2020 but they were more satisfied with their compensation...