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What Does the Future Hold for Independent Agencies?
Apr 21 2025 // Wouldn’t it be nice to know what the future holds? The insurance market, the economy, and consumer expectations are all shifting, making it hard to know where to focus. The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers...
The Good and Bad About Being an Independent Insurance Agent
Apr 21 2025 // What’s so great about being a young independent agent today? Freedom, quality of life, opportunities to grow, challenges and the ability to solve them, the people and relationships built, the compensation, and, of...
Insurtech 1Fort Raises $7.5M to Support AI Binding Tech for Brokers
Apr 17 2025 // 1Fort, the AI platform for business insurance, announced it raised $7.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Bonfire Ventures. The round also included Draper Associates (Tim Draper); Karim Atiyeh, the founder...
Former Texas Insurance Broker Charged in Alleged Scam
Apr 17 2025 // A former Friendswood, Texas insurance agent turned himself into authorities last week over charges that he fraudulently brokered insurance policies, the Friendswood Police Department announced. Edgar Peralta of Edgar...
Lloyd’s Broker Charged Over Alleged Ecuador Bribes
Apr 17 2025 // UK fraud cops have charged an insurance broker with bribery, after a four-year probe into alleged corruption involving state-run insurance contracts in Ecuador. The Serious Fraud Office accused United Insurance Brokers...
NC Committee Approves Bill to End Education Requirements for Insurance Agents
Apr 17 2025 // A North Carolina House of Representatives committee voted Wednesday to do away with educational course requirements for insurance agent licenses, a move that could help address what has been called a shortage of producers...
Flatten Your Onboarding with AgentSync Manage and Onboarding Portals
Apr 15 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Are your producers tired of entering (and re-entering) their answers five different ways into slight variations of the Uniform Producer Application every time they...
Idaho Bail Agent Convicted of Insurance Fraud for Mishandling Funds
Apr 15 2025 // An Idaho man pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud for diverting fiduciary funds for personal use. Johnny Mateo Robles, Jr. of Twin Falls, pleaded guilty to one count of felony insurance fraud for diverting...
Allstate Agent Can Be Sued Over Nonrenewal of ‘Grandfathered’ Flood Insurance Policy
Apr 15 2025 // A Connecticut agent for Allstate Insurance may be sued by an insured who faults the agent for not renewing a flood insurance policy in a timely fashion, thereby depriving the insured of the benefit of...
Higginbotham Adds Agencies in Georgia, Tennessee to the Team
Apr 14 2025 // Higginbotham, one of the largest insurance agencies headquartered in Texas, has expanded its footprint in the Southeast by adding agencies in Georgia and Tennessee. The firm announced that Tidwell & Hilburn Insurance...
Ascend Releases AI-Powered Smart Inbox for Retail Agencies
Apr 14 2025 // Smart Inbox automates processing of documents for both agency bill and direct bill workflows San Francisco, April 14, 2025 – Ascend, the leading financial operations automation platform for the insurance industry, today...
NAMIC, Big ‘I’ Join Call to Do Away With Federal Insurance Office
Apr 11 2025 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America are the latest from the industry to join a call in support of a measure to abolish the Federal Insurance...
Broker BMS Appoints Former Hannover Re Executive Henchoz as Chairman of Board
Apr 8 2025 // BMS Group, the London-based specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Jean-Jacques Henchoz to the role of chairman of the board, effective May 1, 2025. Henchoz was most recently the CEO and...
Agents Speak Out: Carrier MFAs Are Inefficient Workflow
Apr 8 2025 // As consumers, we all hate to wait longer than necessary for basic service. Independent agents are both consumers and service providers themselves — and they’re caught in the middle of a time trap called...
Winning Brokers and Agents: How Expert Insured Empowers Wholesalers and MGAs
Apr 8 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Expert Insured. Returning from WSIA in Phoenix, one message was clear: wholesalers and MGAs are more focused than ever on delivering exceptional experiences to their...
Business Moves: Dutch Broker HW International Completes MBO; Jewelers Mutual Buys Australia’s Q Report; Ardonagh Advisory Buys UK Broker ALP Holdings
Apr 7 2025 // Dutch Broker HW International Completes Management Buyout HW International BV (HWI BV), the privately held, Dutch insurance broker, has completed a management buyout with the backing of OBL Investments BV, a privately held...
SecurityScorecard Names Willis as Official Cyber Broker as Part of Partnership
Apr 7 2025 // SecurityScorecard and Willis, a WTW business, announced a collaboration to enhance cyber risk quantification, improve insurance modeling, and strengthen enterprise security strategies for organizations worldwide. As part...
Claims Service, Tech, Communication Top Independent Agent Concerns
Apr 7 2025 // Claims, communication, and technology are the top three concerns for independent agents when placing new business with a carrier, according to insurtech Vertafore. The findings were the result of a survey of nearly 1,300...
Today’s Commercial Property Market in ‘Better Place’ Brokers Assess 4 Current Trends: Vacancies, Alternatives, Valuations, Wildfires
Apr 7 2025 // Commercial property insurance rates continue to fall for most accounts after most property insurers saw profitable books in 2024. That’s good news for insureds, commercial property brokers say, as clients begin to...
Federal Agencies Issue Guidance on Discrimination Related to DEI Programs
Apr 7 2025 // On March 19, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), jointly issued technical assistance documents focused on educating the public about unlawful discrimination...
