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Listen to Your Customers, and Win
Feb 8 2016 // For decades, the competitors of independent insurance agents have been frustrated. It seems that every so often our industry is treated to a parade of consulting firms predicting the impending demise of the independent...
8 Industry Trends to Exploit for 2016
Jan 25 2016 // It is time to put on the thinking cap and roll up the sleeves to determine what needs to be done to put the firm in a great position for growth and profit in 2016. Those that like to be proactive by being strategic and...
2016 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory
Jan 11 2016 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s 2016 Insurance Industry Meetings and Conventions Directory. The information in this directory is taken from a larger database containing additional information on these and other...
Stage Set for Another Banner Year for Independent Agents
Jan 11 2016 // The Big “I” is very pleased that 2015 yielded a number of legislative successes. Early in 2015, the association scored a tremendous double victory when Congress acted on both the National Association of...
Big ‘I’ Names Hanley as Director of Agency E&O Program
Dec 29 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big “I”) has named James Hanley as the new director of its agency errors and omissions insurance program. Hanley will lead the insurance and risk...
Massachusetts Agents Have Over $1B Financial Impact on State
Dec 7 2015 // Eight years after the introduction of managed competition for private passenger auto insurance and the influx of direct writers and direct response companies into Massachusetts, a new study commissioned by the...
Helping Independent Agents Compete and Evolve
Dec 3 2015 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Even with advancements in the direct-to-consumer channel, independent agents (IAs) continue to be a dominate distribution channel for property & casualty...
Study: Mass. Independent Agents Have Over $1B Financial Impact on Economy
Nov 17 2015 // Eight years after the introduction of managed competition for private passenger auto insurance and the influx of direct writers and direct response companies into Massachusetts to compete with independent agencies, a new...
Independent Agency Profitability, Organic Growth Dipped in Q3
Nov 16 2015 // Independent insurance agents and brokers posted median organic growth of 4.4 percent for the third quarter of 2015, compared with 6 percent in the third quarter of 2014, as measured by the Reagan Consulting Organic Growth...
‘Best Practices’ Agencies Continue to Build Value: Big ‘I Study
Nov 9 2015 // Most “Best Practices” independent insurance agencies have been able to either grow or maintain the value of their businesses while focusing on staff development and technology, according to the latest report by...
Independent Agency Profitability, Organic Growth Dipped in Q3: Reagan Consulting
Nov 6 2015 // Independent insurance agents and brokers posted median organic growth of 4.4 percent for the third quarter of 2015, compared with 6.0 percent in the third quarter of 2014, as measured by the Reagan Consulting Organic...
The Case for Independent Agency Optimism
Nov 4 2015 // Over the past few years, dire predictions about the independent agent’s future have gotten a lot of attention. With consumers increasingly adopting the latest technology-driven shopping and buying behaviors, some...
Big ‘I’ Adds Webb to Capitol Hill Team
Oct 22 2015 // Jennifer Webb has joined the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) Capitol Hill team as federal government affairs counsel. Webb joins the association’s bipartisan...
Michigan Agent Named Big ‘I’ Young Agent of the Year
Oct 16 2015 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the Outstanding Young Agent of the Year award to Lisa Lemanski of the...
Dean Named President of Houston Independent Agents Group
Oct 14 2015 // Kyle Dean, president and CEO of Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP in Houston, has been elected to serve as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Houston (IIAH) for a term beginning Sept. 1, 2015, through...
Big ‘I’ Agents Install Louisiana’s Lanoix as Chairman
Oct 5 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big “I”) installed a new leadership team over the weekend with Randy Lanoix of Louisiana as chairman. The agents’ group also installed Spencer...
The Case for Independent Agency Optimism
Oct 5 2015 // Today’s Independent Agent Can Be the Agent for the Future Over the past few years, dire predictions about the independent agent’s future have gotten a lot of attention. With consumers increasingly adopting the...
Marsh Makes Offer for Jelf Group, UK-Based Independent Broker
Sep 11 2015 // Marsh announced it has made an offer to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of Jelf Group plc, a UK-based independent insurance broker and financial services consultancy. The transaction, which is subject to...
How Independent Agents Can Give Customers What They Expect
Sep 11 2015 // Whether you are the owner of a local agency or the CEO of a large public broker – it feels like there is less and less oxygen in the room. Organic sales growth is tough; merger & acquisition activity in 2014 was near...
Plymouth Rock’s ‘Prime’ Combines Online Sales With IA Channel
Sep 7 2015 // Plymouth Rock Assurance — a Boston-based auto insurer serving Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire — launched a new online tool called “Prime.” The insurer says the new tool will give...
