Latest Independent Agencies Headlines
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Nebraska Agent Association Director Joins InVEST Board
Apr 5 2013 // InVEST, the insurance industry’s premier classroom to career education program, announced that Carol McClelland has joined its national board. McClelland is the executive director of the Independent Insurance Agents...
High-Tech Personal Lines: Technology Changing the Way Agents Do Business
Apr 3 2013 // Many believe there is still opportunity for independent insurance agents and their carriers to grab personal lines market share. But to do so they must find a way to compete against the giant direct response and captive...
Project CAP CEO Bacciocco Shares Views on Consumer Agent Portal and 2013
Apr 1 2013 // Independent agents should soon be getting some help with their personal lines sales— better late than never. The delayed Consumer Agent Portal — backed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc....
Oklahoma Independent Agents Express Support for Work Comp Bill
Mar 25 2013 // Leadership at a statewide association of independent agents in Oklahoma has issued statements publicly supporting workers’ compensation system reform legislation. Dan Ramsey, president and CEO of the Independent...
7 Basic Marketing Approaches for Independent Agents
Mar 25 2013 // It’s impossible to market anything successfully without communicating well. There are multiple ways, online and off, to manage this vital activity. Below are overviews of seven marketing methodologies. Social...
Agency Compensation: Who’s Worth What in Your Independent Agency?
Mar 20 2013 // From top level managers to office and support staff — every person in an agency has a role to play in helping the agency win in the sales game. When one person fails, the whole agency suffers. And when an agency suffers,...
The Woodlands Financial Group Has a Focus on Growth
Mar 14 2013 // Richard “Gordy” Bunch, president and CEO of The Woodlands Financial Group, readily concedes that starting a personal lines-focused insurance business in Texas in 2001 – while the state was in the throes of...
Agents Hang Onto P/C Market But Lose Ground in Personal Auto: Study
Mar 11 2013 // After experiencing dwindling premiums for years, the property/casualty insurance industry managed to grow substantially in 2011. Independent agents and brokers hung onto their share of the market with some independent...
Project CAP Launches Year-Long Agency Preparation Tool: Agency 2020
Mar 11 2013 // Project CAP has launched Agency 2020, a new program to provide independent agencies with insights and resources to help them create and implement a successful long-term agency strategy. Each month during 2013, the Agency...
The Woodlands Financial Group Has a Focus on Growth
Mar 11 2013 // The Woodlands Financial Group Has a Focus on Growth Richard “Gordy” Bunch, president and CEO of The Woodlands Financial Group, readily concedes that starting a personal lines-focused insurance business in Texas...
Project CAP 2013
Mar 11 2013 // Independent agents should soon be getting some help with their personal lines sales – better late than never. The delayed Consumer Agent Portal – backed by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc....
High-Tech Personal Lines
Mar 11 2013 // How technology is changing the way agents do business Many believe there is still opportunity for independent insurance agents and their carriers to grab personal lines market share. But to do so they must find a way to...
Project CAP Selects EZLynx for Real-Time Pricing on Updated Consumer Site
Feb 26 2013 // The independent insurance agents’ online service for insurance buyers, Project CAP, has selected EZLynx to be the key real-time rating technology partner for its enhanced TrustedChoice.com website. The EZLynx Rating...
Trusted Choice Grants Support Texas Volunteer Fire Departments
Feb 25 2013 // The Texas State Fire Marshal’s Office announced that Texas independent insurance agents, who operate in their communities under the Trusted Choice brand, have created a grant program for volunteer fire departments...
MarketScout Wholesale Launches E&O Program for Independent Agents
Feb 25 2013 // MarketScout Wholesale (MSW) has formed an exclusive independent agents errors & omissions program. In addition to professional liability, this program provides data breach/privacy protection as well as proactive risk...
BrokersLink Chairman: ‘Independent Brokers Can Become Global Powerhouses’
Feb 25 2013 // Speaking at the 1st Asia Insurance Brokers’ Summit in Singapore, José Fonseca, Chairman of BrokersLink and CEO of the MDS Group, told delegates that independent brokers can become the powerhouses of the global...
Agency Compensation Playbook: Who’s Worth What?
Feb 25 2013 // 2013 Agency Salary Survey Managing sales in an independent agency is a team sport. From top level managers to office and support staff – every person in an agency has a role to play in helping the agency win the sales...
How Independent Agents Can Use ‘Being Local’ to Their Advantage
Jan 28 2013 // As an independent agent, you possess many advantages over the national P/C marketers that operate mainly online and over the phone. One strong point, among many, is that you operate out of a local office. Don’t look...
Burns and Wilcox Is First National Wholesaler to Join Trusted Choice
Jan 23 2013 // Michigan-based property/casualty insurance wholesaler, Burns and Wilcox, is the newest member of the Trusted Choice consumer branding program for independent insurance agents and brokers, the Independent Insurance Agents...
Who’s Worth What in the Independent Agency System? Find Out Now
Jan 22 2013 // Insurance Journal is polling insurance agents and brokers nationwide in its annual search to find out who’s worth what in the independent agency system. Don’t miss out on your chance to participate. The 2013...
