Accelerating Innovation Through Diversity & Inclusion June 3, 2019 By Jennifer Livingstone Progress requires change, though it is not always easy. The insurance industry, notoriously known to be slow to adopt change,...
Change Is Coming: It’s Time to Be a Creator, Not a Reactor May 20, 2019 By Melissa Bond One of our responsibilities as insurance professionals is to lead change. Yes, however reluctant, everyone in the independent agent insurance...
How Debt Is Used as a Strategic Tool for Growth April 1, 2019 By Rick Dennen If you would like to expand or transform your insurance business, you will likely need to invest additional capital —...
Underwriting and Rating Tools Under Attack in State Legislatures March 18, 2019 By Jeffrey Brewer California, a bellwether state in many ways, rang in 2019 with a regulation banning the use of gender in auto...
Why Insurance Marketing Reps Are Still Worth the Money March 5, 2019 By Toni Campbell Here we go again — another cycle for having marketing representatives, or not. Let’s talk about the way it was...
The Myth of Agency Multiples February 18, 2019 By David W. Tralka Whenever agency principals get together, the topic of agency valuations is sure to come up. Someone will start talking about...
Reaching the Moonshot Goal in Flood Insurance Coverage February 4, 2019 By John Dickson The private flood insurance industry made significant strides to insure more households against the peril of flood in 2018. Factor...
SignOn Once: The Solution to Password Security January 7, 2019 By Michael J. Foy A lot has been written about multi-factor authentication, especially in light of new cybersecurity requirements from the New York Department...
Strong Core Beliefs in a Rapidly Changing Industry More Important than Ever December 17, 2018 By Jeff Menary There’s nothing like a life-changing event to crystallize what’s truly important. It happened to me in September 2017 when I...
Why Parents Should Buy Bigger, Safer Vehicles for Teen Drivers December 3, 2018 By Jessica Cicchino The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) engages in a wide variety of work to reduce deaths, injuries and property...