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Agency Tech: Building Bridges and Empowering People (Insurance Journal Oct 19, 2026 Issue)

The Agency Tech Stack Report, the latest in AI and tech innovation; Markets: Cannabis

The Energy Market Playbook <br>(Insurance Journal Oct 5, 2026 Issue)

The Energy Market Playbook
(Insurance Journal Oct 5, 2026 Issue)

Federal policy changes have shaken up the renewable energy space. This issue of Insurance Journal looks at how insurers are…

Insurance Journal’s Hospitality Risks Directory 2026

Searching for the right market for a hard-to-place hospitality risk? Look no further than Insurance Journal’s Hospitality Risks Directory —…

Experience Gaps in Claims Handling: How Insurers Are Managing Operational Risk and Consistency

Claims leaders are facing a sustained loss of experienced talent, driven by retirements, turnover, and a constrained pipeline of new…

How to Win More Business in a Competitive Property Market

With abundant capacity, new carrier entrants and softening rates, it’s easy to let the property conversation come down to premium.…

Insurance Journal’s Program Directory (Summer 2026)

From Accountants to Yachts and everything in between, Insurance Journal's Program Directory is ...

How To Write Flood Insurance

Part of the Academy of Insurance’s highly-rated How to Write series, this session gives you the know-how to confidently place…

Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent P/C Agencies 2026

With a foreword written by Insurance Journal VP Andrea Wells, the Top 100 list serves as a leaderboard of the…

Protecting Insureds When the Cloud Goes Dark (A Risky Future Webinar)

Cloud outages brought business operations to a standstill worldwide in 2025, triggering significant ...

Is Your Agency Data Ready for AI?

AI adoption is accelerating across the insurance industry, but many agencies are discovering a hard truth: AI is only as…

Risky Future Summit 2026: The Virtual Conference for Smart Risk Managers

This year's agenda focuses on the fight against rising verdicts in commercial auto, managing cyber risk in the age of…

The Soft Market Advantage No One Talks About: Operational Excellence for MGAs

IPS Founder Tim Anders will share why he's never tried to be the price leader, and how fundamentally sound ...

The Art of Negotiation: How to Lower Claims Costs by Controlling Social Inflation Internally

In more than 98% of litigated claims, the financial outcome comes down to negotiation — not trial. Yet across the…

MVPs 2026: Top Account Managers and CSRs

Welcome to Insurance Journal’s annual Most Valuable Players report for insurance agency customer service representatives and account managers. This report…

Protecting Farm Property in a Changing Risk Landscape

Barn fires. Equipment theft. Storm damage. Farm property is getting harder to place, and the losses are ...