Allstate Says It’s Ready to Grow Homeowners Line With All 3 Distribution Channels November 1, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Allstate said it sees opportunity where others may not — in homeowners insurance. And the insurer plans to use all...
Main Street America Insurance Exits Personal Lines August 30, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Main Street America Insurance said Thursday it will stop offering personal lines insurance in favor of a commercial lines strategy....
Women Still Underrepresented in Agency Leadership: Survey March 8, 2023 A new report showed that while more agencies have at least one woman in leadership, men still outnumber women in...
Thousands of New Independent Agencies Opened During the Pandemic: Study October 13, 2022 The number of independent insurance agencies has increased and business conditions for agencies remain favorable, according to the 2022 Agency...
Big ‘I’ and Reagan Consulting Release 2022 Best Practices Study Results September 23, 2022 As the independent agency channel moves past the coronavirus pandemic and into uncertain economic headwinds, Best Practices agencies achieved record...
Fitch Sees No Ratings Change, ‘Modest Benefit’ for Liberty Mutual in State Auto Buy July 29, 2021 Fitch Ratings said it does not expect Liberty Mutual Holding Co. Inc.’s ratings to be impacted by its planned acquisition...
As Agents’ Needs Change and Startups Emerge, Big ‘I’ Looks to Remain Relevant June 26, 2017 By Andrea Wells Spencer Houldin is chairman of the nation’s largest and oldest agents’ association, the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America...
The Case for Independent Agency Optimism November 4, 2015 By Matthew Nickerson Over the past few years, dire predictions about the independent agent’s future have gotten a lot of attention. With consumers...
Plymouth Rock’s ‘Prime’ Combines Online Sales With Independent Agent Channel August 30, 2015 By Young Ha Plymouth Rock Assurance — a Boston-based auto insurer serving Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire — this month launched a new...