Look Who Is Betting on the Agency System February 15, 2019 By Andrea Wells and Andrew G. Simpson According to some pundits, buyers should all be online and the agency system should be dead by now. However, it...
Google Invests in Insurance Agency Software Firm Applied Systems October 17, 2018 By Mark Hollmer Giant Google’s investment arm has purchased a minority stake in Applied Systems, a provider of insurance technology and cloud-based software...
New ACT Website Seeks to Help Agents Improve Customer Buying Experience July 3, 2018 The Agents Council for Technology (ACT) has launched a new Customer Experience Planning Website designed to help agents improve the...
How Independent Agents Can Give Customers What They Expect September 11, 2015 By Jeff Chesky Whether you are the owner of a local agency or the CEO of a large public broker – it feels...
Google Dupes Insurance Buyers: Insurance Agent Executive May 18, 2015 By Andrea Wells Independent insurance agents are accustomed to competition but many are watching with heightened interest the entry of one new competitor...
Vermont’s Independent Agents Have Over $120M Annual Impact on State Economy September 18, 2013 The results from a study commissioned by the Vermont Insurance Agents Association (VIAA) show that Vermont’s economy is positively impacted...
Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors Study on Agents’ Views on Carriers March 1, 2012 Channel Harvest Research, in partnership with Insurance Journal, has launched a major new study on the Independent Agency System, probing...