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Independent Agents Get a Great Big Thank You from Superior Access

Our Way to Thank and Give Back to the Independent Agent Austin, TX – June 27, 2017 – Superior Access, the Ultimate Online Market Tool for the Independent Agent, is excited to announce the 50 Days of Independents Sweepstakes! One …

Vertafore Acquires Florida-Based Agency Technology Provider QQ Solutions

Insurance software provider Vertafore, has acquired QQ Solutions, Inc., a provider of agency management systems and a comparative rater offering. The move expands Vertafore’s portfolio of agency management systems and rating products and further expands Vertafore’s rating capabilities in Texas …

The Main Street America Group Expands Commercial Products into Wisconsin

The Main Street America Group has introduced its commercial product line, featuring its Main Line Business Owners Policy (Main Line BOP), to independent agents who represent the super regional property/casualty insurance carrier’s Austin Mutual Insurance Co. throughout the state of …

Project CAP Launches Year-Long Agency Preparation Tool: Agency 2020

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 2020 program will spotlight a key …

Aon’s Affinity Healthcare Opens PL Programs to Independent Agents

Affinity Healthcare, the consumer, association and group program business of Aon Risk Solutions, is now providing open access to its Affinity Health Care programs to insurance brokers nationwide. Over the years, Aon Affinity’s Health Care Practice has worked with insurance …

Independent Agents Worried About Nationwide/Harleysville Deal

Northeastern independent agents with Harleysville appointments said they are leery about the reported Nationwide/Harleysville deal and have lots of questions. According to a report by Bloomberg last Friday, giant Nationwide Mutual Insurance is in talks to purchase Pennsylvania-based regional property/casualty …

Mood on Main Street: How Recession Changed Insurance Buying Habits

The recession has taken its toll on contractors, restaurants, retailers, small manufacturers and other Main Street business around the country and most of the survivors are not going to soon forget the pain of the past few years. As building …