Latest Agency Growth Headlines

All the headlines from our Agency Growth Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Agency Growth in 2025: Stay Focused on Prospecting, Cross-Selling & Employee Benefits

Nov 18 2024 // Predictions of a softer insurance pricing market are on the horizon. Perhaps not in early 2025, but there’s no question the market is stabilizing from the high prices the sector has seen in recent years. Relying on...

10 Sales & Marketing Tips to Help Agencies Grow

Nov 18 2024 // Get Out of the Office. Attend events where you can mingle and meet people. Be a Guest. Reach out to local organizations that may be looking for guest speakers for luncheons and meetings. Demonstrate your expertise in front...

People Moves: Grange Insurance Names Carter VP, Personal Lines Sales & Strategic Distribution

Nov 7 2024 // Nicole Carter Grange Insurance Company, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Nicole Carter as vice president, personal lines sales and strategic distribution, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Carter has nearly 30 years of...

People Moves: Marsh Names Fraser as Int’l Corporate & Commercial Leader; Clear Group Appoints Chisholm as Sales and Marketing Director

Nov 7 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Marsh and Clear Group.A summary of these new hires follows here. Marsh Names Fraser as Int’l Corporate & Commercial LeaderMarsh, the...

Don’t Risk the Agency – E&O Tips on Trials and Trends

Nov 4 2024 // When it comes to agency errors and omissions liability there’s nothing more important than playing it safe. One proven way is ensuring that everything is documented properly. But because there is always the threat of...

101 Ideas for Sales, Marketing & Agency Management

Aug 19 2024 // 1. Content Marketing. Use content marketing to stand out as an industry thought leader. Create informative and engaging content, such as blog posts, whitepapers, and e-books focused on industry trends and insurance tips....

New-Vehicle Sales Growth Slows After CDK Cyberattack

Jul 5 2024 // Top U.S. automakers posted slower sales growth for the second quarter as a cyberattack at software systems provider CDK hit operations at several dealerships during the crucial selling period of late June.General Motors...

People Moves: Alliant Adds Rison; Lawley Grows Sales Team

May 17 2024 // Alliant Private Client Names Rison SVPJulie Rison has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as senior vice president, Alliant Private Client. Based in Virginia, Rison will identify and...

Ready, Set, Grow: How to Build an Independent Agency and Avoid Common Pitfalls.

Mar 18 2024 // You are a seasoned producer who is confident in your skillset. You have built a strong book of business and after a few years, you decide to go out on your own and open an independent agency. As your new business begins to...

Agents, Brokers Achieve Record Annual Growth in 2023

Feb 26 2024 // The independent insurance agent and broker channel posted an organic growth rate of 10.3% in 2023 — the highest annual level achieved since Reagan Consulting launched its quarterly growth and profitability study in...

3 Areas for Agents to Focus Growth Efforts in 2024 As the Hard Market Continues

Feb 5 2024 // We are obviously in one of the most intense hard markets of the last several decades. While much has been said and written about how to navigate the challenges the market is creating for agents, I’d like to take a...

Risk Strategies Acquires Michigan’s Ralph C. Wilson Agency

Feb 1 2024 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, announced that it has acquired Ralph C. Wilson Agency, a full-service risk management and employee benefits consulting firm and insurance...

PointeNorth Keeps Growing with 2 More Georgia Agency Acquisitions

Feb 1 2024 // Atlanta-based PointeNorth Insurance Group, one of the larger independent agencies in the Southeast, has continued its streak of acquisitions with the addition of Valdosta Insurance Services and Southern Insurance Advisors...

Risk Strategies Acquires Medical Liability Agency in Virginia

Jan 25 2024 // National specialty insurance brokerage Risk Strategies announced it has acquired Professional Risk Associates, Inc. (PRA), a Virginia-based specialty healthcare insurance agency focused on medical professional...

Patriot Growth, FBinsure Add 3 Rhode Island Agencies

Jan 24 2024 // Insurance broker Patriot Growth Insurance Services and its partner insurance agency FBinsure of Taunton, Massachusetts announced that they recently added Maggiacomo Insurance, Hanuschak Insurance, and Gilmartin Insurance...

Risk Strategies Acquires New York’s Robert Alan Agency

Dec 19 2023 // National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Robert Alan Agency, a New York-based retail insurance agency.Established in 1980 by Bob Carlucci, the Robert Alan Agency is headquartered in New...

Buying and Selling: 5 Tips for Successful Agency Transactions

Nov 20 2023 // You are going to sell your interest in your agency at some point. Whether the sale is internal, external, to a family member, employees, or to a large national organization, there are steps you can take in advance to make...

Patriot Growth Acquires Ohio’s Douce James Agency

Nov 1 2023 // Patriot Growth Insurance Services, LLC (Patriot), one of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing insurance services firms, expanded its presence in Ohio and Pennsylvania with its partnership with the Douce James...

Growing the Business Is a Team Effort at Ellis Insurance Agency

Oct 16 2023 // When Insurance Journal called Danielle Ellis, principal at Ellis Insurance Agency in Charleston, West Virginia, with the news that the agency had been named one of the Best Agencies to Work For in the Southeast, an office...

Keystone Adds Oklahoma’s Ascent to Growing Agency Network

Sep 29 2023 // Keystone, the participant-owned insurance agency network, has added Ascent Insurance Group (formerly LBV Insurance) based in Edmond, Oklahoma to its growing network of agencies. Ascent is a boutique style commercial lines...