All the headlines from our Agency Growth Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 28 2013 // Almost every agency owner I’ve ever met, and I’ve met maybe thousands, has wanted to grow his or her agency. Many, maybe most, have been stuck. Whether they are stuck at $300,000 revenue, $500,000, $6 million...
Dec 17 2012 // As the calendar flips to 2013, growth-minded independents must decide how to build their agencies over the upcoming year. The options are endless, and they straddle both the physical and digital worlds. Here are 25 ideas...
Nov 9 2012 // Risk Strategies Company (RSC), a national insurance brokerage based in Boston, recently acquired Burlington, Mass.-based D&D Insurance Agency, an independent personal and commercial lines agency. Terms of the deal...
Nov 5 2012 // Below are four agency E&O tips, taken from Chris Burand’s E&O Blog found exclusively on InsuranceJournal.com.Divorce In personal lines, it is important to verify that the person requesting a change in...
Oct 26 2012 // Insurance Technologies Corporation (ITC), based in Carrollton, Texas, announced updates to its web-based audience engagement system, AgencyBuzz.The system helps agencies track effectiveness of email and social media...
Oct 18 2012 // The number of independent insurance agencies has increased, newer agencies are growing and the system as a whole is dynamic, according to the 2012 Agency Universe Study.The study also documents that independent agencies...
Oct 16 2012 // Warwick, RI, 10/16/12 – Astonish is a digital marketing solutions and insurance sales training company focused on growing local insurance agencies into successful, selling powerhouses prepared to serve the modern...
Oct 10 2012 // Warwick, RI, 10/10/12 – Astonish, a leading insurance digital marketing system in the U.S., today announced its integration with QQ Solutions, Inc.’s agency management system, QQ Evolution 2. QQ Solutions, Inc. is...
Aug 28 2012 // Bend, OR, 08/28/12 – “We’re so excited to announce Umberto Fedeli will be among seven other ‘million dollar plus’ agency owners and producers at this year’s Insurance Marketing Boot...
Aug 20 2012 // Independent agents and brokers: Of course you’re solid insurance technicians as well as sales and service professionals. But who says you also can’t be smart at customer and prospect marketing, with a little...
Jul 27 2012 // Combined Agents of America LLC (CAA) announced that two member agencies — Duncan, Fraser & Bridges Insurance Agency Inc. (DFB) and Pinnacle Insurance Group Inc. — have grown through recent acquisitions totaling...
Jul 16 2012 // “One way or another.”Is that the best way to describe a sound investment strategy nowadays? Yes. If you’re talking about the growing number of agencies investing in group health benefits...
Jul 13 2012 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) — a national alliance of over 4,000 independent insurance agencies — said seven new agencies in the Northeast region joined the partnership in June. The new...
Jul 11 2012 // For many independent property/casualty agencies, one bright spot of opportunity in an era of otherwise lackluster growth has been the health and benefits market. Over the course of the past four or five years, savvy P/C...
Jul 2 2012 // For many independent property/casualty agencies, one bright spot of opportunity in an era of otherwise lackluster growth has been the health and benefits market. Over the course of the past four or five years, savvy P/C...
Jul 2 2012 // “One way or another.”Is that the best way to describe a sound investment strategy nowadays? Yes. If you’re talking about the growing number of agencies investing in group health benefits...
Jul 2 2012 // Aiming to provide its independent agent members with an avenue to enhance their online presence, the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) has formed a partnership with an Internet marketing firm on...
Jun 13 2012 // The Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance (SIAA) said four new agencies in the Northeast region joined the partnership in May. The new members are: Susquehanna Valley Insurance Center of Montoursville, Penn.; Spectrum...
Jun 12 2012 // Hampton, New Hampshire-based Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance added six new member agencies from the West in May. May’s new members include: Joseph Torrente of Aptos, Calif. Actera Insurance Solutions of Denver,...
May 15 2012 // Allstate’s Florida says it wants to add dozens of new agencies along with support staff jobs across the state, mostly in north and central Florida.Allstate said its 2012 agency strategy should create approximately...