All the headlines from our Agency Growth Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 7 2010 // Conducting a target marketing campaign used to be cumbersome and expensive. Today, with an up-to-date agency management system, getting started is a snap. It still takes persistence to succeed, but getting going...
Jan 24 2010 // In business, change brings opportunity. And when it comes to the rapid wave of states that have recently legalized gay marriage, some see a marketing opportunity in selling insurance products for legally wedded gay...
Jan 24 2010 // In today’s challenging economic environment, property/casualty brokers are struggling to thrive. Toss in management of increasingly complex employee benefits, and many agents now work harder and earn less. With...
Dec 30 2009 // In times like these, where the insurance industry is now in its fifth year of a soft market, the use of an agency captive insurance company can spark both revenue and profits to improve an agency’s overall financial...
Dec 22 2009 // How Adam DeGraide, a rock ‘n roll bass player and band promoter who founded Astonish Results, plans to transport independent insurance agents into marketing cyberspace with his own digital elixir. Will agents drink...
Dec 21 2009 // In today’s economic climate, it’s difficult to find consistency. Business is changing at a rapid rate in every industry, and insurance is no different. As everything from the internet to the classic bear and...
Dec 16 2009 // Chicago-based ASPN Insurance Agency LLC formed a new alliance with InStrategy Group, a consulting firm specializing in solutions for the insurance industry. InStrategy Group will offer ASPN agents commercial insurance...
Dec 6 2009 // In times likes these, where the insurance industry is now in its fifth year of a soft market, the use of an agency captive insurance company can spark both revenue and profits to improve an agency’s overall financial...
Nov 15 2009 // We come on down on a mission Your footloose town won’t even know you’re gone Our flying boombox was built to take you Up to teh stars wehre your groove belongs —No More Kings, an L.A. rock band on the...
Nov 1 2009 // Sales management is vitally important to the growth and survival of an agency. However, as important as it is, sales management does not have to be a full-time job in most firms.Often the task falls to an owner or the top...
Oct 19 2009 // The bad news is that overall organic growth for independent insurance agencies is down. The good news is that there continues to be growth in two areas: personal lines and group product sales.The Independent Insurance...
Oct 5 2009 // What would you think if we were to say one of the best ways to help your business is to take the day off? In fact, take two days off for better results.Once a year the firm’s management and sales team should meet...
Oct 1 2009 // The bad news is that overall organic growth for independent insurance agencies is down.The good news is that there continues to be growth in two areas: personal lines and group product sales. The Independent Insurance...
Oct 1 2009 // Moody’s Corp. chief executive told lawmakers on Wednesday that his credit rating firm may agree to disclose some of its fees to regulators, but opposes a plan to impose greater liability on the sector.At a hearing to...
Jul 29 2009 // Indianapolis, Ind.-based privately held insurance agency MJ Insurance, celebrating 45 years of client service, announced it has ambitious plans for growth and expanding business opportunities throughout the Midwest.MJ...
Jul 16 2009 // U.S. securities regulators are looking at ways to rely less on credit ratings and prevent issuers from shopping for their ratings, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro told lawmakers Tuesday.Schapiro...
Jun 17 2009 // Tinley Park, Ill.-based insurance broker BF&S Insurance (Boyle, Flagg & Seaman) has been named the exclusive marketing agent for the Illinois Public Risk Fund (IPRF). Thomas P. English, president of BF&S,...
May 18 2009 // While the economy is in freefall, a Sioux Falls, S.D., workers’ compensation agency, Insurance Specialty Group, is racking up double-digit growth.According to owner Renae Eidenshink, the reason for this remarkable...
Apr 27 2009 // WKF&C Agency, a Melville, New York-based managing general agent, has named Christine Ingraham as its New England-based vice president of marketing. Ingraham, who will be based in Georgetown, Massachusetts, will...
Apr 6 2009 // Tax time isn’t the only time insurance agents need someone to look at their books. Business owners should be informed monthly of their tax liability. In fact, agencies can benefit from having someone offer...