Latest Agency Growth Headlines

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Brightway Marketing Manager Mathewson Opens New Agency in Florida

Aug 9 2018 // After four years of building Brightway Insurance into a national brand as the company’s marketing manager, Nassau County resident, Lauren Mathewson, has teamed up with her family to open their own Brightway Agency,...

Aligning Sales and Marketing to Go from ‘Just Dating’ to ‘Happily Married’

Aug 8 2018 // CNA’s Emily Hathcoat launched a sales and marketing therapy session that promised tabloid-worthy confessions. Here is how she set the stage:“If you were to give your marketing and sales teams a relationship...

Wisconsin’s Integrity Insurance Names Collies as VP, Sales and Marketing

Jul 26 2018 // Integrity Insurance in Appleton, Wisconsin, has appointed Bobbie Collies vice president of Sales and Marketing.In her new role, Collies leads the development and execution of sales and marketing strategies that address...

Massachusetts’ Arbella Insurance Appoints O’Donoghue as AVP of Sales, Marketing

Jul 18 2018 // The Arbella Insurance Group has appointed Andrew O’Donoghue to the position of assistant vice president of sales and marketing.In this role, O’Donoghue will report to Steve Jacobs, vice president of sales and...

Young Agents Show the Way in Digital Marketing

Jul 2 2018 // Thousands of discussions, debates and arguments are taking place in agency offices across the country between principals and ambitious young producers about the role of digital marketing.There are also more than a few...

Gulfstream of Florida Promotes Killingsworth to VP of Sales, Marketing, Agency Licensing

Jun 27 2018 // Gulfstream Property and Casualty Insurance Co., based in Sarasota, Fla., has promoted Mike Killingsworth to vice president of Sales, Marketing and Agency Licensing.In this leadership position, Killingsworth will spearhead...

Reagan Survey Shows 5.6% Organic Growth by Agencies in Q1

May 16 2018 // Insurance agencies and brokerage firms recorded the second consecutive quarter of accelerating growth, and their outlook for the remainder of 2018 continues to be optimistic, according to a new industry survey of...

How Agencies Grow Today: Channel Harvest Survey

May 7 2018 // When it comes to business growth, agents have their eyes on the same prize but different ideas about how to secure it. That’s one of the key findings of “Agent Voices 2018,” a soon-to-be-released report...

How Agencies Grow Today: Channel Harvest Survey

Apr 17 2018 // When it comes to business growth, agents have their eyes on the same prize but different ideas about how to secure it. That’s one of the key findings of “Agent Voices 2018,” a soon-to-be-released report...

Three Ways Agencies Can Grow Their Book of Business

Apr 16 2018 // In today’s commoditized market, growing the business isn’t just a recommendation — expanding a roster of high-value clients is a necessity for all agencies. But where to start?First and foremost, agencies...

Three Ways Agencies Can Grow Their Book of Business

Apr 16 2018 // In today’s commoditized market, growing the business isn’t just a recommendation — expanding a roster of high-value clients is a necessity for all agencies. But where to start?First and foremost, agencies...

Doable Dozen: 12 Sales, Marketing and Management Ideas for Agencies

Mar 14 2018 // Eggs, juries, roses, even doughnuts– many good things come in a dozen. On the theory that more than 100 of anything seems like a lot to consider, but a dozen seems doable even on the busiest of days, here are 12 out...

Iron-Starr Excess Agency Increases Capacity for Property Risks

Mar 7 2018 // Iron-Starr Excess Agency Ltd. (Iron-Starr), an excess specialty insurance lines managing general underwriting agency operated by Ironshore, has expanded its relationship with Oil Casualty Insurance Ltd. (OCIL) to...

Independent Agencies Post Gains in Organic Growth, Profitability in Q4: Reagan Consulting

Mar 5 2018 // Insurance agencies and brokerage firms ended 2017 with gains in organic growth and profitability in the fourth quarter.The 175 midsize and large agencies and brokerages participating in Reagan Consulting’s Organic...

Agent and Carrier Strategies and the Future of Cyber Insurance

Mar 2 2018 // More than 20 years ago, Steven Haase wrote the first cyber insurance policy. Haase told Insurance Journal the story of how that first policy came about in the first part of this report, What Agent Who Wrote First Cyber...

Oklahoma Highway Safety Agency: Road Debris Increasing Crash Risk

Feb 28 2018 // More accidents are being caused by road debris as traffic volume in Oklahoma City increases, a state agency spokeswoman said.Traffic volume increased in the city by 35 to 40 percent over the last two decades, Oklahoma...

Satisfied Independent Agents Are Growth Engines for P/C Carriers: J.D. Power

Feb 19 2018 // Despite the growth of both technology-based and direct-to-customer sales channels in the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry, independent agents still control the lion’s share of P/C premiums and represent a...

Reata Holdings, Inc. Welcomes Sara Foss to Sales & Marketing Team

Jan 30 2018 // Laguna Nigel, CA, January 30, 2018- Reata Holdings, Inc. of Laguna Niguel, Ca. is proud to welcome Sara Foss to its sales and marketing team. Ms. Foss will serve as Account Executive for both Reata Holdings companies:...

Satisfied Independent Agents Are Growth Engines for P/C Carriers: J.D. Power

Jan 26 2018 // Despite the growth of both technology-based and direct-to-customer sales channels in the property/casualty (P/C) insurance industry, independent agents still control the lion’s share of P/C premiums and represent a...

Risk Strategies Acquires Ohio’s Benefits Network Insurance Agency

Jan 24 2018 // Risk Strategies Co., a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Benefits Network Insurance Agency (BNIA), a specialist brokerage focused on the development of employee benefits...