All the headlines from our Independent Agencies Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 7 2015 // Eight years after the introduction of managed competition for private passenger auto insurance and the influx of direct writers and direct response companies into Massachusetts, a new study commissioned by the...
Dec 3 2015 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Even with advancements in the direct-to-consumer channel, independent agents (IAs) continue to be a dominate distribution channel for property & casualty carriers....
Nov 17 2015 // Eight years after the introduction of managed competition for private passenger auto insurance and the influx of direct writers and direct response companies into Massachusetts to compete with independent agencies, a new...
Nov 16 2015 // Independent insurance agents and brokers posted median organic growth of 4.4 percent for the third quarter of 2015, compared with 6 percent in the third quarter of 2014, as measured by the Reagan Consulting Organic Growth...
Nov 9 2015 // Most “Best Practices” independent insurance agencies have been able to either grow or maintain the value of their businesses while focusing on staff development and technology, according to the latest report by...
Nov 6 2015 // Independent insurance agents and brokers posted median organic growth of 4.4 percent for the third quarter of 2015, compared with 6.0 percent in the third quarter of 2014, as measured by the Reagan Consulting Organic...
Nov 4 2015 // Over the past few years, dire predictions about the independent agent’s future have gotten a lot of attention. With consumers increasingly adopting the latest technology-driven shopping and buying behaviors, some...
Oct 22 2015 // Jennifer Webb has joined the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) Capitol Hill team as federal government affairs counsel.Webb joins the association’s bipartisan...
Oct 16 2015 // The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the Outstanding Young Agent of the Year award to Lisa Lemanski of the...
Oct 14 2015 // Kyle Dean, president and CEO of Dean & Draper Insurance Agency LP in Houston, has been elected to serve as president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Houston (IIAH) for a term beginning Sept. 1, 2015, through...
Oct 5 2015 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America (Big “I”) installed a new leadership team over the weekend with Randy Lanoix of Louisiana as chairman.The agents’ group also installed Spencer...
Oct 5 2015 // Over the past few years, dire predictions about the independent agent’s future have gotten a lot of attention. With consumers increasingly adopting the latest technology-driven shopping and buying behaviors, some...
Sep 11 2015 // Marsh announced it has made an offer to acquire the entire ordinary share capital of Jelf Group plc, a UK-based independent insurance broker and financial services consultancy.The transaction, which is subject to customary...
Sep 11 2015 // Whether you are the owner of a local agency or the CEO of a large public broker – it feels like there is less and less oxygen in the room. Organic sales growth is tough; merger & acquisition activity in 2014 was near...
Sep 7 2015 // Plymouth Rock Assurance — a Boston-based auto insurer serving Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire — launched a new online tool called “Prime.”The insurer says the new tool will give...
Sep 1 2015 // The U.S. Department of the Treasury has raised The Main Street America Group’s NGM Insurance Company’s single surety bond capacity threshold to $93.4 million. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based super-regional...
Aug 31 2015 // Texas Legal, the statewide nonprofit legal insurance plan founded by the State Bar of Texas and the Texas Legislature, announced it is now a member of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT).Legal insurance covers...
Aug 30 2015 // Plymouth Rock Assurance — a Boston-based auto insurer serving Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire — this month launched a new online tool called “Prime.”The insurer says the new tool will...
Aug 17 2015 // Whether you are the owner of a local agency or the CEO of a large public broker – it feels like there is less and less oxygen in the room. Organic sales growth is tough; merger & acquisition activity in 2014 was...
Aug 17 2015 // Independent agencies are enjoying a period of high profitability boosted by healthy organic growth despite continued soft pricing in commercial lines.Independent insurance agents/brokers posted median organic growth of 5.9...