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#1 Scaling Smart: How Independent Agencies Can Grow With Intention

Aug 4 2025 // In today’s competitive market, independent insurance agencies are under increasing pressure to grow. Organic growth is harder to achieve, client expectations are evolving, and technology is reshaping how agencies...

#2 Viewpoint: How Will the California FAIR Plan Fare? What’s Next for Independent Agents?

Feb 10 2025 // If there is a single bright spot to be found in the aftermath of the costliest wildfire in California’s history, it is that both the property/casualty insurance industry and the independent agents who serve as its...

#3 The Good and Bad About Being an Independent Insurance Agent

Apr 21 2025 // What’s so great about being a young independent agent today?Freedom, quality of life, opportunities to grow, challenges and the ability to solve them, the people and relationships built, the compensation, and, of...

#4 Making the Shift in 2025: How to Become an Independent Insurance Agent

Feb 13 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance.The insurance industry is evolving rapidly in 2025, making it the perfect time to learn how to become an independent insurance agent. Agents should embrace...

#5 Renaissance Introduces the First in a Suite of AI Solutions for Independent Agents

Sep 8 2025 // Agency network Renaissance said it has become the first of its kind to deliver an exclusive suite of artificial intelligence solutions built specifically for independent insurance agents.“Independent insurance agents...

#6 Markets/Coverages: Volvo Launches Independent Agency; Arden’s Wildfire Program Backed by SiriusPoint

Aug 22 2025 // Volvo Launches Independent AgencyAuto manufacturer Volvo has launched an independent insurance agency offering not just car insurance for Volvos but also home and umbrella insurance. The Mahwah, New Jersey-based Volvo Car...

#7 Viewpoint: How Will the California FAIR Plan Fare? What’s Next for Independent Agents?

Feb 24 2025 // If there is a single bright spot to be found in the aftermath of the costliest wildfire in California’s history, it is that both the property/casualty insurance industry and the independent agents who serve as its...

#8 How Much Do Independent Insurance Agents Make?

Mar 10 2025 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Darkhorse Insurance.Before venturing into independent insurance sales, it’s crucial to consider the variable earnings potential, which is influenced by a range of factors....

#9 Claims Service, Tech, Communication Top Independent Agent Concerns

Feb 26 2025 // Claims, communication, and technology are the top three concerns for independent agents when placing new business with a carrier, according to insurtech Vertafore.The findings were the result of a survey of nearly 1,300...

#10 VW Brown Owner Ripley Takes Over as Chair of Big ‘I’

Sep 16 2025 // Angela Ripley, owner and president of Maryland-based VW Brown Insurance Service, is the new chair of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”).Ripley became the second woman to...

#11 ‘Big Beautiful’ Tax Breaks for Insurance Agents in Bill Passed by House, Says Big I

May 23 2025 // The Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America celebrated a “significant victory” for independent agents with the passage of a sweeping tax bill this week by the House of Representatives.The so-called...

#12 The List Is Here! IJ’s Top 100 Independent Agencies

Aug 4 2025 // This year marks the 21st annual publication of Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Independent Agencies special report. Nearly all of the firms in the Top 100 saw notable increases in total property/casualty revenue...

#13 NAMIC, Big ‘I’ Join Call to Do Away With Federal Insurance Office

Apr 11 2025 // The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America are the latest from the industry to join a call in support of a measure to abolish the Federal Insurance...

#14 Plymouth Rock Adds Bass, Brooks to Independent Agency Leadership

Aug 14 2025 // Bass Named Chief Operating Officer, Brooks Named Chief Claims Officer at Plymouth RockPlymouth Rock Assurance Corp., headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, hired two additions to its Independent Agency Group leadership...

#15 People Moves: Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive Director; WTW Makes Senior Hires to Insurance Consulting and Technology Business

Jun 13 2025 // Big ‘I’ Names Connors ACT Executive DirectorThe Big “I” appointed Kasey Connors as executive director of the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology (ACT). Connors is a seasoned executive...

#16 Big I Celebrates Continued Tax Deduction for Many Independent Agents

Jul 7 2025 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”) last Thursday celebrated the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”“The Big ‘I’ would like to thank the U.S....

#17 People Moves: Big I New York Elects Gonyo as Board Chair and 4 Regional Directors

May 23 2025 // Big I New York, the trade association for independent insurance agents in New York, elected Kelly Gonyo as chair of the board for the 2025–2026 term. Gonyo is the founder and president of Blue Line Insurance Agency,...

#18 Extended Deadline: Be Recognized as an Independent Agency Leader

Jun 6 2025 // Need a bit more time to enter? Good news – the extended deadline to submit for Insurance Journal’s Top 100 Agencies and Top Agency Partnerships ranking is now June 10! We hope that you will consider entering...

#19 Independent Agencies’ Market Share Shows Small Decline; Strong Hold on Commercial Lines with Opportunity to Grow in Personal Lines

Aug 4 2025 // The independent agency channel placed 61.5% of all property/casualty insurance written in the U.S. in 2024, a slight decline from 2023 where independent agents placed 62.2% of P/C lines nationwide.That’s according to...