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Direct and captive writers are creating negative categorizations of independent insurance agents. Today we discuss how to fight back... Get more Agency Nation Radio here.
Posted: Jan 10, 2017
Steve Jobs credits much of his success to picking up the phone and making the calls that lead to new relationships. Unfortunately, too many people take this comment at face value, focusing on the phone aspect and not Steve Jobs true meaning: Never wa...
Posted: Dec 26, 2016
In this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Marty talks with Robin Smith, CEO and founder of WeGoLook (which has since been acquired by Crawford & Company), a sharing economy company designed to help insurance industry professionals with onsite property...
Posted: Dec 22, 2016
In this episode Marty and Ryan argue over whether or not insurance is a commodity. More importantly, if insurance is a commodity, then what defines who consumers choose as their insurance provider. The answer is YOU! Get more Agency Nation Radio here...
Posted: Dec 12, 2016
Listen as Marty Agather interview Madelyn Flannagan of the Independent Insurance Agents and Broker of America on their recent Best Practices Report. Madelyn Flannagan is the Vice President of Agency Development, Education and Research at the IIABA (a...
Posted: Dec 02, 2016
From struggling insurtech startup to thriving, profitable industry technology leader, listen as Chip Bacciocco, TrustedChoice.com CEO explains the turnaround. Learn more about TrustedChoice.com. In this episode of Agency Nation Radio, you get the ins...
Posted: Dec 01, 2016
Ilya Bodner, co-founder of Bold Penguin, joins Agency Nation Radio for chat about insurance technology improving the independent agent customer experience. No all insurtech is being built to "Disrupt" the independent agency channel. Bold Penguin is a...
Posted: Dec 01, 2016
The Insurtech Startup movement is certainly a hot topic within the insurance industry right now. But what is Insurtech? In this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Marty and Ryan examine what is means to be an insurtech company and whether or not Trusted...
Posted: Nov 29, 2016
After 6 years of searching for a new agency management system, Boyd McGehee, principle of a 3rd generation, 100 year-old agency in Alabama, made the decision to switch agency management systems. Not an easy process. On this is episode of Agency Natin...
Posted: Nov 20, 2016
In this episode of Agency Nation Radio we discuss the tale of two insurance startups: ESurance and eCoverage. Taking cues from an excellent article in CBInsights, Ryan Hanley and Marty Agather breakdown the missing piece in most insurtech startups. G...
Posted: Nov 14, 2016