IA Magazine
Avoiding a decision can feel like maintaining the status quo. In reality, standing still might mean falling behind, losing a competitive edge or missing new opportunities.
Posted: Feb 17, 2025
A client owns a car, which is titled in her name, and gives it to her stepdaughter to drive. How should the personal auto policy be written?
Posted: Feb 17, 2025
Social media is a great opportunity for agents to meet customers where they are. Here are three ways agents can use social media to promote their agency.
Posted: Feb 12, 2025
While engagements and cohabitation have long been the hallmarks of commitment, a recent Nationwide survey found 42% of renting couples see sharing an insurance policy as a modern equivalent to marriage.
Posted: Feb 11, 2025
Join other agents and speak to legislators in a unified voice at the premier event for independent agents, taking place April 30-May 2 in Washington, D.C.
Posted: Feb 11, 2025
It's important that homeowners who undertake home improvements talk to their agent about what they're planning to do or what they have done to better understand how that affects their insurance premiums and coverage.
Posted: Feb 09, 2025
Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make phishing harder to detect. Here are four security practices that small and midsize businesses can use to protect their organizations.
Posted: Feb 09, 2025
Transforming customer relationships with total protection and proactive risk management.
Posted: Feb 09, 2025
The "Disaster Mitigation and Tax Parity Act of 2025," reintroduced in the U.S. Senate, aims to exempt qualified catastrophe mitigation payments from being considered taxable income.
Posted: Feb 05, 2025
Residential reconstruction costs climbed 64% over the past decade and commercial reconstruction costs have risen by 58%, according to a Verisk report.
Posted: Feb 04, 2025
Setting up business accounts and maintaining a consistent presence on various platforms can significantly boost your online visibility and engagement.
Posted: Feb 04, 2025
The new product enables smart home technology to help customers add an extra layer of protection against water damages.
Posted: Feb 02, 2025
Here are three tips for agents looking to navigate the environmental market and assist clients in meeting their sustainability goals.
Posted: Feb 02, 2025
How independent agents can add value through comprehensive consultation and risk mitigation.
Posted: Feb 02, 2025
As the co-founder of Project 55, a nonprofit launched in January, Brenden Corr is committed to reshaping how mental health is addressed in workplaces.
Posted: Jan 31, 2025
An insured has hired a company to demolish an old building, on which they have liability coverage, that has a common wall with the property next door.
Posted: Jan 30, 2025
As legislation to reduce wildfire risk moves through the U.S. House of Representatives, the Big “I” has created a Q&A to address questions about the California wildfires and their impact on the overall insurance market.
Posted: Jan 29, 2025
The Big “I" endorsed the “Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act" introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Troy Downing (R-MT).
Posted: Jan 28, 2025
Cyber risks are the top concern for U.S. businesses, according to the “2024 Travelers Risk Index," with 1 in 4 businesses reporting that they have been victimized by a cyber event or data breach.
Posted: Jan 26, 2025
The new policies provides access to managed threat intelligence to protect against cyber, reputational and physical risks, helping organizations reduce their digital exposure.
Posted: Jan 26, 2025
Insurance agency and brokerage mergers and acquisitions in 2024 were down 10% from the 833 reported in 2023, according to a report from OPTIS Partners.
Posted: Jan 26, 2025
Consumers believe phone calls are important for communicating with businesses, but fear of fraud prevents many from answering calls, according to a TransUnion study.
Posted: Jan 21, 2025
While the top 10 business risks are increasingly complex and interdependent, cyber risks, business interruption and natural catastrophes are the risks that most concern businesses for the year ahead.
Posted: Jan 15, 2025
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Posted: Jan 10, 2025