IA Magazine
Out of the doghouse—pet insurance is now a hot property.
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
Surety bonds present a prime opportunity for cross-selling, allowing agents to broaden their offerings and deepen client relationships.
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
Your agency means everything to you, but how much is it worth to others? Knowing your agency’s value is essential if you need to sell it, but it can also be useful in other situations.
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
As Generation Z become an increasingly significant part of the workforce, employers must adapt to this change by rethinking their approach to retention and benefits.
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
Identifying the specific challenges faced by tech and life sciences companies.
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
As Generation Z becomes an increasingly significant part of the workforce, employers must rethink their approach to retention and benefits.
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2024 and will enhance Marsh McLennan Agency's operations across commercial property & casualty insurance, employee benefits, management liability and personal lines.
Posted: Sep 29, 2024
If a client’s policy is cancelled for nonpayment—whether intentional or not—would it impact that client’s ability to get another policy?
Posted: Sep 26, 2024
The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act", which will fund the federal government and extend the NFIP through Dec. 20.
Posted: Sep 25, 2024
The bill will improve forest management, reduce wildfire risk and protect critical infrastructure through federal, state, tribal and local collaboration.
Posted: Sep 25, 2024
The biennial study reveals gains and challenges in the independent agency channel.
Posted: Sep 25, 2024
The study looks at the independent agency ecosystem as it gains distance from the pandemic and navigates the obstacles presented by the hard market.
Posted: Sep 25, 2024
How independent agents can guide businesses in risk management.
Posted: Sep 22, 2024
As the restaurant market evolves, restaurant owners need to be sure they know what coverage they have and where they could be vulnerable.
Posted: Sep 22, 2024
Agreed value coverage allows OpenRoad and the policyholder to agree upon a predetermined, fixed value for the insured vehicle based on its condition, rarity and true market value.
Posted: Sep 22, 2024
If you want to supercharge your revenue, secure your retirement and prepare your agency for the unexpected, you need to pay attention to the financial and business side of growing an agency.
Posted: Sep 22, 2024
The soft market for bonds has been underpinned by sufficient reinsurer capacity and new surety company entrants into the market. However, there are some indications that the market is hardening.
Posted: Sep 22, 2024
Would liability and physical damage coverages cover a rental car? Would there be a coverage gap in loss rentals?
Posted: Sep 19, 2024
A record 6.8% of all home insurance customers are actively shopping for new policies in 2024, yet only 2.2% of homeowners switched policies as a result.
Posted: Sep 18, 2024
With the right banking partner, independent agency owners can be creative about how they finance their growth goals.
Posted: Sep 17, 2024
Blackwell is responsible for Applied Systems’ strategic growth business units, including Ivans, EZLynx and Applied Pay, as well as Applied’s corporate financial functions.
Posted: Sep 17, 2024
The Big “I” installed Indiana’s Todd Jackson, owner and partner at McGowan Insurance Group in Indianapolis, as the 2024-2025 Big “I” chairman.
Posted: Sep 17, 2024
Assessment includes the quality of management, construction type and scope of operations.
Posted: Sep 15, 2024
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month and provides an opportunity to dispel misconceptions and educate the many Americans who live with a life insurance coverage gap.
Posted: Sep 15, 2024