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4 Trends Shaping the Commercial Auto Market

Challenges such as driver shortages, distracted driving, social inflation as well as changing marijuana legalization continue to be a impact the commercial auto market.

Posted: Aug 11, 2024

4 Trends Shaping the Commercial Auto Market

Challenges such as driver shortages, distracted driving, social inflation as well as changing marijuana legalization continue to be a impact the commercial auto market.

Posted: Aug 11, 2024

Tree Damage to Roof: When Does Debris Removal Sublimit Apply?

After trees fell on an insured's roof during a windstorm, the carrier is limiting payment to remove the trees from the roof to the $1,000 sublimit under Section 1—Additional Property Coverages for Debris Removal.

Posted: Aug 08, 2024

Big ‘I’ Participates in 199A Roundtable Discussion

The deduction, which is scheduled to expire at the end of 2025, is heavily relied upon by many Big “I" members and their clients to expand their small businesses, hire more employees, and better serve their communities.

Posted: Aug 07, 2024

Big ‘I’ and Reagan Consulting Release 2024 Best Practices Study Update

Best Practices agencies see record operating and financial results.

Posted: Aug 07, 2024

Brain Drain Is Here: Using Intellectual Capital to Thrive in a Challenging Marketplace

Today, with virtual work, your agency could lose that tribal knowledge—information known within a group of people—unless you take coordinated steps to preserve that information.

Posted: Aug 06, 2024

How Autonomous Trucks Are Changing the Commercial Auto Market

While the adoption of automated vehicles are playing a significant role in improving industry safety, the journey toward autonomous trucking has begun to unfold in earnest.

Posted: Aug 04, 2024

HSB Announces EPLI Coverage Expansion

HSB's carrier partners can offer EPL Plus as an endorsement or coverage part to an underlying business owners or commercial package policy.

Posted: Aug 04, 2024

Why Should Your Agency Offer Surety Bonds?

It is important to have a full catalog of commercial surety bonds at your disposal, offering clients the complete protection they need to operate in compliance with local, state and federal bond requirements.

Posted: Aug 04, 2024

Medicare Part D Strategies for Brokers

Experts share essential insights into the Medicare Part D landscape.

Posted: Aug 04, 2024

Medicare Part D Essentials: Insights and Strategies for Brokers

Experts share essential insights into the Medicare Part D landscape.

Posted: Aug 04, 2024

6 Steps to Prevent a Client From Canceling Their Policy

As the independent agency channel faces a wave of retirements among its most experienced leaders, the industry must prepare for a potential apocalypse.

Posted: Aug 01, 2024

Brain Drain: Make the Most of Your Experienced Staff Before They Retire

As the independent agency channel faces a wave of retirements among its most experienced leaders, the industry must prepare for a potential apocalypse.

Posted: Aug 01, 2024

Earn-Out Evolution: How Have Sellers Performed Post-Closing?

In a recent survey of 20 of the industry's most active acquirers, Reagan Consulting answered the questions surrounding life after the deal for buyers and sellers.

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

Agency Nation Meets: Indy

Indy is the mascot for Trusted Choice® and is super egg-cited to be here helping spread the word about how great independent insurance agents are. At 21 years old, Indy is ready to skydive right into life with an unwavering curiosity about how all th...

Posted: Jul 31, 2024

5 Ways to Leverage AI on Social Media

From writing a better message to improving posting efficiency, artificial intelligence (AI) can help agents use social media to engage clients and drive business growth.

Posted: Jul 30, 2024

Courts Halt DOL’s Expanded Fiduciary Definition

Two Texas district courts issued stays on the rule, which was scheduled to take effect Sept. 23 and would expand the meaning of “fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and extend a standard of care to most annuity transa...

Posted: Jul 30, 2024

Applied Acquires AI InsurTech Company Planck

By leveraging Planck's artificial intelligence (AI) tools, Applied seeks to significantly expand its AI capabilities into areas including marketing, underwriting and renewals.

Posted: Jul 28, 2024

Steps Agents Can Take to Help Homeowners Protect Their Homes From Weather-related Losses

Understanding critical home maintenance areas to support customers.

Posted: Jul 28, 2024

Will the Baltimore Bridge Collapse Impact A&E Coverage?

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge is a complicated issue, one that is likely to include marine hull, liability and cargo losses, as well as business interruption claims.

Posted: Jul 28, 2024