IA Magazine

6 Steps to Implementing Automation

Posted: Feb 01, 2024

Road to Riches: Providing a Path to Producer Validation

As seasoned producers reach retirement age, investment in new ones is crucial for agencies that are looking to grow. From interviewing and hiring to training and upskilling, follow these steps to make sure your investment pays off.

Posted: Feb 01, 2024

Data Autonomy: How Independent Agencies Can Achieve Technology Independence

As seasoned producers reach retirement age, investment in new ones is crucial for agencies that are looking to grow. From interviewing and hiring to training and upskilling, follow these steps to make sure your investment pays off.

Posted: Feb 01, 2024

Top 5 Most-Read Articles in Independent Agent in January

January 2024 brought some good news with property & casualty premium growth, while on the other hand also highlighting historic increases in auto insurance rates and the changing landscape of agency errors & omissions coverage.

Posted: Jan 31, 2024

Big ‘I’ Opposes Cuts to FCIP in Biden’s Next Budget

The Big “I" along with over 60 other industry groups sent letters opposing any proposed cuts to the Federal Crop Insurance Program in FY2025 budget.

Posted: Jan 31, 2024

5 Things You Should Know About Hiring and Neurodiversity

The untapped talent pool of people who are neurodivergent can address the challenges that agencies face in turnover, work management, talent shortages and staff capacity.

Posted: Jan 30, 2024

Quilting Together Coverage in a Difficult Environment for Public Entities

Couple the unique risk exposures of public entities with continued economic challenges such as inflation and labor shortages, and “Groundhog Day" may be set to continue.

Posted: Jan 28, 2024

Quilting Together Coverage in a Difficult Environment for Public Entities

Couple the unique risk exposures of public entities with continued economic challenges such as inflation and labor shortages, and “Groundhog Day" may be set to continue.

Posted: Jan 28, 2024

Ascot Launches Fixed-Site Pollution Product

The product is a streamlined site pollution liability policy providing coverage enhancements that are relevant to middle market and Fortune 1,000 companies.

Posted: Jan 28, 2024

Ascot Launches Fixed-Site Pollution Product

The product is a streamlined site pollution liability policy providing coverage enhancements that are relevant to middle market and Fortune 1,000 companies.

Posted: Jan 28, 2024

Specialty Crops and the Changing Crop Insurance Landscape

Over the past 20 years, the number of individual specialty crops insured under crop insurance programs increased by 27%, with over 100 individual specialty crops currently insured under crop insurance programs.

Posted: Jan 28, 2024

Specialty Crops and the Changing Crop Insurance Landscape

Over the past 20 years, the number of individual specialty crops insured under crop insurance programs increased by 27%, with over 100 individual specialty crops currently insured under crop insurance programs.

Posted: Jan 28, 2024

Comprehensive vs. Collision: Shopping Cart Blown by Wind Into Car

After a shopping cart was blown 30 yards across a parking lot into a client's car, the agent believes the windstorm damage is a comprehensive loss. The adjustor says the object is a collision loss because the object must be falling to be caused by a...

Posted: Jan 25, 2024

Bluesnarfing, Sybil Attacks and Other Emerging Cybercrime Tactics

Attacks on Bluetooth devices are a growing trend in the cybercrime world. Here are some of the common threats you and your clients should be aware of

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

2024 Big ‘I’ Legislative Conference Registration Open

The premier event for independent agents will take place April 10-12 in Washington, D.C.

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

NFIP Reauthorized Until March 8

A short-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program through March 8 was included in the short-term continuing resolution passed by Congress last week.

Posted: Jan 24, 2024

5 Biggest Risks in Agritainment and How to Minimize Them

High-net-worth individuals and farmers looking to diversify their income streams through agritainment must also factor in the potential risks associated with these types of operations.

Posted: Jan 21, 2024

From the Front Lines: Commercial Lines

"The current hard market conditions have been the most challenging hurdles to navigate in over 20 years," says indepedent agent Jeff Johnson. "There are so many factors playing into this hard market, which make placing business more difficult than ev...

Posted: Jan 21, 2024

3 Ways to Address the Changing Landscape of Agency E&O Exposure

The agency errors & omissions environment has become more complicated, and the result has led to several implications for independent agencies.

Posted: Jan 21, 2024

What Happens When Homeowners Prospect Lies About Owning Pit Bulls?

In the event of a claim—dog-related or otherwise—would the carrier be able to declare the policy void back to inception due to fraud or material misrepresentation by the applicant?

Posted: Jan 18, 2024

Big ‘I’ Applauds Reintroduction of Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act

The Act would prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from pursuing enforcement against any person regulated by a state insurance regulator.

Posted: Jan 17, 2024