IA Magazine

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Brooke Stout

"Previous generations bring vast amounts of knowledge and experience and new generations have great new ideas, new life and new outlooks," says young agent Brooke Stout. "There are many ways to integrate the old ways with the new ways and make the be...

Posted: Jun 10, 2025

InsurTech Insights 2025: The Rise of Agentic AI and Task-Specific Tech

This year's conference continued to debunk the myth that technology will replace insurance agents, making it clear that agents are not becoming obsolete—they're evolving.

Posted: Jun 10, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Jackson Doyle

"The core value of lending a helping hand and never being too busy to help a producer is everything I want in a mentor," says young agent Jackson Doyle, "especially as a guy that didn’t go to school for insurance."

Posted: Jun 10, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Jackson Doyle

"The core value of lending a helping hand and never being too busy to help a producer is everything I want in a mentor," says young agent Jackson Doyle, "especially as a guy that didn’t go to school for insurance."

Posted: Jun 10, 2025

Health Care Liability Market Faces Uncertainty as Loss Severity Increases

Rising costs within the sector threaten coverage affordability and, in the long run, availability. Yet, insureds still need coverage.

Posted: Jun 08, 2025

Intact Increases Excess Coverage for High-Value Properties

The coverage is designed for a broad range of commercial properties that require substantial limits beyond traditional primary layers.

Posted: Jun 08, 2025

How Account Receivables Insurance Can Protect SMBs

Accounts receivables insurance offers small and medium-sized businesses a critical tool to protect their cash flow and provides financial stability while pricing pressures are difficult to control.

Posted: Jun 08, 2025

How Will Tariffs Impact M&A?

The recently enacted tariffs have introduced uncertainty into the insurance industry, including the agency mergers & acquisitions market. Here are three areas to monitor over the coming months.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Ander Urdaneta

"I see more people my age coming into the industry, and with new faces comes new ideas," says young agent Ander Urdaneta, "and with new ideas, the industry is just going to keep growing."

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Ander Urdaneta

"I see more people my age coming into the industry, and with new faces comes new ideas," says young agent Ander Urdaneta, "and with new ideas, the industry is just going to keep growing."

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Kate Adams

"Everyone says insurance is relationship-based and sometimes that can just be a throwaway statement," says young agent Kate Adams. "But when you're up against a deadline, it's six o'clock at night and you’re not going to get paid if you don't get som...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Kate Adams

"Everyone says insurance is relationship-based and sometimes that can just be a throwaway statement," says young agent Kate Adams. "But when you're up against a deadline, it's six o'clock at night and you’re not going to get paid if you don't get som...

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

NOAA Predicts ‘Above-Normal’ 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season

This year's hurricane season, which started on June 1, has a 60% chance of above-normal activity, with 13 to 19 named storms expected.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

Homeowners Aware of Risks and Prevention but Don’t Act

While most homeowners are familiar with common risk areas and the technologies designed to mitigate them, relatively few have implemented these solutions in their own homes, according to The Hanover.

Posted: Jun 03, 2025

How Automation And Quote-By-Text Can Help Your Agency Win Big

Learn what this next generation of agents has to say about where the industry is headed—and how they fit into it.

Posted: Jun 02, 2025

License to Lead: Meet 10 Young Agents 35 and Under

Learn what this next generation of agents has to say about where the industry is headed—and how they fit into it.

Posted: Jun 01, 2025

3 Tips for Agents to Provide Tailored Coverage Through the E&S Market

As catastrophes, social inflation and other challenges force admitted carriers to become more risk-adverse, the excess & surplus market is anticipated to grow.

Posted: Jun 01, 2025

3 Tips for Agents to Provide Tailored Coverage Through the E&S Market

As catastrophes, social inflation and other challenges force admitted carriers to become more risk-adverse, the excess & surplus market is anticipated to grow.

Posted: Jun 01, 2025

The Importance of Cyber Liability Coverage for Middle-Market Firms

Midsize companies are often targets due to having lower budgets for cybersecurity than their larger counterparts. This, coupled with fewer and outdated IT resources, makes the likelihood of a cyber attack higher.

Posted: Jun 01, 2025

The Importance of Cyber Liability Coverage for Middle-Market Firms

Midsize companies are often targets due to having lower budgets for cybersecurity than their larger counterparts. This, coupled with fewer and outdated IT resources, makes the likelihood of a cyber attack higher.

Posted: Jun 01, 2025

Agency Nation Meets: Taylor Hendrickson

Taylor Hendrickson, Young Agents Council (YAC) director at the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, is passionate about helping young professionals find their footing and thrive in the insurance industry.

Posted: May 31, 2025

Employee and Family Injured in Company Car: How Do PIP, PAP, BAP and Workers Comp Interact?

If an employee drives a regularly furnished company car and the employee and family members are injured in an accident while using that car, how is that claim covered?

Posted: May 29, 2025