IA Magazine

AppliedNet24: Productivity-Driving AI Enhancements Make Technology Work Harder

A key theme of this year's Applied Net 2024 event was cutting through the noise associated with artificial intelligence (AI) technology and driving productivity for agencies large and small.

Posted: Sep 11, 2024

U.S. Business Leaders' Cyber Confidence Declines, Says Beazley Report

As the cyber threat landscape becomes more complex, preparedness against cyber risks is declining with only 73% of U.S. business leaders feeling resilient against the cyber risk.

Posted: Sep 11, 2024

What You Need to Know About Agency M&A in 2024

There were 300 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2024. Here are a few trends influencing the market and how you can take advantage of them.

Posted: Sep 10, 2024

Why Pet Insurance Has Industry Tails Wagging

Don’t miss this paw-some growth opportunity.

Posted: Sep 08, 2024

How Agents Can Assist Restaurants in a New Era of Growth

While there is excitement about the continued recovery of an industry that suffered tremendously during the coronavirus pandemic, these businesses—the cornerstones of our communities—still have challenges to contend with.

Posted: Sep 08, 2024

How Much Is Your Agency Worth: A Valuation Toolkit

You can increase your agency's value through benchmarking, acquisition and succession planning. Download this guide for free.

Posted: Sep 08, 2024

Intact Inland Marine Introduces Builders Risk Quota Share

The product covers $100 million in capacity per construction project on a lead or follow basis.

Posted: Sep 08, 2024

Navigating Risk: 5 Unique Business Interruption Risks Facing Tech and Life Sciences Companies

Developing strategies to minimize downtime and financial loss.

Posted: Sep 08, 2024

A Valuation Toolkit: How Much Is Your Agency Worth?

You can increase your agency's value through benchmarking, acquisition and succession planning. Download this guide for free.

Posted: Sep 08, 2024

4 Ways to Get High-Quality Referrals From Your Customers

If your customers are happy with your agency, why aren’t they referring more people?

Posted: Sep 03, 2024

Big ‘I’ Expands Trusted Choice® Hard Market Toolkit

The newly expanded resource—which builds upon the toolkit first published in July 2023—covers a wide range of updates and strategies for negotiating the challenges posed by the hard market.

Posted: Sep 03, 2024

Thriving Through: Meet Your New Big 'I' Chairman

From beginning his career at the family agency to helping to lead McGowan Insurance through the hard market, Jackson's journey with both the Big “I" and his agency underscores a commitment to service and community, which have been pivotal in shaping...

Posted: Sep 01, 2024

Agency Nation Meets: Melissa Goto

As a senior leader at Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, Melissa Goto oversees four business units across North America including technology, environmental, entertainment and excess property. She has more than 20 years of insurance industry experi...

Posted: Aug 31, 2024

What Is an Agency’s Responsibility If an Insured Doesn’t Want to File a PAP Claim?

Should the agent contact the other vehicle’s insurance carrier and report the claim? The insured is adamant the accident was not their fault.

Posted: Aug 29, 2024

Up to 10 Named Storms Forecasted During ‘Supercharged September’

Following a brief lull in tropical activity in the wake of Hurricane Ernesto, the conditions are now peak for a series of back-to-back storms over the next few weeks in the Atlantic.

Posted: Aug 28, 2024

Find Your Next Great Talent With Skills-Based Hiring

Skills-based hiring often provides a solution by reimagining the hiring process to spot great candidates with valuable skills that transcend the experience section of a resume.

Posted: Aug 27, 2024

Expert Insights on Medicare Part D for Brokers

Discover cost-saving strategies, value-added services and effective cross-selling tips to help ensure client satisfaction.

Posted: Aug 25, 2024

Life Insurance Considerations for the Sandwich Generation

For those categorized as the “sandwich generation"—people raising their children and taking care of their parents—ensuring they have the necessary and sufficient life coverage for their family's future needs is essential.

Posted: Aug 25, 2024

From the Front Lines: Life-Health

"More education is needed to get younger people to incorporate life insurance into their retirement planning and overall investment strategy," says independent agent Colleen Corrigan. "If they purchase life insurance under the age of 40, it's fairly...

Posted: Aug 25, 2024