IA Magazine

6 Tips to Help Clients Prevent Homeowners Insurance Claims

What do most popular homeowner insurance claims have in common? Answer: They’re preventable, with preparation and client engagement.

Posted: Jun 07, 2020

ISO Assigns CAT Number to Riots

Late last week, ISO’s Property Claims Service assigned a CAT number to losses resulting from recent protesting and rioting. The CAT period assigned by PCS covers the period May 26 to June 5.

Posted: Jun 07, 2020

Package a Win for You and Your Customers

Learn how placing customers’ home and auto policies with a single carrier will help you grow your business while improving the customer experience.

Posted: Jun 07, 2020

6 Tips to Help Clients Prevent Homeowner Insurance Claims

What do most popular homeowner insurance claims have in common? Answer: They’re preventable, with preparation and client engagement.

Posted: Jun 07, 2020

Homeowners: How Many More Black Swans?

In the past few years, the homeowners market has been dealing with the effect of some of the costliest hail events ever, multiple hurricanes, unexpected tornadoes, wildfires and a global pandemic.

Posted: Jun 07, 2020

Cybersecurity and Homeowners: Risks and Opportunities

The Insurance Business America’s Broker Connect virtual event on cyber issues is set to be held on Tuesday, June 9 and will focus on trends facing the insurance industry during the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted: Jun 04, 2020

Navigating Inclusive Leadership During Times of Crisis

At this time of heightened awareness of racial injustices, here are 5 action steps you can take to be a more inclusive leader within your agency and community at large.

Posted: Jun 03, 2020

Main Street Lending Program Set to Launch

The program is authorized to provide $600 billion in financing to small and mid-size businesses to help maintain operations and payroll.

Posted: Jun 03, 2020

Senate Passes Big ‘I’ Supported PPP Fixes

The bipartisan Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act was strongly supported by the Big “I” and will create additional flexibility for Big “I” members and their clients.

Posted: Jun 03, 2020

3 Steps to Build a Customer-Driven Digital Presence

At the Agency Nation Elevate 2020 conference, Liberty Mutual and Safeco outlined ways to optimize digital presence during the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

Declaration on Independents: David Poms

David Poms, president and CEO of Poms & Associates in Woodland Hills in California served on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee board for eight years, in another chapter of a life dedicated to helping others.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

Agency Profile: My Insurance LLC

Mary Sladek and her team build strong relationships with real estate brokerages, mortgage companies and banks and are able to work exclusively by referral. The team agrees that being an all-female agency has distinct advantages.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

4 Things to Keep in Mind for Proactive Communication Plans

In the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak, proactive communication as we know it has changed and has forced us to pivot our strategies to support policyholders in new ways.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

Outdated Cash Management Practices Could Be Hurting Your Agency

Here are three ways to improve efficiency and employee productivity in your banking, cash-management and security practices.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

Why This Is No Time to Stop Selling

With the coronavirus pandemic leaving its mark, businesses should adapt—not stop.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

Embrace for Impact: Consumers Expect Ethical Influence

From environmental impact to data transparency to how companies treat their employees during the coronavirus pandemic, customers care—and they expect insurance companies to care, too.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

Closing Time: Will COVID-19 Kill the M&A Party?

The past decade has been the golden age of insurance agency mergers & acquisitions. But after COVID-19 emerged on the world stage with a vengeance in late January, activity has slowed.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

Creating a Culture of Inclusion That Attracts and Retains Talent

While there’s a strong business case for a diverse workforce, employers must focus on creating an inclusive culture to make a long-term impact.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

Business of Inclusion: 6 Ways to Sell, Market and Network Better

As demographics change, businesses that aren’t building bridges or making inroads with new and diverse communities risk being left behind. And if they don’t start soon, they will certainly find it harder to catch up in the future.

Posted: Jun 02, 2020

4 Data Insights into the Online Insurance Shopping Journey

To better understand the questions both consumers and marketers face, Jornaya took a closer look at the insurance shopping journeys in auto, home and health.

Posted: Jun 01, 2020

Better Together: Benefits of Packaging Home and Auto with a Single Carrier

Home and auto policies may be bread and butter for your agency, but did you know that packaging these policies with a single carrier can drive substantial benefits for you, your agency and your customers?

Posted: May 31, 2020

Americans Underprepared for Floods, Underestimating Their Exposure

With no idea how they’d handle flood damage and no flood insurance, most Americans need guidance from agents to prevent 2020’s flood season from wreaking economic havoc.

Posted: May 31, 2020

Liability Risks in a Time of Social Distancing

Social distancing brings unique insurance risks. Here are four liabilities to discuss with your clients, even if they are sheltering in place.

Posted: May 31, 2020

Coronavirus Could Alter Trajectory of Work Comp Market

With massive numbers of people being laid off, a recession looming and a possible spike in claims, the workers compensation market may be headed toward a difficult landing in the near future.

Posted: May 31, 2020

3 Trends Influencing the Personal Marine Market

Even during the coronavirus pandemic, independent insurance agents must stay up to date with the ebb and flow of the dynamic boating industry.

Posted: May 31, 2020