IA Magazine
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Posted: Jun 11, 2025
The Big “I" submitted comments in response to a data privacy request for information highlighting key issues such as the impact on small businesses, the establishment of new consumer rights, and preserving the enforcement authority of state insurance...
Posted: Jun 11, 2025
"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
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
"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
"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
Rising costs within the sector threaten coverage affordability and, in the long run, availability. Yet, insureds still need coverage.
Posted: Jun 08, 2025
The coverage is designed for a broad range of commercial properties that require substantial limits beyond traditional primary layers.
Posted: Jun 08, 2025
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
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
"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
"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
"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
"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
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
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
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Posted: Jun 02, 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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