How to Close the Gap When Growing Your Business Turns into Survival Mode
The gap between agency size and operational maturity is often where owners get stuck.
The gap between agency size and operational maturity is often where owners get stuck.
Parametric insurance has been around for many years, but with increased data granularity and availability, these special policies are now widely available to fill coverage gaps under admitted policies.
A restaurant owner rents a building and has a tenant’s policy for contents and liability. A furnace caught fire and the owner says the tenant is responsible for the damage.
While claims declined, roof losses continue to grow more severe and less predictable, driven by aging housing stock, widespread hail exposure and rising replacement costs, according to Verisk.
The 2026 hurricane season, which starts on June 1, is projected to be below average, with eight to 14 named storms expected.
For agencies navigating growth, modernization, acquisitions, staffing changes or evolving client expectations, one of the most important shifts is for leadership to look beyond outcomes and to become more curious about the systems that create them.
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we meet Robert Strachan, President of Strachan Novak Insurance in Twinsburg, Ohio.
As personal auto policy shopping reached historic highs, distracted driving also increased, especially among older drivers.
Whether out of fear or the false belief that there’s always more time, most agency owners make the same three mistakes in succession planning.
Is the accidental damaging of the electrical line faulty workmanship or ordinary negligence? Who is liable?