Agency Operations

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Yuliya Karpov 

“It takes a lot of work to do this job,” says young agent Yuliya Karpov. “This profession provides an opportunity to find harmony, to learn about yourself and what you need, then reflect and adjust accordingly.”

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, especially as a guy that didn’t go to school for insurance,” says young agent Jackson Doyle.

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 something done by 8 am the next day, you need relationships and connections.”

License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Ander Urdaneta

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

AN Radio: What Agents Need to Know About Rising E&O Claims

With the hard market, remote work dynamics, and evolving client expectations converging, the errors & omissions risk landscape is shifting fast. But what does this mean for your agency—and how can you protect yourself?

Half of Independent Insurance Agency Employees Feel Burned Out

While more than 2 in 3 (69%) say the insurance industry is a great place to work and 4 out of 5 (81%) say they are satisfied with their job, high rates of burnout are threatening to dampen job satisfaction, according to Liberty Mutual and Safeco.