‘Above-Average’ Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted
Colorado State University (CSU) hurricane researchers are predicting 17 named storms during the Atlantic hurricane season.
Agency Operations
Use Digital Payments to Keep Up With Consumer Preferences
Here are four ways that adopting a digital payments solution can improve customer experience.
Leverage Technology to Transition From Personal to Commercial Lines
With the changing landscape in the personal lines market due to the hard market, personal lines agents may be thinking about diversifying their revenue.
How Often Should AMS Data Backups Occur?
How should an agency prepare for an agency management system (AMS) being down for an extended period of time, such as after a catastrophe or cyberattack?
Declaration of Independents: Jay Fribourg
Fribourg’s experience working in a cybersecurity distributor startup firm led to the creation of BlueZone Cyber Solutions, which combines expertise in both insurance and cybersecurity.
How Agent-Driven Solutions Are Altering the Insurtech Landscape
InsurTech’s once-disruptive influence has done a full 180, shifting from sidelining independent insurance agents to empowering them as essential partners in transforming the channel.
Letter to the Industry: 4 Pillars Driving ACT’s Path Forward
Data, connectivity, artificial intelligence, and people and culture are the focus of the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology’s (ACT) updated strategy.
AN Radio: Key Findings From the 2024 Agency Universe Study
The 2024 Agency Universe Study sheds light on the state of the independent agency channel as it moves past the coronavirus pandemic and through the hard market.
7 Big ‘I’ Resources to Make the Most Of Your Website and Online Presence
Maintaining, improving and enhancing your website can feel like a full-time job for independent agents, who already wear many hats in their businesses. That’s why the Big “I” has an array of resources to help.
CrowdStrike Outage: 3 Takeaways for Independent Agents
The global tech outage highlights vulnerabilities in business continuity planning, cyber liability insurance and technology partners.
