“I came into this industry 20 years ago. After a year of being in the industry, I said to my wife, ‘I think I found that thing—the thing that I’m going to do for 30 years,'” said Emmanuel Osuyah, CEO, owner and principal of Alpha Direct Agency in New York
“One thing I’ve always loved, even outside of work, is helping other people,” says young agent Jesica Hernandez. “The opportunity to help people protect what they’ve worked hard for is very fulfilling.”
“At the end of the day, I think different perspectives are important in any organization,” says young agent Cole Schanandore. “Every generation needs to be adaptable and learn to work together as a team.”
“It’s nice to have old-school relationship-building and true cold-call outreach in the agency,” says independent agent Weston DeFrisco. “But with Generation Z coming in, they have all of these creative ideas on how to use social networking and artificial
“I’m excited to keep growing, learning and developing knowledge,” says young agent Kasia Anderson. “As a female producer in a male-dominated industry, I’m also excited to help pave the way for other female insurance agents who want to grow and explore the
Three years of historically high inflation has led to the target retirement savings amount rising more than 53% since 2020.
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It is important for every member agency, as well as state associations, to evaluate current employees to determine if they are eligible for overtime pay.
“In the hard market, people from an older generation come with knowledge of good times and times when they’ve been through a hard market and come back out of it,” says independent agent Maggie Landry. “That’s always nice to hear about because sometimes, y
“There’s a better understanding of work-life balance with millennials and Gen Zers,” says young agent Tyler Ross. “Speaking as a father of two boys, I see more parents prioritizing being around their kids, taking them to school, going to activities and ju