HR and Staffing

A baseball team that gets the job done is a good analogy for a successful insurance agency.

The employee benefits landscape is barely recognizable from what it looked like 10 years ago. The downside: Most employers are confused and fearful. The upside: You can show them the way.

Most agencies discover that it’s difficult to offer both property-casualty and life-health insurance unless they employ staff that are 100% dedicated to their respective lines.

Performance is easy to measure in certain types of jobs. Not so in management.

If you’re frustrated with lazy employees, ask yourself: Who is actually being lazy?

As the talent crisis deepens, the insurance industry is looking for ways to remain competitive. One solution: re-employing the very talent that is walking out the door.

What did you think working in insurance would be like before you started? Independent agent Michael Crowell shares advice for fellow newcomers based on what he’s learned since switching careers.

Whether you’re considering entering a formal mentorship program or you’re scouting out potential mentors all on your own, here are three tips for leveraging your mentorship relationship to its full potential.

Last year, the Big “I” launched a pilot project that paired new independent agency owners with industry mentors capable of showing them the ropes of operational effectiveness, employee productivity and achieving goals.

Insurance has been influenced by both positive and negative leadership over the years. And with today’s changing technology and younger workforce, strong leadership is more important now more than ever before.