December looked at the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, the impact of claims management on customer experience, state requirements for paid leave and time off. Plus, state regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) as well as a review of 2025’s top stories.
Throughout the year, the Big “I” and Independent Agent magazine have been hard at work, examining emerging market trends and helping you be there for your clients with the latest insights.
Articles examined the trend of expanding telematics data, strategies to prevent errors & omissions claims after a merger or acquisition, and how artificial intelligence (AI) can cause E&O exposures.
New reports revealed widening gaps in insurance coverage and an expanding role for agents. Plus, Agency Nation Radio spoke with GEICO on its move into the independent agency channel.
July started with a bang as the Big “I” secured important wins for independent insurance agencies in the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” And despite mixed results for the property & casualty market, the Big “I” 2025 Market Share Report, showed the independent agency channel is holding steady.
Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Companies grappled with extended system outages, prompting errors & omissions concerns for independent insurance agents.
The guidance was set to take effect on June 1 and would have required mortgagors to acquire replacement cost value coverage for their property, including roofs, deeming actual cash value unacceptable.
