Sales and Marketing

Agency Nation Meets: Cassie Masone

Cassie Masone is the vice president of Selective Insurance Company of America’s flood insurance operation. She has been in this role for over 14 years and is responsible for the flood line of business, including underwriting, claims, customer support and external sales.

Top 5 Most-Read Articles in Independent Agent in December

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.

Declaration of Independents: Kelley Carter

Communication is the name of the game in the challenging coastal insurance market—and Kelley Carter, a communication and business major, has applied that wholeheartedly.

Kelley Carter

Big ‘I’ Releases 2025 Market Share Report

The Big “I” 2025 Market Share Report shows that independent agencies place 61.5% of all U.S. property & casualty insurance, a clear sign of the channel’s continued strength.