Next Generation Talent

Learn what this next generation of agents has to say about where the industry is headed—and how they fit into it.

“It is important to stay with the times and change as the industry evolves,” says independent agent Craig Bender. “While I can’t predict the future and I certainly don’t control any of the changes, I can control my actions.”

“I’ve had a really good time on the independent side,” says independent agent Vianey Butterfield. “I’m not a fan of being in a box or being constricted and the word captive is synonymous with that.”

When well-conceived and well-executed, a succession plan will allow you to enjoy retirement while leaving your business and clients in good hands.

On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Robbie Moore, executive vice president, Blanchard & Calhoun Insurance in Augusta, Georgia, shares how his involvement with the Big “I” has helped him thrive in the independent agent channel.

Jim Schubert, CEO of Southern States Insurance in Alpharetta, Georgia, interviews Sarah Brown, president and CEO of Keller Brown Insurance Services in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, about perpetuating her parent’s independent insurance agency and how the pande

Incoming Big ‘I’ Chairman Bob Fee on technology, the talent gap and instilling stability in the independent agent channel.

“When it came time for me to decide my career path, it really was an easy decision,” says Isabelle Repinski, independent agent. “Now I can’t see myself in any other career and I truly look forward to going to work every day.”

“I believe Gen Z will be far more efficient and further the perception of the industry as a whole,” says Kari Sandifer, independent agent. “They’re the tech-savvy professionals who can deliver solutions quickly and will definitely make their mark on the i

“One of the pros of having different generations in the workplace is experience,” says Raymond Lowder, independent agent. “What the older generations have gone through is nothing you can replace.”