7 Trends Transforming Personal Lines
How are shifting trends impacting independent agents’ personal lines strategies? And what do clients want from their insurance relationships? Here are seven trends for the future of personal lines insurance.
Technology and Tools
Meet the Women Driving Innovation in InsurTech
In this Q&A series, Independent Agent magazine and the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology spotlights women in InsurTech.
Coalition Adds Deepfake Response Endorsement
Coverage responds to a deepfake event, providing technical analysis by a deepfake forensics firm, legal work to have the deepfake taken down from online platforms and crisis communications support from a public relations firm.
Claims Data Reveals the ‘New Economics of Cyber Crime’
Cyber threats are no longer designed solely to cause immediate business disruption. Instead, it’s about the long-tail aftershocks that follow.
Hiring Smart: How Independent Agencies Can Compete for Talent
On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Jennifer Becker, Big “I” executive director of research and education, is joined by Claudia St. John, founder and CEO of The Workplace Advisors. During the episode, they explore how small independent insurance agencies can compete with large corporations for talent; whether artificial intelligence (AI) is helping agencies address staffing shortages or simply adding another layer of complexity; and what agency owners…
Two-Thirds of Independent Agents Plan to Increase AI Use This Year
Amid increasing adoption and experimentation, and a lack of internal governance, trust and reliability are the main concerns for agents regarding broader artificial intelligence (AI) adoption.
Agency Leadership in the Age of AI: Kicking Off the ACT 2026 Tech Trends Report
In this special kickoff episode tied to the release of the “2026 Big ‘I’ Agents Council for Technology Tech Trends Report,” Kasey Connors, executive director of the Big “I” Agents Council for Technology (ACT), is joined by Andy Siegel, president of Siegel Insurance, and Michael Mellars, President and COO of Legacy Risk Solutions and members of the ACT National Committee. Together, they unpack what…
ChatGPT and Insurify Launch Auto Insurance Comparison App
Insurify, an online insurance comparison platform, released a ChatGPT app that allows users to browse, research and compare auto insurance directly through the artificial intelligence (AI) platform’s new app library.
Top 5 Most-Read Articles in Independent Agent in January
The new year kicked off with hard-won pieces of advice from seasoned agency leaders, plus Big “I” Virtual University experts’ takes on whether a first named insured can cancel a homeowners policy without the signature of the second.
How AI Is Impacting the EPLI Market
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing role in employee recruitment and management is set to reshape the employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) market through 2026 and beyond.
