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To better connect with consumers, ditch the insurance jargon and communicate in a way that’s interesting and relevant to those doing business with you.

Trends cited in the 2016 Future One Agency Universe Study aren’t the only ones that will impact the independent agency system. Here are three other threats and opportunities that didn’t make the list, but still deserve your attention.

In the early 1930s, Vincent Pavese and D. Carl McCormick founded eponymous agencies in New Jersey. In 1977, their sons merged the Perth Amboy and New Brunswick firms—and today, their grandsons are third-generation owners and operators.

This third-generation agency owner learned from his father to be careful, thorough and scrupulous.

Establishing who you are as a brand is a necessary prerequisite to serving those who respond to your unique strengths. Here are three simple actions you can take to start developing your brand’s voice today.

Many people within 10 years of the traditional retirement age of 65 have not saved enough to maintain a similar standard of living in retirement.

David Morrow grew up working on boats, but he knew it wasn’t something he could physically do for the rest of his life. Luckily, marine insurance provided the perfect career alternative.

To protect residential and commercial construction sites against unique hazards, Schinnerer expands its builders risk program to include commercial, remodel, renovations and installation floaters in addition to residential coverage.

Many industries will have to reinvent themselves to align with millennial preferences—and as one of the oldest and most lucrative institutions in the U.S., the insurance industry is a prime candidate for that task.

Property owners and managers are struggling to keep up with modifications to Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations—and finding themselves unprotected when it comes to discrimination suits.