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The insurance industry may not be moving as fast as some would like, but let’s tap the brakes and think about why that is, where we should be going, and then assess our speed.

From ransomware attacks to the challenges of managing distributed workforces post-pandemic, digital risk is different, which means traditional insurance is no longer enough.

The reality is that outsourcing work to virtual assistants is a viable solution for all types of businesses, including independent insurance agencies.

Implementing digital payments solutions at your independent agency can help meet your clients’ expectations, save time for agency staff and provide security for agency owners.

Across the independent insurance agency channel, agents, carriers and InsurTechs each have an opinion about how everyone else is embracing change and adopting technology.

Successful agency principals don’t rely on vendors’ sales messages to convince busy teams to adopt new technologies—they demonstrate leadership, real value and time savings.

Providing an assist is a sure sign of dependability, according to Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski. In the insurance world, every insurance business needs a dependable management system that can provide the “assist” needed to thrive.

With margins compressing as marketing, selling and servicing insurance become more competitive, independent agents and carriers need to develop new strategies to help each other.

Nearly four in 10 millennials and Generation Z believe their employers did not take appropriate actions to support their mental health and wellbeing during the pandemic.

​On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Peter van Aartrijk, principal of Aartrijk, and Bill Wise, executive vice president of Chubb’s North America Professional Liability and Cyber practice, discuss catastrophic cyber risks that could impact independent