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The Right Start: Mentors Show Rookies the Way

Last year, the Big “I” launched a pilot project that paired new independent agency owners with industry mentors capable of showing them the ropes of operational effectiveness, employee productivity and achieving goals.

4 Leadership Principles You Need to Grow Your Agency

Insurance has been influenced by both positive and negative leadership over the years. And with today’s changing technology and younger workforce, strong leadership is more important now more than ever before.

How to Reduce E&O Exposures from the Top Down

If you want the next generation of your agency to find the path to success, you’ll need to let your example show the way. Here are five good habits that can help reduce or prevent errors & omissions claims.

5 Ways to Grow Pipelines and Secure Meetings

Word of mouth, repeat business and referrals used to be enough to maintain a thriving insurance practice. But today, buyers have more options than ever before, and the phone doesn’t ring like it used to.

Agency Profile: Just Like Family

Employees say The Nitsche Group is like a family. But to achieve that kind of agency culture, the interview process starts before the actual interview.

Declaration of Independents: Marc Escalona

When Marc Escalona traded in his health care consulting career to become a p-c producer for an independent agency, his initial strategy was to prospect “full-throttle” in a very specific industry. Today, he considers it a mistake—and a crucial learning ex

No Longer Business as Usual: Managing EPLI Exposure

As accounts of inappropriate workplace behavior continue to be shared on a national scale, more employers are beginning to recognize their employment practices exposure—and are seeking information on managing potential risks.

Clients Using Drones? Help Them Comply with Part 107

When a drone is used for business purposes rather than for recreation, it becomes subject to the small unmanned aircraft rule, also known as Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Federal Aviation Regulations.

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