“I have worked hand in hand with business owners and understand that protecting the assets they have worked long and hard to acquire are a top priority,” says independent agent Denise Byarley. “Our agency feels that the restaurant market, even in rural ar
“We will see new trends as businesses continue to be creative to generate revenues,” says independent agent David Hanley, “which in itself will create new exposures resulting in new insurance products.”
“If you write commercial insurance, you have to be involved in all aspects of it if you’re going to do right by your client,” says independent agent Fred Wittenbaum. “It’s all part of tailoring the program to the best interest of the client.”
“Selling classic car insurance is definitely a leg up,” says independent agent Kelly Haynes, “because clients call us for their regular auto or homeowners, and they don’t realize their local agent can offer classic car insurance too.”
“In the beginning, neither the government nor the insurance industry was prepared to deal with this entirely new technology as fast as it became available,” said independent agent Gerry Zoller. “Today, we see uniform government regulations and several ins
“Equine insurance is a niche market and has its own needs and language,” says Lucinda Human, independent agent. “As large companies have bought smaller agribusiness companies, the emphasis on the customer specific to equine business has become more mainst
“The pandemic is putting very heavy restrictions on indoor events, which will squash that market down heavily,” says independent agent Mark Di Perno. “However, outdoor events are a different story.”
When it comes to homeowners insurance changes, “you will see coverage being reduced and added back in for a price,” says independent agent Brian Stauffenberg. “Premiums are increasing hand-in-hand with wind and hail claims.”
Looking toward future personal marine trends, the market “will continue to get harder,” says Patrick Kudlich, independent agent, and it “will only continue to get harder as natural disasters increase in strength and number each year.”
As far as biggest RV insurance changes go, “RVs are becoming quite extravagant,” says independent agent Yvette Jaramillo. “It is a higher premium, and on top of that a lot of people—especially retirees—live in them. Only certain carriers will cover that.”