Podcasts

On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we chat with Jill Roth, executive vice president at Ahart, Frinzi & Smith in Alexandria, Virginia.

With the hard market, remote work dynamics, and evolving client expectations converging, the errors & omissions risk landscape is shifting fast. But what does this mean for your agency—and how can you protect yourself?

On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, Peter van Aartrijk, executive vice president with insurance branding firm Aartrijk, hosts a discussion on best practices when making an agency acquisition—whether it’s your first purchase or just your most recent acquisition. 

On this episode of Agency Nation Radio, we meet Michelle O’Connor, president of O’Connor Insurance Associates in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Gonyo worked every role in an independent agency—from the front desk to producing—before starting her own agency at 32 years old with “minimal money in a tiny little office,” she says. Today, Blue Line Insurance has four branches and 15 employees, 14 of whom are women.

A desire to keep her family’s fourth-generation agency family-owned drew Megan Carroll into the business. 2/12/2025 5:00:00 AM

The latest Agency Nation Radio episode discusses how agencies can use the data from the Best Practices Study to make decisions and transform their business.

The 2024 Agency Universe Study sheds light on the state of the independent agency channel as it moves past the coronavirus pandemic and through the hard market.

Brian Chapman, agent and owner of Chapman Insurance in Florida, sits down with Cassie Masone, vice president of flood operations at Selective Insurance.

The panel emphasize the need for clear expectations and deadlines to maintain effective communication with underwriters in a digital working environment.