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“Everything’s changing every single day with the market and new endorsements,” says young agent Elaine Gascon. “For me, that’s what kept me here in insurance.”

Megan Bell leads Falvey Insurance Group’s marketing and communications and customer experience initiatives. She is also the co-chair of Falvey’s Volunteerism & Philanthropy Committee and created the Women at the Helm speaker series in 2022.

Tyler Asher, president, independent agency distribution, Liberty Mutual, Safeco and State Auto discusses the 100-year anniversary since Safeco sold its first insurance policy.

Like crypto, the life settlement industry felt like the Wild West during its infancy, yet today, it’s more mature, appropriately regulated, and offers opportunities for clients and investors.

Sarah Muniz founded Undiscovered Voices, a company designed to help insurance companies tap into the talent right under their nose, and, in 2020, published “Undiscovered Voices: Unlocking the Potential of Women in Insurance.”

Carl Maerz, COO of ClientCircle, is all about brotherly love and the ’90s.

Jason Lui, CEO of Zywave, helped Zywave double in size, break into new markets and execute its mission to lead the insurance industry through digital transformation at every stage of the insurance lifecycle.

The insurance industry should come together to undertake a widescale and fully integrated campaign to improve its reputation.

In the final part of a three-part series, Kara Harris-Crowell shares how her experience as an independent agent led her to a career of helping agencies evaluate technology.

Today’s dynamic insurance market is ripe with buyers looking for opportunities to acquire agencies, inspiring some owners to ask the question: What is my insurance agency worth?