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What glitters isn’t always gold, and what’s free is not always what’s optimal. If you rely solely on referrals, here are three things you’re missing out on.

The insurance industry has a reputation for being boring. Here’s how one independent agency broke the mold to show their lighter side.

The Internet of Things isn’t about any one technology, but rather the combining of technologies to solve problems and provide information and access. But how exactly does it work?

When clients leave, it hurts financially and emotionally. Here are three reasons why they leave—and what you can do about it.

Millennial agency leaders have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the next generation.

In North America, women account for over half of the entry-level workforce in financial services, but represent fewer than one in five C-suite positions.

Breaking down processes and evaluating technology systems is vital to an agency’s success.

To gauge the status of agents’ biggest concerns as we look ahead to 2020, IA spoke with several independent agent carrier partners about where these trends stand today—and where they’re headed tomorrow.

Because the majority of business owners are in their 50s, many insurance agents assume their business clients are old-school. But the kind of person who chooses business ownership over traditional employment is an innovator.

The accelerating rise in global temperatures is increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events, leading prominent members of the insurance industry to start taking climate change seriously.