Personal Lines

The Insurance Business America’s Broker Connect virtual event on cyber issues is set to be held tomorrow and will focus on trends facing the insurance industry during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mary Sladek and her team build strong relationships with real estate brokerages, mortgage companies and banks and are able to work exclusively by referral. The team agrees that being an all-female agency has distinct advantages.

Even during the coronavirus pandemic, independent insurance agents must stay up to date with the ebb and flow of the dynamic boating industry.

Traffic accidents have decreased with fewer cars on the road during the coronavirus pandemic, but speeding, negligent driving and pedestrian activity are on the rise.

If an agent wants to put their personal marine book in the windward direction, they need to know their starboard from their port to earn a client’s trust.

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.”

How are younger buyers shaping the collector car market? How will prices shift in the coming years? Here’s what you need to know.

RVs are an attractive living option to millennials, but the segment has unique insurance risks and needs.

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.”

Daily drivers, price shifts and more. Here are four things insurance agents need to know about the trends shaping the collector car market.