Announcements & Events

Independent insurance agents wanted to know the latest trends impacting the beleaguered personal auto market and how to talk to their clients about them.

In February, educating clients on the complications impacting the homeowners market—from the hard market to catastrophes—was top of mind for independent insurance agents, as well as soaring reconstruction costs from the past decade. Independent Agent also covered how agency-carrier agreements are evolving with data security concerns. And, with the number of agency mergers & acquisition deals still…

Liberty Mutual Insurance, the sixth-largest personal insurance provider in the U.S., will market and sell all of its personal lines products solely under the Liberty Mutual brand starting in 2026.

By Lisa Johnson-Briggs ​Registration for the 2025 Big “I” Legislative Conference is now open! The premier event for independent agents will take place April 30-May 2 at The Westin Washington, D.C. Downtown Hotel.  Register and attend for your opportunity to join other agents and speak to legislators in a unified voice.  Register before March 31 to take advantage of…

While many of the same problems from 2024 followed the industry into 2025, January articles analyzed what new and continuing trends mean for consumer behavior, market capacity and loss prevention.

The agency mergers & acquisitions scene ended 2024 with a big splash, as Gallagher broke records with its $13.45 billion acquisition of AssuredPartners.

Independent Agent provided coverage on several key regulatory issues that impacted agencies and their clients—most notably, the FTC noncompete agreement ban saga.

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The $100,000 donation will further the fund’s mission to support industry personnel impacted by catastrophes. Liberty Mutual, Safeco and State Auto have also pledged to donate annually to the fund.

All eyes were on the presidential election in November and what the results will mean for the independent agency channel. Additionally, a federal court struck down the Department of Labor’s overtime rule.