Industry Trends

The disaster highlights just how alarmingly low flood insurance coverage is among Americans, particularly in areas that are farther from the coast.

As the climate changes, independent agents play a major role in educating their clients on the need to purchase flood insurance, as well as providing advice to them on the steps to take to protect their property.

The study looks at the independent agency ecosystem as it gains distance from the pandemic and navigates the obstacles presented by the hard market.

A record 6.8% of all home insurance customers are actively shopping for new policies in 2024, yet only 2.2% of homeowners switched policies as a result.

Following a brief lull in tropical activity in the wake of Hurricane Ernesto, the conditions are now primed for a series of back-to-back storms over the next few weeks in the Atlantic.

Both residential and commercial property saw total reconstruction costs increase from July 2023 to July 2024.

As thousands more people move in rather than out of fire- and flood-prone areas, independent agents have an opportunity to counter the decline in flood insurance coverage.

Underwriting losses of $17 billion last year drove 2024’s first half-increases, according to data analysis from Insurify, which predicts rates will increase a total of 22% by the end of the year.

Best Practices agencies achieved record-breaking growth, delivering the best results seen in the entire 31-year history of the Best Practices Study.

A survey from Reagan Consulting examined how earn-out structure has evolved and why sellers have been achieving better post-closing results.