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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.

Two Texas district courts issued stays on the rule, which was scheduled to take effect Sept. 23 and would expand the meaning of “fiduciary” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

July brought a significant blow to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ban on noncompete agreements, and a global tech outage highlighted agency vulnerabilities.

By leveraging Planck’s artificial intelligence (AI) tools, Applied seeks to significantly expand its AI capabilities into areas including marketing, underwriting and renewals.

The global tech outage highlights vulnerabilities in business continuity planning, cyber liability insurance and technology partners.

The first half of 2024 saw 300 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions, the lowest first-half total in four years, according to OPTIS Partners.

Two lawsuits seek to block the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ban on noncompete agreements from taking effect as scheduled on Sept. 4.

The majority of professionals within the insurance industry remain passionate about the industry itself and about helping the people they serve, according to a Vertafore report.

From the continued heat in the personal auto market to the consequences of risk misclassification and emerging risks, such as short-term rentals and lithium batteries, June’s articles provided an analysis of industry trends and market conditions.