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

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.

The newly expanded resource—which builds upon the toolkit first published in July 2023—covers a wide range of updates and strategies for navigating the challenges posed by the hard market.

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.

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

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.

Through Citizens, more than 7,000 agents will receive no-cost access to the EZLynx Rating Engine to enable them to quote home and dwelling fire policies in Florida.

Client communication, retention, technology and team morale are among agents’ top priorities in adapting to the hard market.