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As more people update or remodel their homes, agents are in a prime position to ensure clients are adequately insured.

The new offering provides errors & omissions (E&O) coverage for individual residential and commercial real estate appraisers.

Independent agents looking to provide flood insurance coverage for their clients must stay informed about the options, including those from the private market.

With more people viewing their pets as essential family members, pet insurance can be a great value-add to your clients. Here’s how to start the conversation.

To thrive into the future, agencies need to attract and empower millennials and Gen Z employees to be the next generation of leaders.

Providing an assist is a sure sign of dependability, according to Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski. In the insurance world, every insurance business needs a dependable management system that can provide the “assist” needed to thrive.

By: Agency Nation At the beginning of her career, Kristine Rushing, who is now co-owner and risk consultant at Rushing Insurance in Pensacola, Florida, interviewed with a bank and an insurance agency. The insurance agency was the first one to offer her a job—and so her insurance career began. “When I was able to take…

Without access to the right decision-maker, agents find themselves engaged with representatives who don’t have the authority to facilitate change or make purchasing decisions.

“It is important to stay with the times and change as the industry evolves,” says independent agent Craig Bender. “While I can’t predict the future and I certainly don’t control any of the changes, I can control my actions.”

“I’ve had a really good time on the independent side,” says independent agent Vianey Butterfield. “I’m not a fan of being in a box or being constricted and the word captive is synonymous with that.”