| Lead From the Heart: Equipping Leaders to Bring Out the Best in Your Agency | | https://www.iamagazine.com/magazine/issues/2025/february/lead-from-the-heart-equipping-leaders-to-bring-out-the-best-in-your-agency | Lead From the Heart: Equipping Leaders to Bring Out the Best in Your Agency | Intentional leadership is key to crafting an agency culture that allows the agency to reach its true potential. Yet, many agencies—especially small ones—aren't proactively developing leadership skills as an essential tool to success. | 2/1/2025 5:35:00 AM | Recruiting, Hiring ＆ Training | | February | AnneMarie McPherson Spears | | |
| 6 Ways to Create an Effective Workplace Culture With a Dispersed Workforce | | https://www.iamagazine.com/magazine/issues/2025/february/6-ways-to-create-an-effective-workplace-culture-with-a-dispersed-workforce | 6 Ways to Create an Effective Workplace Culture With a Dispersed Workforce | Your next hire could work remotely, in-person or on a hybrid schedule. Review your management style to build a collaborative culture regardless of employees’ locations. | 2/1/2025 5:30:00 AM | Recruiting, Hiring ＆ Training | | February | Sharon Emek | | |
| Avoid E&O Claims from Cosmetic Hail Damage Exclusions | | https://www.iamagazine.com/magazine/issues/2025/february/avoid-e-o-claims-from-cosmetic-hail-damage-exclusions | Avoid E&O Claims from Cosmetic Hail Damage Exclusions | To keep premiums affordable, homeowners carriers are excluding coverage for what used to be standard covered perils. Cosmetic hail damage is one of those coverages that is increasingly becoming excluded. | 2/1/2025 5:25:00 AM | E＆O Loss Control | | February | Janice Blanton | | |
| Common Red Flags for Jewelry Insurance Fraud | | https://www.iamagazine.com/magazine/issues/2025/february/common-red-flags-for-jewelry-insurance-fraud | Common Red Flags for Jewelry Insurance Fraud | Jewelry may be the quintessential Valentine's Day gift, but it has also become the darling of would-be fraudsters. | 2/1/2025 5:20:00 AM | Homeowners | | February | AnneMarie McPherson Spears | | |
| Balancing Innovation, Ethics and Human Ingenuity in an AI-Driven Era | | https://www.iamagazine.com/magazine/issues/2025/february/balancing-innovation-ethics-and-human-ingenuity-in-an-ai-driven-era | Balancing Innovation, Ethics and Human Ingenuity in an AI-Driven Era | Understanding artificial intelligence (AI) is more than keeping up with a trend, it's about comprehending its possibilities and limitations. | 2/1/2025 5:15:00 AM | Technology | | February | Casey Cunningham | | |
| 3 Ways InsurTech Is Evolving to Meet Agent Needs | | https://www.iamagazine.com/magazine/issues/2025/february/3-ways-insurtech-is-evolving-to-meet-agent-needs | 3 Ways InsurTech Is Evolving to Meet Agent Needs | With more demands on their time, agents want technology solutions that are easy to use, integrate with their existing systems and help their business grow. As InsurTech partners work to fulfill these needs, these three trends are evolving to meet agents' needs. | 2/1/2025 5:10:00 AM | Technology | | February | Jace Hopper | | |
| Declaration of Independents: Megan Carroll | | https://www.iamagazine.com/magazine/issues/2025/february/declaration-of-independents-megan-carroll | Declaration of Independents: Megan Carroll | In 2017, Carroll became a part owner and president of Stein Agency, a process in which she has stepped up professionally and grown into a leadership position while learning the ropes of agency management and p&c insurance. | 2/1/2025 5:05:00 AM | Perpetuation ＆ Valuation | | February | Will Jones | | |
