Insurance Brokerage Consolidation: How Independent Agencies Can Compete
Insurance brokerage consolidation reached another milestone on August 31, 2026, when Aon announced an agreement to acquire USI Insurance Services ...
Data Center Insurance: A Growth Opportunity for Independent Agents
The Data Center Boom Is Creating a New Commercial Lines Opportunity for Independent Agents Artificial intelligence is not only ...
Pollution Liability: A Commercial Lines Growth Opportunity
Pollution Liability Hiding in Plain Sight: A Commercial-Lines Growth OpportunityWhen independent agents hear “environmental insurance,” they may think about chemical ...
Client Off-boarding: Reduce Insurance Agency E&O Risk
When It Is Time to Let a Client Go: An E&O-Smart Off-boarding Process Independent insurance agents build their businesses around ...
Insurance Agency Tech Stack Audit: Reduce Tool Sprawl
The Tool-Sprawl Audit: Simplify Your Agency Tech Stack Before Adding More AI Independent insurance agencies have more technology choices ...
Independent Agency Market Share: A 2026 Growth Playbook
The Independent Channel Is Strong—Now Turn Market Share Into Agency Growth Independent insurance agencies have spent the past several ...
Centers of Influence 2.0: Referral Growth for Independent Agencies
Referral partnerships have always mattered in insurance. But the old version of referral marketing—handing out business cards, attending mixers, ...
Premium Pressure Playbook: Helping Clients Stay Covered
Insurance affordability is one of the biggest client conversations agencies are having right now. After several years of rising ...
Claims Advocacy: The New Loyalty Builder for Independent Agents
A client may buy insurance because of price, coverage, or carrier reputation. But they often decide whether they trust ...
Captive Agent Shake-Up: Why Independent Agencies Need Optionality
The insurance distribution model is changing quickly—and independent agencies should be paying attention. Recent headlines around captive-agent contract changes, ...