Agency Management

InsureSign Joins Agents Council for Technology

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 14, 2015 —InsureSign is the newest company partner of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT).

Value-Added Services Could Pose an E&O Exposure

Agencies often have to balance business decisions with their E&O implications. Value-added services can be extremely important to the prosperity of agencies. However, it’s important to consider the potential E&O…

The Inevitable Destination of Price-Focused Direct Insurance Sales

Many of the so-called experts claim that agents cannot compete with the direct insurance marketing channel because of, in the case of online quoting and sales, the inherent efficiency of…

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Demographics and Diversity Expert to Address Big “I”

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2015—The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) today announced that Paul Taylor will address the association’s Diversity Task Force and…

Drivers, Local Authorities Deal with Tough Winter’s Potholes

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 10, 2015 — Poor road conditions have cost consumers and the insurance industry at least $27 billion over a five year period, according to a 2014 survey…

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Broker of Record Letters and Ethics

An agent invested many hours in landing a prospect only to have the business give all of the agent’s work to another agent, along with a BOR that was accepted…

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