Agency Management

Michigan Agent is IIABA Young Agent of the Year

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 15, 2015 —The National Young Agents Committee (YAC) of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) presented the Outstanding Young Agent…

Should Agents Follow Up on Pending Cancellations for NonPayment?

For years your agency has not followed up on insurer cancellations for nonpayment. Now you feel that you are staffed to be able to do this. From an E&O (or…

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A Word About S-Corporation/LLC Status

Taxes, what would we do without taxes? (I’m sure most of us would like to find out.) When choosing your business entity type, you need to understand how each is…

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Citrix Joins Agents Council for Technology

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 10, 2015—Citrix is the newest company partner of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America’s Agents Council for Technology (ACT).

The Pressure to Get Bigger

A serious problem has been created by the misuse of the word “volume.” When companies say they want more volume, agency owners form clusters to “give” companies more volume. As…

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What Happens to the Public When Consumers Buy Cheap Auto Policies

Like statutory minimum limits standards, should states consider minimum coverage standards to protect the general public? Isn’t this the primary responsibility of regulators? How are they serving consumers if they…

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Top 3 Pathways for IA Perpetuation

According to the 2014 Future One Agency Universe Study, 14% of independent agencies do not have a perpetuation plan in place. But industry experts estimate the number is much higher.

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EBITDA…What You Need to Know

I was recently reviewing an article from 2005 by Hales & Company regarding how many sellers leave a lot of money on the table because the seller does not understand…

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