{"id":1000,"date":"2026-05-01T13:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/oregon\/?page_id=1000"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:19:04","slug":"nextgen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.independentagent.com\/oregon\/nextgen\/","title":{"rendered":"NextGen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"header has-background has-primary-background-color header--cover header--min-height-none header--text-left header--width-wide\">\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"header__media\" role=\"presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"header__layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"header__content\">\n\t\n<h1 class=\"header__title\">NextGen<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"header__excerpt\">Are you ready to make an impact?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-overlap-top is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c602dd8b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-is-nextgen\">Who is NextGen?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NextGen is part of the Big I Oregon association of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers. 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