insurance agents

Personal-Lines Insurers Go Mobile to Attract Customers

By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com, Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com | May 21, 2013

Personal-lines insurers and others who serve this market are learning that leveraging mobile technology is an increasingly essential component to attracting and retaining customers. Here are some useful apps and devices companies are offering to auto and homeowners insurance shoppers.
68th Company Member Joins Trusted Choice

By Staff Writer | May 16, 2013

Midlands is the 68th company partner to join Trusted Choice, the national consumer branding program of independent insurance agents and brokers.
4 Lessons to School Millennials on Renters' Insurance

By Gayle O'Connell | May 15, 2013

Insurance agents and brokers are perfectly positioned to help correct the misconceptions of millennial renters.
Protect a Priceless Baseball Card Collection

By Laura Packard | May 7, 2013

A 1909 Honus Wagner card recently sold for $2.1 million. What's in your collector customer's attic?
3 Tech Tips to Eliminate Agency Time-Wasters

By Aaron Weiss | May 1, 2013

How to remove the biggest agency timewasters and improve operations.
Shell Shocked: Six Months After Sandy, Agents Look Back

By Mark E. Ruquet | May 1, 2013

Flooding. Power outages. Debris removal. Rebuilding. Many insurance agents faced the same issues as their clients in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, but they all shared an additional responsibility: to make themselves available to the victims of the storm, helping them to process the claims that would help them make...
Tailor or Seller?

By Chris Amrhein | May 1, 2013

Welcome once again to the merry month of May; a time of blooming flowers, greening countryside and dreams of summertime! And as I write this, my dreams include once again experiencing a mouth devoid of metal bars, wires and cables.
Pre-qualify With Purpose

By Kevin Wondra, CIC, CPCU, AIC | May 1, 2013

Many insurance companies rely on independent insurance agencies as their sole sales distribution channels, putting the crucial responsibility of bringing revenue on the shoulders of their agents and brokers. Even though agents often are rejected, used and disrespected by potential prospects, they still persist with the “never quit” attitude and...
Employees Buy In at Clark

By Shannon Frech, PropertyCasualty360.com | May 1, 2013

Clark Insurance has 77 employees. It also has 77 owners.
Champion Program

By Melissa Hillebrand, PropertyCasualty360.com | May 1, 2013

Picture any town in America on a warm Saturday afternoon. Whether you imagine a rural area or a cityscape, one thing is for certain: Kids are at play.
Bound for Boom or Bust?

By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com | May 1, 2013

Fracking has ignited fierce debate about its true cost and associated risks. As a result, P&C insurers find themselves smack in the middle of conflicting scientific and political stances.
Keep Your Options Open When Looking at the Office Workplace

By Robert Regis Hyle, PropertyCasualty360.com | April 23, 2013

Collaboration of convenience? It is an issue many insurance carriers—and just about any American business—has to ask itself when contemplating the value of remote workers to the enterprise.
Ignorance Is Not Bliss When it Comes to Retirement Products

By Sam J. Friedman, Val Srinivas | April 16, 2013

Many consumers don’t know much about the most common insurance products marketed to help address their retirement savings and income needs, a survey by Deloitte’s Center for Financial Services revealed.
Survey Shows Consumer Knowledge of ACA Basics Mixed at Best

By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com | April 12, 2013

Only 10 percent say they're "very knowledgeable" about the ACA. Here's how agents can help.
6 Months Later: Agents Tell Tales of Sandy

By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360 | April 10, 2013

Many insurance agents faced the same issues as their clients in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, but they all shared an additional responsibility: to make themselves available to the victims of the storm.
4 Ways Agents Benefit From Predictive Analytics

By Dax Craig | April 10, 2013

Big data is big business now for carriers of all sizes. What's it in for you?