The independent agency channel is evolving more rapidly than ever before. (Photo: Shutterstock)

When I walked into my first insurance carrier meeting ten years ago, you would have thought I was in the wrong place. The average age of the other participants was at least 20 years older myself. Now, when I go to a carrier event or conference, I'm the one with a little grey in his hair, and there are droves of mid-to-late 20-year-olds all over the place. Where were all these people ten years ago? 

Recommended For You

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor