Latest Agency Growth Headlines
All the headlines from our Agency Growth Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hub Grows Again with Acquisition of South Carolina Agency
Sep 9 2022 // Hub International Ltd., a global insurance brokerage, has continued its steady expansion with the recent acquisition of Tilghman Insurance of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Tilghman has provided commercial and personal...
101 Sales, Marketing & Agency Management Ideas
Aug 15 2022 // Be Kind. No matter how educated, talented, or rich you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all. – Jonathan Friedland, Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company Be happy! Be happy with who you are! Be...
A 12 Step Program for Exploding Agency Growth
Aug 15 2022 // We all want to grow smarter, stronger and faster, whether in life or in work. Agency owners are no different. Every agency owner I have ever spoken with is growth oriented. So, why is it most insurance agencies only grow...
The Path to Growth for Smaller Agencies: Hire Producers Or Acquire Agencies?
Jul 18 2022 // I know a thing or two about helping agencies grow. In fact, I’ve helped hundreds of entrepreneurs create independent insurance agencies. From this experience, I’ve learned growth is a fairly straightforward...
Southeast Business Moves: Risk Strategies, Acrisure, Alabama Agencies
Jul 7 2022 // Acrisure Buys Brentwood Claims Firm Acrisure, a fintech company that runs one of the largest insurance brokerage companies, has acquired a Tennessee-based claims services firm. Brentwood Services Inc., which said it...
New York’s NXG Agency Joins Patriot Growth Services
Jun 10 2022 // Patriot Growth Insurance Services announced that NXG Insurance Agency Group in Kingston, New York has joined its agency partnership. The partnership expands Patriot’s reach in New York and broadens NXG’s...
Relation Insurance Grows in East, Acquiring Ex-Nationwide Agency in Connecticut
Apr 14 2022 // California-based national agency Relation Insurance Services reports it has acquired the assets of Guilford, Connecticut-based Yerkes-Stephens Insurance. Yerkes-Stephens was previously part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance...
3 Reasons Why Agency Owners Fail to Grow Revenue (and What to Do About It)
Feb 21 2022 // What happens when you put a self-directed team in the game against a well-coached team? If the talent is similar, then the well-coached team will win eight out of 10 times. But why is that? If the coach is doing their job,...
Top 10 Agency Growth Secrets
Feb 7 2022 // I have the privilege of speaking with many insurance agency entrepreneurs every year. Virtually all of them are interested in growing their businesses, yet only a few actually do accomplish a growth rate above the rate of...
Patriot Growth Insurance Adds Six Agencies in Florida
Jan 7 2022 // Patriot Growth Insurance Services, a national agency, has acquired six Florida agencies, greatly expanding Patriot’s footprint in the Southeast. Pennsylvania-headquartered Patriot said in a news release that it had...
People: Florida-based Vyrd Names Sales and Marketing Director
Jan 7 2022 // Vyrd Insurance Co., one of the few new insurers to brave the distressed Florida property insurance market in recent years, announced that industry veteran Elizabeth Bevelacqua has been named director of sales and...
Why Sales Leaders Fail to Increase Sales (and 7 Things to Do About It)
Dec 20 2021 // A few days ago, I had lunch with a young man who told me that when he was hired as a producer, his sales leader (CEO) said, “If you come work here, we’ll leave you alone.” Look, I understand this new...
Insurance Agents Eye Changes to Support Growth in 2022
Dec 20 2021 // A majority of insurance agents have a very positive outlook for 2022. About 70% expect their business growth to be on track in the new year, while nearly 20% expect that growth to be “off the charts.” According...
AgentSync Secures $75M at a $1.2B Unicorn Valuation to Power Growth Across the Insurance Industry
Dec 7 2021 // Trusted by the fastest growing companies in insurance, AgentSync is the first insurtech SaaS unicorn focused on building infrastructure for the $1.3T US insurance market. New funds will support customer-driven demand and...
Risk Strategies Acquires New Jersey’s KRA Insurance Agency
Dec 1 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired full-service brokerage firm KRA Insurance Agency Inc. Included in the transaction is KRA’s wholly owned subsidiary, KRA...
AgentSync Launches AutoPilot, Pairing Leading Technology with Always-on Partners to Unlock Growth for Carriers & Agencies
Nov 16 2021 // AutoPilot revolutionizes insurance licensing services by pairing modern technology, deep expertise, and high-touch service, powering growth for agencies and carriers DENVER, CO – November 16, 2021 – AgentSync, the...
Risk Strategies Acquires South Carolina’s Hibbits Agency
Nov 5 2021 // Risk Strategies, a national specialty broker, announced it is expanding into South Carolina with the purchase of Mount Pleasant-based Hibbits Insurance agency. Hibbits, with offices around the state, will become part of...
Patriot Growth Grows with Acquisition of Another Florida Agency
Sep 30 2021 // Patriot Growth Insurance Services, less than three years old, has added a Florida firm to its army of insurance agencies around the country. The company, which calls itself one of the fastest growing national insurance...
Agencies Ride Commercial Prices, Reopened Economy to Record Organic Growth
Aug 17 2021 // Buoyed by the hard market and rebounding economy, Independent insurance agents and brokers grew overall by 7.1% in the second quarter, surpassing the 6.9% organic growth reported eight years ago in the second quarter of...
101 Sales, Marketing & Agency Management Ideas
Aug 16 2021 // 1. Be Excellent. Create or sponsor an award for excellence for an organization or individual in an industry or community you serve. 2. Get Published. Start a magazine for your niche market. 3. Volunteer. The hand that...
