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10 Things to Know About Residential Contractors
Sep 9 2013 // There is a key difference between an independent contractor and a subcontractor. An independent contractor relationship exists where there are two parties, such as the owner and the contractor. A subcontractor relationship...
Insurance Journal Searches for Best Agencies to Work For
Sep 4 2013 // Insurance Journal is on the search again for the best independent insurance agencies in the United States to work for and we hope you will consider nominating your agency today. You must be a current employee of the agency...
101 Sales & Marketing Ideas for Agencies
Aug 19 2013 // Insurance Journal has listened to readers, spoken with experts, combed through columns and articles and even searched outside insurance circles to find the best sales and marketing tips for independent agencies today. Here...
Insurance Journal’s New and Improved Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies Report
Aug 5 2013 // Welcome to Insurance Journal‘s new and improved Top 100 Independent Property/Casualty Agencies report. This year’s Top 100 features a number of agencies that are new to the list thanks to a change that ranks...
New and Improved
Aug 5 2013 // For nine years now Insurance Journal has strived to identify the nation’s leading privately held independent property/casualty insurance agencies in our annual Top 100 P/C Agencies special report. This year, we dug a...
Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors MarshBerry Market & Financial Survey
Jul 24 2013 // How are agencies targeting new business today? What do agencies want most from carriers? And just how much are agencies growing in current market conditions? These are some of the questions that a new industry survey plans...
Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors MarshBerry Market & Financial Survey
Jun 18 2013 // MarshBerry, in partnership with Insurance Journal, has launched its 28th Annual Market & Financial Outlook Survey. This exclusive survey compiles anonymous general agency information along with financial, market,...
50 Top Apps for Independent Agents
May 14 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. But when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What...
Fireman’s Fund Chief Tackles Sesquicentennial, Market
May 6 2013 // Choosing an historic icon that stood after San Francisco’s great earthquake and massive fire more than 100 years ago was a deft, almost poetic, public relations concept to celebrate Fireman’s Fund Insurance...
2013 Super Regional Insurers
May 6 2013 // Demotech Inc. Reveals Leading Multi-State Property/Casualty Insurers The original criteria and objective definition for Super Regional P/C Insurers™ was established in the Feb. 12, 2007, issue of Insurance Journal. Prior...
Fireman’s Fund Chief Tackles Sesquicentennial, Market
Apr 26 2013 // Choosing a historic icon that stood after San Francisco’s Great Earthquake and massive fire more than 100 years ago was a deft, almost poetic, public relations concept to celebrate Fireman’s Fund Insurance...
Mayhem Rules Insurance Journal’s Mascot March Madness
Apr 22 2013 // The scrappy underdog from South & Western General Agency of Texas gave it a good run, but in the end, the powerhouse Allstate Mayhem mascot took home the trophy in the 2013 Insurance Mascot March Madness Tournament...
50 Top Apps For Independent Agents
Apr 22 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. And when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What...
Insurance Journal’s ‘March Madness of Insurance Mascots’ Tournament In Final Day
Apr 8 2013 // The social media team at Insurance Journal has organized a playful competition to determine a champion of insurance mascots. The tournament, which is hosted at www.facebook.com/insurancejournal, features a March...
Agency Compensation: Who’s Worth What in Your Independent Agency?
Mar 20 2013 // From top level managers to office and support staff — every person in an agency has a role to play in helping the agency win in the sales game. When one person fails, the whole agency suffers. And when an agency suffers,...
Insurance Journal Co-Sponsors Agency Research Project
Jan 23 2013 // Channel Harvest Research, in partnership with Insurance Journal, has launched a major new study in the independent agency system, probing agents’ attitudes toward insurance carrier relationships and, in particular,...
Insurance Agents and the 2012 Election: Interview with Big I CEO Rusbuldt
Nov 2 2012 // Bob Rusbuldt When it comes to the 2012 presidential election, insurance agents have, as industry insiders like to say, “skin in the game.” In addition to being concerned with how the overall economy will...
New National Parks’ Insurance Requirements Ignite Controversy
Sep 24 2012 // A National Parks Service (NPS) decision to hike their required insurance liability limits by 1,000 percent has some outfitters and guides, as well as their insurance providers, navigating the halls of Congress. The battle...
New National Parks’ Insurance Requirements Ignite Controversy
Sep 6 2012 // A National Parks Service (NPS) decision to hike their required insurance liability limits by 1,000 percent has some outfitters and guides, as well as their insurance providers, navigating the halls of Congress. The battle...
Hurry, Don’t Miss Out: Submit Today for Top 100 Independent Agency Recognition
May 31 2012 // Once again, Insurance Journal is on the search for leading privately-held property casualty independent agencies and brokerages for its annual Top 100 Property/Casualty Independent Insurance Agencies report. Top Overall...
