Despite ongoing concerns over the pandemic, young agents say they felt supported by their agencies over the past year. A majority of young agents felt satisfied with how their agency responded to COVID-19 and rated their agency’s pandemic response plan …
Chubb has appointed Lyndsey Christofer as executive vice president, Construction Industry Practice Leader for its large account segment. In this capacity, she will oversee a team of construction underwriting and service specialists across multiple lines of business. In addition, she …
Leading a sales team during a global pandemic hasn’t been easy. For Dave Zeornes, sales leader at Aon Programs, it has meant “bumping heads” and “stubbing toes” along the way. “We’ve tried stuff that hasn’t worked, but ultimately, we’ve gotten …
Independent agencies are holding steady but continue to have concerns about emerging competition in personal lines, an aging workforce and lack of diversity in leadership. That’s according to a new study that found the number of independent insurance agencies has …
Mastering the ins-and-outs of a business remotely was a hurdle for many insurance agencies and brokerages at the beginning of the pandemic, but not all. One California firm, VANTREO Insurance Brokerage, had already put in place a solid remote work …
The pandemic gave gig workers and the gig economy a push all throughout 2020, not only filling in high-demand gaps, but also assisting business sectors that endured fits of stopping and starting due shutdowns. According to a recent Monster survey …
Insurance agency managers may need to reassess the future of the five-day-a-week office after the pandemic is over as nearly two-thirds of agency employees would like a mix of at-home and office going forward. That’s according to a report, Insurance …
The year was a good one for boat manufacturers. With heightened interest in outdoor recreation activities and ways to social distance, consumer demand for new boats skyrocketed. According to the National Marine Manufacturers Association, an organization representing boat manufacturers, retail …
The U.S. manufacturing industry is on the rebound from effects of the global pandemic-driven shutdown more than a year ago. While U.S. industrial production and U.S. total factory orders fell substantially in April 2020, manufacturers overall fared much better than …
Overall trends for the past 30 years in the employment practices liability insurance market have been influenced by society and culture. As concerns over racial and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, gender inequality, wage-and-hour enforcement, and now COVID ebb and flow, …
