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Best Agency to Work For – East

BELMONT, MASSACHUSETTS WT Phelan & Co. Best Agency to Work For – East 4th-Generation Family Agency Invests in Employees, Community Insurance Journal‘s 2015 Best Agency to Work For, Gold Winner – East Region – WT Phelan & Co. says proudly …

Best Agency to Work For – Overall

SOUTH DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS Rogers & Gray Insurance Best Agency to Work For – Overall ‘Feeling of Family’ at Rogers & Gray People, culture, strong leadership, respect, profitability, growth and community involvement are a few of the reasons why Rogers & …

Best Agency to Work For – Southeast

ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA Wallace Welch & Willingham Best Agency to Work For – Southeast A Successful Agency Built on Family Values Employees at Wallace Welch & Willingham (WWW), Insurance Journal‘s 2015 pick for Best Agency to Work For, Gold Winner …

Best Agency to Work For – West

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA MOC Insurance Services Best Agency to Work For – West MOC: Where Employee Opinions Matter Sometimes being a great place to work isn’t about offering the best salaries, the most time off or the greatest flexibility – …

10 Drivers of Surplus Lines Growth

Times are good for surplus lines professionals. The surplus lines industry reached new heights in 2014, growing direct premium written (DPW) in 2014 to $40.2 billion – the highest point in history, reports A.M. Best’s “2014 Special Report U.S. Surplus …

Beating Up on Workers’ Comp: Grand Bargain Taking Jabs from Multiple Directions

The state-based workers’ compensation system has stayed on its feet for 100 years in part by being able to defend itself against blows and then counterpunch when necessary. It has shown an ability to reform to fit the economy and …

Young Agents Survey: The Next Generation Steps Up

You can download the PDF of the Young Agents Survey Results for free, compliments of Foremost Insurance Group. The independent insurance agency system is getting older. So much so that the average age of a U.S. insurance agent today is …

Google Takes the Wheel

When Google stepped into the insurance ring last month, the industry took note. Some said agents and the insurance industry should be concerned. Others said Google Compare, as the new service is named, is nothing new in the insurance game …

Hot Markets for 2015

Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and expansions in the past year. Here are the top market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty insurance industry in 2015. Construction Overall, construction might be …

What’s Driving Nonstandard Auto – Technology, Consolidation, Population Changes, Fuel Specialty, Opportunity

The nonstandard auto market is characterized by substandard operating performance. Since 2007, carriers writing nonstandard auto policies have reported deteriorating operating performance and many are struggling to maintain market share. But that hasn’t stopped interest in this large – and …

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