Grow Big or Go Home; 5-Step Evidence-Based Hiring Process to Help Your Agency Grow February 8, 2021 By Randy Schwantz Each bad hire can easily cost you $100,000 to $200,000. However, quality producers can add $1 million of annual revenue...
Insurance Agency M&A Deals Surged 20% in Year of Pandemic: OPTIS February 8, 2021 There were 744 announced insurance agency mergers and acquisitions in 2020, up nearly 20% from 649 reported in 2019. The...
Logic & Language and Forms & Facts Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow February 8, 2021 By Bill Wilson People in the South love the snow. It’s like grandchildren … fun when it visits but not around enough to...
Texas Windstorm Insurer’s Rate Hike Request Denied January 25, 2021 Texas regulators in early January rejected a request for a 5% rate increase by the state’s insurer of last resort...
Tougher Rules for Louisiana Car Accident Lawsuits in Effect January 25, 2021 By Melinda Deslatte Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by...
Florida’s Citizens Ends Moratorium on Cancellations, Nonrenewals January 25, 2021 By Amy O'Connor After extending the moratorium on cancellations and nonrenewals put into place at the start of the pandemic, Citizens Property Insurance...
California Insurance Agents Arraigned in $687K Grand Theft Scheme January 25, 2021 Licensed insurance agents Robert Farmer, 65, of Camarillo, Calif., and Marion Urcan, 67, of Agoura Hills, Calif., were arraigned in...
Across the Country, Capitol Hill Rioters Face Repercussions at Work January 25, 2021 By Joseph Pisani and Cathy Bussewitz A printing company in Maryland saw the photo on Twitter the night of Jan. 6: an employee roaming the halls...
Drone Maker Settling for $25M in Military Gear Parts Suit January 25, 2021 Aerial drone manufacturer, Insitu, in Bingen, Washington, will pay $25 million to settle allegations that its military drones were outfitted...
Bridging the Diversity Gap January 25, 2021 Experts on the topic of diversity in the insurance industry say there hasn’t been enough done to attract or retain...