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Why Insurance Agencies at Crossroad Are Turning to Aggregators: Viewpoint

Even as they look back on several years of steady growth and success, many owners of independent insurance agencies now find themselves at a crossroad where they are pressed to make critical strategic decisions about the future of their firms. …

Millennials in Insurance Talk Age and Tech Gaps, Insurance Being a ‘Well-Kept Secret’

What is the best part about working in insurance? For a group of millennials speaking with Insurance Journal at a July roundtable, the answer was simple. “The people,” roundtable participants agreed. At the same event, when asked about one challenge …

BB&T Insurance CEO Reece to Retire; Howard Named Successor

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T said that H. Wade Reece, chairman and CEO of BB&T Insurance Holdings Inc., will retire at the end of the year. Reece will complete a 37-year career with BB&T in which BB&T Insurance Holdings has grown through …