04.25 22 Obtaining a Carrier Appointment as a New Insurance Agency Writing with carriers that have attractive products attracts top producers. And getting top producers makes it easier to win favorable contracts with carriers. This... Read More
04.11 22 Insurance 101: What Is an Insurance Agency? As is so often the case in the insurance industry, part of the discussion varies widely by state. The nuances of regulation particular to... Read More
02.24 22 Changing Insurance Agency Branch Regulations Results of COVID-19 and Work-From-Home Trends Some states’ low regulation of branches and extensions of agencies made work-from-home setups easy. Others… didn’t. Read More
12.28 21 Insurance 101: FMOs vs. IMOs vs. NMOs The insurance industry and its myriad abbreviation jumbles use field marketing organizations (FMOs), insurance marketing organizations (IMOs), and national marketing organizations (NMOs) somewhat erratically.... Read More
12.09 21 Third-Party Administrators: What Are They? What’s in a name? Well, in this case, everything. Third-party = someone other than the contracted parties. Administrator = Doing operational and administrative work.... Read More
11.04 21 MGAs/MGUs Tackle Risk Considerations in Becoming Carriers Many new-breed MGAs are inextricably linked to insurtechs – their reputations for tech advancement give them the perception of being on the leading edge... Read More
10.08 21 Does Data Drive Your Decision-Making? If you aren’t using a single digital tool to manage producer licensing management, appointing, and onboarding, you can probably still find many of these... Read More
