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Seth Preus – Founder of Mivation What would it mean to your agency if everyone on your team got to the next level? Our host, Michael Jans, speaks with Seth Preus, agency owner and creator of Leaderboard Legends software. In this episode, he reveals surprising strategies to help agents make that happen: Common mistakes agency […]
Jason Marlowe – Marketing Director at InsuranceHub It can be frustrating to get advice on traditional marketing that doesn’t apply to the insurance space. Agents face unique restrictions and challenges when it comes to building their online audience. It’s crucial to take things like your budget, time, and bandwidth into consideration before launching a social […]
Darcy Shapiro – Director of Insurance, Americas at Cover Genius What exactly is the shape of insurance in the modern age? The best answer may be this: different. As entrepreneurs solve insurance problems in new ways, that ‘shape of insurance’ will continue to change. In this discussion, Michael interviews Darcy Shapiro, Director of Insurance at […]
Greg Donaldson – Senior Analyst at the Aité Group What does today’s insurance consumer want? How do they differ? How do we earn their business and loyalty? These questions make some agents toss and turn – wondering if they’re keeping up with the changes in the modern world. Our guest, Greg Donaldson, specializes in the heated […]
Small commercial lines insurance alert: turbulence ahead Big changes are ahead of us. If you have any small commercial lines business, it may have been smooth sailing… until now. Willis Towers Watson Securities and CB Insights recently forecast that up to 25% of total small business could be digitally underwritten by 2020. This huge $100 […]
Industry veteran helps agencies define how to spend their time on written business in the most efficient way possible If there’s one thing John Fear has discovered in his twenty years in the insurance industry, it’s that agents are not as efficient as they should be. As the owner of Premier Business Consulting and National […]
From super-producer to Insurtech CEO: ‘Here’s the one thing you need to do in the real world of insurance’ Scott Knowles was worried. His products were the same as his top agency competitors. Prices were the same. He couldn’t bring anything to the client that made him the obvious agent. Then, he cracked the code. […]
What is the shape of insurance in the modern age? Independent agencies have always been independent. Now, the independent agent channel is ‘shape-shifting’ more than ever. More and more agencies are cooperating, coordinating, and collaborating in one form of network or another. Fast growth networks demand our attention. They signal things to come. What your […]
Tech leader declares ‘you can’t replace the broker, but you can empower them’ When Mike Furlong was just an insurance customer, it hurt. Getting commercial insurance wasn’t just hard, it was unpleasant. Having already found success in hedge fund technology, he knew there must be a better way. The better way isn’t without agents or […]
PIA National CEO declares ‘Today’s agency is not yesterday’s agency’ When you sit on top of one of the largest national trade associations serving independent agents, you see a lot. Mike Becker, CEO and EVP of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents holds nothing back in this episode. In this robust, fast-paced conversation, Mike […]
