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When I took over as president of Camargo Insurance in 2018, I knew the agency was due for an overhaul. At that point, Camargo was made up of a few partners running the business and serving their clients. It was a great business, but that model was…

The insurance industry is in the midst of one of the hardest markets ever – thanks to a confluence of high inflation, severe weather, reinsurance constraints and rampant legal system abuse. The Liberty Mutual 2024 Agent-Customer Connection Study revealed that 83% of agents consider this the hardest…

My path to agency ownership wasn’t exactly glamorous. Like many people in the insurance industry, I didn’t originally plan to do insurance. It started with an after-school job when I was 16. Initially, I mostly did simple administrative tasks – opening the mail, filing, using the one computer that had…

Agent for the Future exists to help independent insurance agents succeed. Through the years, we’ve seen agencies innovate and evolve to meet the changing demands of the market while offering customers the ease, choice and expert advice they need to make wise insurance decisions. The Agent for…

When it comes time for agency perpetuation or succession planning, many independent insurance agency owners want to keep the business in the family.   According to the Liberty Mutual 2023 Agency Growth Study, internal perpetuation – or transferring agency ownership to a family or…

At Insurance Management Group (IMG), we experienced a radical transformation when we began giving extra attention to building a company culture of appreciation and inspiration. Our mission statement is to protect and inspire our clients, communities and co-workers one interaction at a time. We aim to live true to this…

As the director of innovation at Insurica, one of the largest privately held independent agencies in the nation, I am a leader on an incredible team that harnesses data to push our people and revenue forward. We let the data tell us how we can drive efficiency and improve the…

In the two decades since I started my career in insurance, a lot has changed for women in the insurance industry, and some things are still a work in progress. While women outnumber men in insurance agencies, they are still underrepresented in agency leadership. Some women struggle to grow their…

For five years now, the Agent for the Future Awards have honored the most future-thinking, growth-focused independent insurance agents and agencies. This year’s winners are making data-driven decisions to improve their agencies, giving back to their communities, using technology to drive efficiency and much more. Here are…