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Talent and Culture

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…

By 2025, Generation Z will make up more than a quarter of the U.S. workforce and millennials will account for more than 40%. The generational makeup of independent insurance agencies is starting to shift as well. In fact, 1 in 4 of the most recent agency hires was from Gen…

What makes an agency a great place to work? When researchers at Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance asked more than 730 independent insurance agents that question, 63% of them said workplace culture was a key factor. It comes as no surprise to me that workplace culture —…

Several years ago, I was shocked to learn that only around 30 percent of U.S. employees felt engaged at work. In the years following that realization, I set out to increase employee engagement in my agency, and I shared some of my tips for doing so with Agent for…

As a woman in insurance, I’ve often fought to overcome my own self-doubt as well as correct others’ perceptions of me. In the area of the Midwest where my agency is located, I can only name five or six agencies that are owned by women. Leadership in most agencies is…