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Technology has transformed the way independent insurance agents do business. Used strategically, digital tools can help agencies streamline operations, increase efficiency, provide better experiences for customers and staff, and more. Explore our reports and insights to learn how to enhance your agency’s technology.

How Technology Drives Growth for Small Commercial Agencies

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How Technology Drives Growth for Small Commercial Agencies

Our research revealed the technology tools that are helping small commercial agencies grow.

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Unlock the Power of Digital in Your Agency

This interactive framework explores 15 digital capabilities that can help your agency grow and help you become an Agent for the Future.

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5 Tips to Drive Revenue and Efficiency Using Data

5 Tips to Drive Revenue and Efficiency Using Data

Insurica’s innovation director Kylie Hubbard shares her advice for harnessing the power of data.

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2022 Agency Growth Study: The State of Digital in Independent Insurance Agencies

Our updated research report found that highly digital agencies grew 70% faster than other agencies.

Agent for the Future™ Staff

How to Improve Your Insurance Agency’s Online Reputation

As more and more customers rely on online reviews, social media recommendations, and personalized ads, it’s increasingly important to manage your online presence and reputation. Your efforts will determine much of the success and growth of your insurance agency now and in the future. See what steps you can take…

3 Ways to Strategically Use Technology in Your Agency

What role should technology play in insurance? The answer to this question varies depending on who you ask. Insurtech innovators might say that every process in the industry is ripe for atomization and digitization. Customers might ask for easy ways to reach their agent and access their policy information online.

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Rise of the Digital Insurance Agency

Read our 2021 report to learn trends in how agencies use digital and what sets highly digital agencies apart.

Agent for the Future™ Staff

Publication: IA Magazine

3 Ways to Realize the Value of Digital Investments

In this contributed article for IA Magazine, Liberty Mutual and Safeco preside of independent agent distribution, Tyler Asher, digs into the latest Agent for the Future research and how agents can get the greatest value from their digital investments.

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AFTF Emerging Leader Discusses How High Digital Adoption Led Her Agency to Grow by 4x

Majdas Touch Insurance won the 2020 Agent for the Future Emerging Leader Award. Here, the agency’s founder shares her journey of launching a fully digital agency. Click here to learn more about the Agent for the Future Awards From the beginning…

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4 Easy Ways to Boost Your SEO – No Computer Degree Required

Backlinks, domain authority, search rank. These are all terms related to search engine optimization (SEO), and they can seem daunting. But it’s time to bust a myth: agencies don’t need someone with a computer science degree to elevate their online search rankings. While SEO does have some…

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How We Focused on Digital and Rebuilt Our Commercial Business Niche by Niche

POWERS Insurance & Risk Management is a niche-focused agency. This year, we had planned to focus on four different niches: private client, cannabis, construction and hospitality. Historically, hospitality was our largest niche for premium. This year has been challenging, to say the least. However, POWERS, is on track to turn…

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Publication: Rough Notes

Digitally Savvy and Data-Driven

Agent for the Future Award media partner, Rough Notes, interviews the 2022 agency winners about innovation and how they stay ahead of emerging trends.

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