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Overcoming Generational Divide
How to attract and successfully manage Gen Z talent By Mike Becker “I believe the children are our future.” These words from Whitney Houston’s song “Greatest Love of All” ring true for many businesses, including independent agencies. Agency owners understand that they need the next generation of talent to grow and thrive. Consider this: One-half of the current insurance workforce is set to retire in the next 15 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
2023 NU/PIA Independent Insurance Agent Survey
Independent insurance agents: Thriving in difficult times Part One: The 2023 NU/PIA Independent Insurance Agent Survey | *Respondents are overcoming adversity. *see responses to individual questions at this link By Elana Ashanti Jefferson and Ted Besesparis The 2023 Independent Insurance Agent Survey revealed that today’s insurance professionals are overcoming challenges to serve clients and grow their businesses.
2023 Agent Survey: Insurance professionals win with optimism
The Seventh Annual Independent Insurance Agent Survey indicates clients are relying on trusted advisors to help them navigate tough financial times. (fidaolga/Adobe Stock) The Independent Insurance Agent Survey produced every year by NU Property & Casualty, ALM Intelligence and National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) is an annual checkup for agents and agencies.
Cyber Insurance: A Necessity for Every Agency
An employee clicks an unsuspecting email link encrypting your files which can only be opened by paying a ransom for the key. Someone uses information on social media to pose as the agency principal and authorize the transfer of a significant sum of money to a fictitious new vendor. Your agency management system provider experiences a data breach and hundreds of your clients have their information compromised. Today, threats can come in many forms. Is your agency prepared?
Establishing trust in an online environment
PIA’s Insurance Technology Leadership Advisory Board (the PIA IT LAB) recently created a new resource, The Agent Experience, which is a toolkit designed to assist agents in using digital technologies to strengthen and grow customer relationships. It includes a self-assessment, videos of agents’ real-life experiences, tip sheets and a resource hub to help build and grow relationships online.
Christo Arkansas River Project
Peak & Prairie Rocky Mountain Chapter's Online Newsletter June / July 1999 Christo Arkansas River Project Is this a river or an art gallery?? by Jean Smith and Mike Becker Artists Christo and Jeane-Claude propose to cover 4 to 6 miles of the Arkansas River in various locations between Canon City and Salida with fabric using anchors and cables attached to the river banks.
Coalition proposes Recovery Fund to help businesses during COVID-19 crisis
Commentary The Recovery Fund is modeled after the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, operated by the federal government. A coalition has proposed legislation to limit liability for businesses as they begin to reopen after COVID-19 shutdowns. The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) has helped develop a proposal for a new recovery fund for businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
Putting cyber in proper perspective
Two decades ago, there was a nascent Internet that was largely undeveloped. In the succeeding 20 years, it has grown, along with a level of interconnectedness in everyday life that was previously unfathomable. (Photo: iStock) The business of insurance is one of risk management — of reducing risk, mitigating loss and making people and entities whole again. Previously, all risks were traditional in nature. That changed, as the world continued to change.
Storify: Social media reacts to Dez Bryant's catch overturned
A former Milwaukee police sergeant with a long history of misconduct complaints who is on duty disability retirement for stress has won an initial victory in federal court in his lawsuit against the city. Jason Mucha sued the city last March, contending he was illegally detained by fellow police officers and his records from a psychiatrist were improperly shared by a city official.
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