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We present six points to consider when examining the contract of an agency network, cluster or aggregator group, alongside the approach Smart Choice uses in its agency-friendly contract.

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The COVID-19 pandemic may have created a need for online continuing education courses but agents have since found that learning remotely is what they want, particularly as many companies delay returning to their offices following a resurgence in virus cases.

Starting an independent insurance agency requires securing carrier access, building a marketing plan and developing strong product knowledge.

Want to stand out from other agents and win more clients? Set yourself apart by approaching sales in a way that shows off your expertise and brings more value. Here’s how.

The insurance industry has a handful of unique situational challenges that can turn into opportunities over the next decade if these societal shifts are recognized and leveraged properly. Our industry’s lack of diversity has always been uncomfortably apparent with relatively minor evolutionary change over the prior decades. Yet, there is a revolution coming brought not by good intentions, corporate initiatives or diversity awareness programs.

Ready to put 2021 behind you and up your game in 2022? Education and professional development is the place to start. Here are ten ways you can use education to up your game and grow your agency next year.

I’ve heard them all so many times: the many reasons — dare I say excuses? — that P&C agents don’t sell or market life insurance. Based on how selling life insurance once was, I totally understand their rationale. Thank goodness those days and archaic processes are behind us!

Are you taking advantage of everything your Smart Choice relationship offers you? Whether it’s a cutting-edge agency management system, comparative rater, user-friendly website, discounted online CE, insurance leads, or a group errors and omissions program, we offer a full line-up of Business Savers critical to running your independent insurance agency.

Challenge yourself to sign up for something new, instead of simply meeting your mandated CE requirements each year. It could pay off big financially to expand your expertise into a new segment of the industry.

Many carriers have spent big on advertising — almost $7 billion in 2019 — and many of those messages said, "People who switched (to us) saved money."

Smart Choice was named by Inc. Magazine as one of America’s fastest growing private companies. This is the 3rd consecutive year Smart Choice has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list with three-year revenue growth of 80%. The list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment—its independent small businesses. Jamba Juice, Timberland, Clif Bar, Pandora, Patagonia, Oracle, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.