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Why Most Insurance Agencies Don't Actually Train New Hires
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (596+ words) Most agency owners will tell you they have a training program. And they genuinely believe it. But when you dig into what that looks like, it’s usually some version of the same thing: a checklist of tasks to complete in…...
Why Consistency Beats Creativity in Insurance Marketing
2+ hour, 15+ min ago (579+ words) Have you ever walked into an insurance conference and realized you already know who half the exhibitors are? Not because you’ve done business with them or met their team, but because you’ve seen their emails, read their articles, noticed their…...
World Insurance Acquires Clarke Agency of New Jersey
1+ week, 4+ day ago (179+ words) World Insurance Associates LLC reports that it acquired the business of Clarke Insurance Inc. of Mount Holly, New. Jersey on March 1, 2026. Clarke Insurance was founded in 1979. The agency provides auto, home, business and employee benefits insurance throughout … World Insurance Associates…...
Texas Reaches $34M Settlement With AstraZeneca for Illegal Kickback Scheme
1+ week, 5+ day ago (170+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals to resolve claims that the company engaged in an illegal kickback scheme that improperly influenced prescriptions paid for by Texas Medicaid. Under the settlement, the company will pay $33,998,000.00 to…...
Top Business Risks
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (378+ words) Cyberattacks and inflation are at the top among concerns for business leaders, according to a recent survey from The Hartford. The insurer’s 2026 Risk Monitor report is based on a survey of 500 U.S. midsize and large businesses. Results put both cyber…...
Beyond Auto and Home: Why Agencies Should Eye Small Commercial Insurance
3+ week, 2+ day ago (766+ words) This article is part of a sponsored series by EZLynx. If your insurance agency is built primarily on personal lines like auto, homeowners, or renters’ insurance, you already know the market has been challenging to manage. Shifts in underwriting, carrier…...
Report: California Independent Medical Review Overturned Most Treatment Requests
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (225+ words) Nearly nine-in-10 workers’ compensation treatment request denials in California were overturned by independent medical review, a new report shows. The California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Workers’ Compensation released the annual report on the department’s IMR program....
New Law Requires Oklahoma Rate Filings to Undergo Review Process
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (202+ words) Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt last month signed a bill that gives the insurance department the authority to review insurance rate changes before they can go into effect. Under House Bill 3781, all rates in competitive markets shall be filed 30 days before…...
The Danger of Relying on the Insurance of Others
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (486+ words) If you’re an insurance professional, I’m guessing your personal auto insurance policy probably includes uninsured and/or underinsured motorists (UM/UIM) coverage. Why? Because you know that, on average, at least 15% of drivers on the road carry zero auto liability…...
97,000 More Connecticut Residents Will Have Medical Debt Erased
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (448+ words) More than 97,000 Connecticut residents will receive letters in the mail starting this week informing them that some or all of their medical debt has been erased. Governor Ned Lamont’s administration launched the program in partnership with the national nonprofit organization…...