Yearly Archives: 2021

There’s hidden talent within your agency – and we’ll help you find it

​Inaugural class begins September 15Spots are very limited forLeadership Academy Class of 2021.Here's why one of your employees should attend:You don’t have the time/format to adequately train your next rising star You have a manager who could use some coaching to really excel in their position and grow your bottom lineThey could be the person who pays for your retirement through agency perpetuationNo matter where someone is in their career, this will unlock their potential and take them to new heightsYou're ready to take a chance and develop talent within your agency that you might not have noticed yet - and we can help you discover who that…

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Industry Roundup: July 30, 2021

​P&C Insurers' Net Income Increased in Q1 2021According to a new report from Verisk and the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), U.S. private property and casualty (P&C) insurers experienced growth in net income after taxes in the first quarter of 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020. However, insurers' combined ratio, which is a key measure of underwriting profitability, worsened.M&A Boom is Under Threat in D.C. As Aon-WTW Deal DissolvesWith a new appetite for stepped-up antitrust enforcement sweeping Washington, big deals are already getting harder to do. Aon's decision on Monday, July 26, to abandon a $30 billion takeover of insurance brokerage…

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3, 2, 1 with Sue Keegan: Leadership Academy, Ransomware Risk, and the First 100 Music Videos

​By Sue Keegan, AIC, MBA, Learning & Development Manager3 ThingsI gave a shout out to Big I Suffolk’s podcast a few months ago, but I have to do it again since the guest is our own Lisa Lounsbury.  Give it a listen.2 IdeasI was a teenager in August of 1981 when MTV debuted, and it became my whole summer (spring, fall and winter too if I’m being honest).  Check out this collection of the first 100 videos played on MTV.  Sigh…you had me at Video Killed the Radio Star.  Also check out #48, by my favorite home town band - from Cleveland, OH…Michael Stanley Band.   1 QuestionTaking…

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