In 2015, I attended Peter Diamandis’ Abundance 360 conference in person and sat with people from Philadelphia and northern California who were sitting in their offices. It was my first experience …
SIAA, the largest national alliance of independent insurance agents in the U.S. will host the first-of-its kind, IA Evolve virtual conference for independent agencies. The conference will be held on …
The founder of Patagonia sportswear, a $750 million-dollar company started from scratch in 1973, has an interesting take on what it means to be an entrepreneur. He says, “if you want to understand …
On May 1, 2019 at OAA’s IGNITE Success Celebration the first OAA Humanitarian Awards were presented to two members who have selflessly served their community and the people around them. Along with …
Over the last few months OAA has welcomed a few new members into the OAA family! With their membership, these agencies represent the most competitive insurance companies in the industry, increase …
For years I’ve written and spoken about the damage the comparative rater has done to the independent agency business model. In my opinion, raters have served to destroy agent capability as “trusted …
When you see the words, “Coca Cola,” they mean something. Yes, it’s the name of a soda brand, but those two words also have an emotional impact. You might remember the 1971 commercial with the song, …
