The latest hiring announcements involving the Massachusetts insurance industry including the AF Group, Michaud Insurance, Fred C. Church, Phillips Insurance Agency and more…
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Ten Points About The Massachusetts Equal Pay Law Taking Effect July 1, 2018
On July 1, 2018, an equal pay for equal work laws takes effect in Massachusetts.
Profits, Growth, Economy Fuel Brokers’ Optimism Says Reagan Consulting
See the results of the Organic Growth and Profitability Survey which has been published quarterly by Reagan Consulting since 2008.
Last, But Not Least: Nationwide Goes To Independent Agencies, TrustedChoice & Progressive, and III Fact Book
This weeks news finds Progressive joining forces with TrustedChoice.com, Nationwide embracing the independent agency model and just the facts from the III.
MassDrive Launches “Bindable:” A New Tech Platform Powering Affinity Distribution Channels
Bindable is an umbrella brand incorporating the MassDrive, MyLifeProtected, and Policy Crusher brands within it.
Who Are The Top Boiler & Machinery Insurance Companies in Massachusetts?
A look at the current composition and market share of the Boiler & Machinery line of insurance in Massachusetts.
Insurance Agency Mergers & Acquisitions Stay Strong For 1st Quarter of 2018
First Quarter of 2018, for agency acquisitions strong nationwide, but not as strong as first quarter of 2017.
Hagerty’s “Hot List” Of Future Collector Cars For 2018
The global car company says that all signs point to 2018 as a “Golden Era” of Automobiles.
Agency Interviews
Musings on the MAIP from the Urban and Urbane Agent, John Gallagher of The John C. Gallagher Insurance Agency.
The John C. Gallagher Insurance Agency has been selling auto insurance on Dorchester Avenue for over 50 years in a former dining car beside the Fields Corner subway station. First as an assigned risk broker, then an ERP and now an urban agent with a voluntary contract, the Gallagher Insurance Agency has seen it all […]
How Apliant Is Applying Technology To Empower Insurance Agents
A Q&A with Casey Gustus, CEO of Apliant, a start-up aimed at providing independent agents software technology to reach new markets and drive higher productivity and profitability.
Cambridge Mobile Telematics: See Why It Is A Driving Force In the Telematics Industry
Cambridge Mobile Telematics co-founder and MIT Professor Hari Balakrishnan on how the company he co-founded is changing driving behaviors both in the Commonwealth and beyond.
Agent OpEd – Proposed Uber Bill Keeps Public And TNC Drivers at Risk
May 3, 2016 – The latest in Agency Checklists’ occasional column featuring articles and opinions from Massachusetts agents.
Meet The Insurance Library Association of Boston’s New Executive Director Glenn Cryan
October 17, 2013 – The 125-year old institution’s new Executive Director speaks with Agency Checklists.
All In The Family: An Interview With Royce Cross, President & CEO of Cross Insurance
January 31, 2017 – Founded in 1954, Cross Insurance is now the 18th largest Property & Casualty insurance agency in the country.
A Q&A With Boston-based Insurtech Quilt And Its Quest For Radical Simplicity In Insurance
March 6, 2017 – Quilt’s Blair Baldwin discusses the company’s vision and why he sees the start-up as co-existing with rather than co-opting the independent agent.
Insurtech Profiles & News
MassChallenge Embraces InsurTech With Its First Boston Event
December 2, 2016 – The event is scheduled for early next week.
MassDrive Launches “Bindable:” A New Tech Platform Powering Affinity Distribution Channels
Bindable is an umbrella brand incorporating the MassDrive, MyLifeProtected, and Policy Crusher brands within it.
New Small Business Insurance Platform Raises Millions And Announces New President With Boston Ties
November 21, 2016 – CoverWallet just finished a successful Series A round and hires a former Massachusetts insurance professionals as its new President of Insurance.
Coverager Counts Insurtech Funding In The Greater Boston Area To Be At Least $675,631,000
June 12, 2017 – A look at the funding numbers for insurtech and insurance innovation in and around Greater Boston.
MassChallenge’s “The Future Of Insurtech” Event Draws 200
An Insurtech event on using technology to disrupt the insurance industry draws 200 tech-types and some insurers.
Independent Agents Evolve with Technology
June 12, 2017 – Nick Fyntrilakis is the President and CEO of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents.
MA InsurTech Update: The Sobering of Insurtech
February 7, 2016 – This latest quarterly briefing also features an in-depth Q&A with Boston-based Goji.