Essential Resources & Blogs for Insurance Agency Success

Addressing Sexism and Gender Discrimination

Agency Owner Articles, Helpful Tips: For Hiring, Helpful Tips: For Leadership

Sexism and gender discrimination are hot button topics both in and out of the insurance industry. Justin and Jordan will discuss how to handle discrimination from a management perspective in this episode of the Independent Agent Podcast. Cocktails: Justin tries a White Russian Part 1: An HR Manager inquires about addressing an unprofessional comment from […]

Death By Meetings

Agency Staff Articles, Helpful Tips: For Employees

In this episode, Justin and Jordan Goodman of Total CSR discuss how to hold effective meetings, and how to handle unethical behavior by your insurance agency coworkers. Cocktails: Justin tries a Skinny Jalapeno Margarita Part 1: An employee wants to know what to do when a co-worker confides in them about unethical behavior Part 2: […]

Overcoming Pandemic Challenges for Agencies and Producers

Agency Staff Articles, Helpful Tips: For Employees

In this episode, Justin and Jordan debate whether focusing on a specific niche can be a winning strategy for producers as more and more businesses shut down as a result of the pandemic. They also share how lessons learned in 2008 have helped them prepare for another recession. Beverage: Tequila Esperanto Seleccion Añejo Part 1: […]

How Should Internal Employee Moves be Managed?

Agency Owner Articles, Helpful Tips: For Hiring, Helpful Tips: For Leadership

Tune in for the latest episode of The Independent Agent! Episode 40 Learn about internal shifts in employment and how to provide opportunities for your agents. It’s time for another round of The Independent Agent with your hosts, Jordan and Justin! This week, things get interesting as they tackle two thought-provoking topics: But that’s not […]