Special Reports

Here are the results of the 2024 Independent Insurance Agent Survey, conducted by ALM, PropertyCasualty360 and the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents.

The 2023 Independent Insurance Agent Survey, conducted by NU Property & Casualty and the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, revealed that today’s insurance professionals are overcoming challenges to serve clients and grow their businesses.

The old adage, “attitude is everything,” rings especially true when reviewing the results of the 2022 Independent Insurance Agent Survey conducted by NU’s parent company in conjunction with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents.

The health care and employee benefits industries have faced a number of obstacles and challenges in recent years. As we slowly emerge from the pandemic, benefits advisors and their employer clients will once again need to adapt to a new landscape. From price transparency and rising health care costs to adopting new technologies and creating inclusive benefits packages, success in this changing environment will require adaptability and innovation.

The demand for voluntary benefits has been growing for years, but COVID-19 and the events of the past year provided clear evidence that employees need more access to diverse benefits options. While a growing number of employers and benefits advisors have tested the waters of voluntary benefits in recent years, we're now entering an era where truly customized benefits packages are a must for employers who want to remain competitive.

The Small Business Guidance Program, created by NU PropertyCasualty360 parent company ALM, provides small and midsize enterprises with the insights they need to thrive in today’s changing business environment. These articles focus on legal, financial, real estate, benefits and insurance issues that owners and managers encounter daily.

Creative resilience comes through in the results of the 2021 Independent Insurance Agent Survey, produced in partnership with the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents and sponsored this year by The Hanover Insurance Group.

The Insurance Speak podcast from NU Property & Casualty, PropertyCasualty360.com, and Claims magazines engages insurance-industry thought leaders to discuss topics ranging from sales & marketing, emerging risks, InsurTech, M&A, fraud, and more. New episodes of Insurance Speak will publish bi-weekly.

Women make up over half of all financial-services industry employees, yet only 15% occupy executive suites and there remain significant pay gaps between women and men. As issues of diversity reach a tipping point, this special report will investigate how women are changing the face of the industry, and the obstacles and opportunities they encounter along the way.