Agency Intelligence: The Insurance Podcast Network

Many insurance brokers "ghost" their clients once the dust of the policy binding process settles. They move on to other things and conveniently "forget" to implement the services they promised the insured in exchange for their business. Or, they just flat out provide poor customer service after the sale. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains ho...

In this episode of Agency Freedom Podcast, James talks with Rob Bowen, Founder and CEO of Patriotic Insurance Group in Chester, NY. James and Rob discuss Rob's Freedom Jump, lessons learned as a former Farmers Agency owner, and his involvement in the Suits For Soldiers organization. Visit Agency Freedom Podcast to sign up for our email list, be a potential future guest on the show or engage with u...

Most insurance brokers don't have a "Plan of Attack" when it comes to representing their prospects/clients in the marketplace.  In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains that the producers who get the most signed BOR's are those brokers who can effectively explain, to the insured, how they will handle the renewal process with each of the carriers a...

In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, Ryan Hanley interviews Peter MacDonald, co-founder, and CEO at Wunderite. Peter discusses insurance start-ups, entrepreneurship, and how independent agents can make commercial insurance submissions better. This is an episode you don't want to miss... Episode Highlights: Peter explains what Wunderite is and what they do. (11:59) Peter mentions that Wunderite...

In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Dustyne Bryant, MBA, CIC, CISR, and Cathariya Ferris, CIC, CRM, CPCU, CLCS, AU, of The National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research. Teresa, Dustyne, and Cat discuss the importance of leveling up our insurance education and the excitement of digging deep in the industry. Episode Highlights: Dustyne shares how she...

In this episode of Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass is joined by Kelly Donahue-Piro, President of Agency Performance Partners to discuss the solutions to the problems that the majority of agencies are experiencing. Kelly also talks about their courses and training, which can help agents and agencies improve. Episode Highlights: What’s Kelly’s opinion about the role of Jason Cass with h...

In this episode of Agency Freedom Podcast, James shares a lively and far-reaching conversation with Ricky Hayter, Mike Fusco, and Nicholas Ayers while attending the BrainShare gathering in San Antonio in Sept 2021. To sign up for our Agency Freedom Podcast email list, please visit Agency Freedom Podcast

In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, Ryan Hanley is joined by Wade Eyerly, founder and CEO of Degree Insurance. Wade discusses how to establish an insurance product where one didn’t previously exist. Wade is a tremendous person, and Ryan and Wade take this conversation in a variety of directions. You don't want to miss this episode... Episode Highlights: Wade explains what led him to Utah. (8:...

In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Jennifer Standish, owner of Prospecting Works. Jennifer has a company that helps people with cold calling success. Episode Highlights: Jennifer shares how her passion for cold calling began. (2:24) Jennifer mentions what she loves about cold calling and helping people confront their call. (3:30) Does Jennifer think that wo...

In this throwback episode of the Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Billy Williams, Ph. D., CEO of the Williams Family Investment Group, and the President of Inspire a Nation Business Mentoring. Dr. Billy Williams talks about goals and sales processes and understanding what calendar blocking is all about. Episode Highlights: Dr. Billy Williams shares his background. (7:54) How...

Communicating with others well directly impacts your outcomes. In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar interviews Amanda Mapp, Education Manager at Quantum Assurance. Amanda talks about the DISC personality types, how to better understand people with different personality types from yours, and how to deal with personality differences! Episode Highlights: Amanda talks...

In this episode of Agency Freedom Podcast, James talks with Jeremy Powers, the Founder of Powers Insurance Experts in South Carolina. Visit the Agency Freedom Podcast website to sign up for our email list and receive updates and resources directly in your inbox every Friday morning.

In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, Ryan Hanley interviews Raymond Lynch, Vice President of Growth at Coterie Insurance. Raymond talks about his transition from Liberty Mutual to Coterie Insurance, and why small business insurance is the place to be. Episode Highlights: Raymond discusses his decision to transition from Liberty Mutual to Coterie. (11:45) Raymond adds that he's back to doing wh...

The biggest problem insurance agents struggle with is not market access or even a lack of services provided by their agency. The biggest problem is a lack of trust from your prospects. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht breaks down ten of the main reasons why insurance buyers don't trust you -- and then gives you the answer of how to overcome the fir...

In this episode of Power Women In Insurance, Teresa Kitchens sits down with Lisa Hast, Agency Principal at Iron Rock Insurance. Lisa talks about the new flood insurance rates and what to expect beginning October 1st. Episode Highlights: Lisa shares her background story. (1:25) Lisa discusses what's going on in the flood insurance industry that we need to know about. (2:43) What will the flood insu...

In this episode of Agency Intelligence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Chris Greene, The Flood Insurance Guru. Chris discusses the release of the risk rating 2.0 and the upcoming changes in flood insurance policies. Episode Highlights: Chris Greene shares his background. (5:16) Chris explains that on October 1st, the National Flood Program will release the risk rating 2.0. (10:04) Chris clarif...

In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar interviews Kat Ternes, Vice President of Revenue at AgencyZoom. Recruiting comes with a bunch of challenges! Hear what hurdles Kat had to overcome to build her team, and how this can help you find top talent for your agency.  Episode Highlights: Kat shares how she was first introduced to AgencyZoom. (3:17) Kat discusses some of...

In this episode of Agency Freedom Podcast, James discusses the four major options for your freedom jump. He looks at the pros and cons of each of the options and lays out items you should be aware of as you are deliberating your Freedom Jump... OR re-evaluating your best available option in how to structure your agency. Visit the Agency Freedom Podcast website to sign up for AFP's email list and r...

In this episode of The Ryan Hanley Show, Ryan Hanley is joined by Jonathan Libby, founder of Steady State Finance, the smart Defi insurance company. Listen for an absolute nerd session on all things crypto, blockchain, decentralized finance (DeFi) and what the future holds for insurance. Episode Highlights: Jonathan explains what decentralized finance means. (5:06) Jonathan tells listeners what th...

You may or may not be an unethical insurance agent, but your prospects don't know how to tell the difference. In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht hopes you won't "break up with him" as he bullet points a number of reasons both your prospects and your clients don't trust insurance agents, and what you can do to change it. Episode Highlights: Charles ex...

In this throwback episode of the Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Teresa speaks with Kristin Isaacson, Partner at Role Play at the Olson Agency. She has a background as a facilitator in communications and sales. She strives to understand team members’ individual needs both personally and professionally. Listen in to learn how Kristin Isaacson and Jeremy Olsen saw a need in the insurance industry...

In this episode of Agent’s Influence podcast, host Jason Cass interviews Kyle Nakatsuji, Founder & CEO of Clearcover. Kyle chats with Jason about growing and thriving in the insurance industry, his biggest influences, and greatest challenges. Episode Highlights: Is Kyle an iPhone or Android user? (2:50) Does Kyle love to win, or hate to lose? (3:30) Which has been a bigger part of Kyle’s success;...

In this episode of the Millionaire Insurance Producer podcast, host Charles Specht explains the two main reasons why writing small accounts is a terrible strategy for an insurance agent and why THINKING BIGGER and writing larger accounts makes everyone happier. "Small Thinking" is a plague that may allow you to pay your monthly electric bill but it will never allow you to build wealth. Episode Hig...

In this episode of the Age of Indiependence podcast, host Katlyn Eggar catches you up to speed on highlights from this summer and shares her recent episode cliff notes, favorite quotes, and spoiler alerts! Episode Highlights: Katlyn shares how she’s spent the summer vacation with her family. (1:55) Katlyn shares a couple of highlights about her podcast episode with Ryan Frank. (11:23) Katlyn menti...

In this episode of Agency Freedom Podcast, James talks with Grayson Thompson, Principal Problem Solver at Mission Insurance Agency in Dublin, OH. Join the AFP Facebook Group to connect with James and your fellow Freedom Jumpers. Here's the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/agencyfreedom