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December may mark the end of the calendar year, but September is a much better time to start looking at how your agency is likely to finish it. By the time year-end results arrive, many of the factors behind them are already set. A few hours spent reviewing the right things now can uncover issues…

By: Lamar Garrett | Redbird Security Attackers are finding ways to exploit gaps, and they have moved from email to Microsoft Teams. A new attack, identified just last week, called SynkLoader, is distributed through Teams. It starts with a message from what looks like IT, asking you to install a routine cleanup tool. Once installed,…

Winning a new client is an accomplishment. Keeping that client is what builds a successful agency. It’s easy to assume clients stay because of price, but that’s rarely the whole story. Most people expect competitive pricing. What they remember is how an agency responds when they have a question, a claim, or a major life…

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“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ~Winston Churchill For insurance professionals, optimism is not wishful thinking-it is a practical discipline. Today’s clients are navigating affordability concerns, coverage questions, climate-related risk, claims frustration, and a rapidly changing digital marketplace. The opportunity is to meet those concerns…

Ryan Bedroske of MacGillis Insurance Agency in Fredonia sits on the PIA Board of Directors and is also serving as PIA’s Treasurer. Before he found the insurance industry, he worked as a sales professional for thirteen years and provided professional development for other aspiring sales professionals. Outside of work, he volunteers with his church, children’s…