Lively discussions with insurance agents and other insurance professionals regarding issues of the day, challenges experienced, successes enjoyed, innovations explored, and more. Join us to gain insights – unless you already have “all the answers”. Hosted by Doug Coombs, CMO for SIAA (Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance) – the largest network of independent insurance agencies in the United States. 

Latest episodes of the podcast Insurance Agents Talk Shop

• Taking Stock
• Improving Retention With Cross-Selling
• Preparing to Sell Commercial Lines
• Insights and Inspiration from IA Evolve 2023
• Maintaining Strong Carrier Connections: A Conversation with Jeff Bair
• Laying the Groundwork for a Powerful Digital Strategy
• Paving the Way for Agency Transformation at IA Evolve
• A Deep Dive Into Aggregators Clusters and Networks
• What’s In A Brand - Part 2
• What’s In A Brand – Part 1
• The Future of SIAA – What it means for members, prospects and the insurance industry
• Applied Systems has Acquired EZLynx – What are the Implications?
• Bundling an Agency with Other Lines of Business
• A Singular Focus – Success with Commercial Lines
• Owning & Managing a Successful Independent Agency
• One Agency’s Path to Independence.
• Successfully Navigating from Captive Agency to Independent Agency.
• A Mobile App Makes Sense Now More Than Ever.
• Agency Perspective on the Current Marketplace.
• The Role of the Wholesale/Brokerage Firm in Insurance Agencies.
• Let’s Talk Video for the Rest of Us
• Life Insurance is Not a Taboo Subject!
• Branding a Family Business
• The Pilot