# How Top Brokers Are Unlocking Growth in 2025 and Beyond: Lessons from the Reagan Best Practices Study Reagan's 2025 Best Practices report is out and here are some of the interesting things we learned about what separates the best agencies from the rest. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: September 8, 2025 --- # Trust accounting and what your agency might be missing In insurance, sometimes we like to think it’s as simple as understanding our insureds, their risk profiles, and making sure they have the right coverage for their needs. In this blog, we will dive into one of the more overlooked aspects of operating your agency in a fiscally responsible way: Trust Accounting. - **Authors**: Carey Wallace & Chris Peabody - **Date**: January 11, 2023 --- # Ascend x PIIAC Partnership Ascend is excited to share that PIIAC has named us their newest recommended payments provider to their community of 2,500 independent agents. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: October 12, 2022 --- # Premium financing trends during economic uncertainty With the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates by 0.75% for the third time in a row to fight inflation and fears of recession, we took a look at how the macroeconomic climate has impacted business owners' spending patterns. - **Author**: Mike Nguyen - **Date**: Sep 29, 2022 .webp) --- # Growth of the E&S Market How big will non-admitted markets be in a decade? Growing at double-digit rates and becoming a larger and larger percentage of the overall P/C market, excess and surplus market trends continue to point upwards as admitted carriers grapple with the additional risk factors of today and in the future. - **Author**: Mike Nguyen - **Date**: Jun 16, 2022 --- # Top Insurance Podcasts To Follow Our top podcasts for independent insurance agents to follow as they look to balance the responsibilities of protecting their clients as insurance agents but also owning and operating a business. These podcasts will help agents learn about new technologies, strategies, and risks that will impact their businesses now and in the future. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: Feb 16, 2022 --- # Top 38 Insurtech Predictions to Expect in 2022 With 2021 quickly coming to an end, it’s the time of year when people begin to reflect on the past and make way for the future. So many people are pondering what’s on the horizon for the insurance industry. - **Authors**: Andrew Wynn & Praveen Chekuri - **Date**: Dec 6, 2021 .jpg) --- # Direct Carriers & Changing Risks: Q&A With Rob Galbraith Rob Galbraith has been called “the patron saint of insurtech,” “a global insurtech thought leader,” and is a popular keynote speaker who has shared unique insights on the topics of innovation, insurtech, and the future of insurance. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: Sep 7, 2021 .jpg) --- # Insurance Companies Need To Stop Forgetting Their Existing Customers: Q&A With Billy Van Jura Billy Van Jura is the Founder of Birchyard, an insurance brokerage with over 18 years of experience in the insurance industry. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: Sep 1, 2021 --- # Why Customers Have No Good Options For Insurance Ryan Hanley is the founder and president of Rogue Risk, a tech-enabled independent insurance agency helping small businesses. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: Aug 25, 2021 --- # Working Towards A Frictionless Future Brett Fulmer is the Managing Broker at Newport Beach Insurance Center LLC, focusing on building digital strategies. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: Aug 20, 2021 --- # Jeff Shi on Customer Experience and Trends in Insurance Jeff Shi, Chief Visionary Officer at Quantum Assurance International, shares thoughts on the challenges faced by the insurance industry. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: Aug 18, 2021 --- # Bryan Falchuk on the Future of Insurance Bryan Falchuk, Founder & Managing Partner at Insurance Evolution Partners, advises carriers on how to navigate an evolving industry facing disruption and change. - **Author**: Andrew Wynn - **Date**: Aug 13, 2021