Animal skeletons buried underground "We commemorate those who improve our gene pool—by removing themselves from it in the most spectacular way possible." (Image: Shutterstock)

Are you familiar with the Darwin Awards? From Google: "Chlorinating the gene pool. We commemorate those who improve our gene pool—by removing themselves from it in the most spectacular way possible."

For those in our industry who have created an agency environment that embraces change, you should be celebrating the chlorination of the industry pool taking place. May I introduce the "Darwin Awards: Insurance Agency Edition."

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