We need your help to form the most complete picture possible of what's happening with today's independent insurance agents. (Photo: DedMityay/Adobe Stock) We need your help to form the most complete picture possible of what's happening with today's independent insurance agents. (Photo: DedMityay/Adobe Stock)

There are things you tend to only learn by actually speaking with an insurance professional as opposed to strictly reading industry reports, case studies and white papers.

For instance, while countless insurance write-ups analyze the dangers of "climate change," it took an actual conversation with one insurance-industry leader to uncover the fact that many people working in this business consider the phrase "climate change" to be politically-charged.

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Elana Ashanti Jefferson

Elana Ashanti Jefferson is ALM PropertyCasualty360's Editor in Chief. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].