Are you ready to take the leap and becoming your own boss? (Credit: Feodora/Adobe Stock) Are you ready to take the leap and become your own boss? (Credit: Feodora/Adobe Stock)

Are you considering becoming an independent insurance agent?

Despite the current hard-market challenges, now may be the perfect time. With factors such as surging inflation and a higher frequency of natural disasters, insurance premiums are on the rise. Higher premiums cause an increase in prospective clients seeking better deals, providing new agencies an opportunity to outperform the established ones, which are mainly focused on renewals without certainty of their future outcomes.

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