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Congratulations, Valor Insurance Group (@valorinsure_), Grand Rapids, Michigan, our May Agency of the Month.
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Your communication is like a billboard on a highway.
You have seconds to capture attention and convince people that your message is important.
This month's "Management by Coaching" column discusses being heard in an attention-deficit world.
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Gig drivers beware! Court rulings reveal vulnerabilities
for ridesharing and delivery drivers. Learn more in our most recent Coverage Concerns newsletter.
https://t.co/qtyU1OObnD

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Congratulations, Portal Insurance, Mobile, Alabama, our June Agency of the Month!
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It has always been about programs ... and it always will be. Learn more about the history of the industry's program business in this month's "To the Point" column.
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The 2026 property and casualty market is finally offering something many haven’t had in a while: more workable options. But the word “options” matters, because the market isn’t moving in a single direction.
Learn more from @AleraGroupUS 's Justin Foa.
https://t.co/s2j7JJIi6V

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Rock. Paper. Scissors. AI?
How will this new game be played? A great deal is still to be determined.
Learn more in this month's "Inside Matters" column.
https://t.co/3qBsfpLa6Z

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This month's "Risk Managers' Forum" column from the @NatlAllianceEd discusses preventing workplace altercations through an improved code of conduct.
https://t.co/uRf0E30zQ1

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In this month's Agency Partners feature, learn how Brown & Brown's rebranded specialty distribution segment, Arrowhead Intermediaries, is leveraging decades of experience to tackle dislocated markets.
https://t.co/5u8dxFXhgi

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Happy Friday!
How would a four-day work week affect your agency?
Learn from Michael Cruz with Foresight Insurance how switching employees to this model didn't fix burnout but rather forced the team to build a better agency.
https://t.co/YYqthtP5CG

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If you automate without retraining, you’re not trimming fat, you’re cutting muscle. And your people feel it.
Don't fire your future; learn more in this month's "Beyond Insurance" column.
https://t.co/pGx70GUILM
@BeyondInsurance

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Following up on yesterday's post, learn about the rising risks for nonprofits from Nelson Kefauver and Karli Moore with Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions. @IntactSpecialty
https://t.co/OxeJVuxlCc

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Legacies of past abuse haunt today's risk management in the nonprofits and social services market.
Learn more in this month's Specialty Lines Markets feature. https://t.co/EYd8Qfi9XG
@AmWINS @GAIGroup

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In this month's "Tactical Tech" column from Chris Paradiso, learn how the data-intake platform @canopy_connect helps your agency grow faster.

https://t.co/TOMfXxo9LT

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Find time to let your minds wander and pursue other possibilities. The same 10 minutes you’re using to scroll through social media could be all it takes to get started.

Learn more in this month's "Let's Lead" column.

https://t.co/sUCAVQMOWx

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Leadership is not a job title.
In this month's Focus on Leadership article, learn how to build adults not dependencies.
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Growth is optional. Leadership is not.
Learn more in this month's "Winning Strategies" column from @sitkinsgroup.
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It's a new month and a new episode of the Front Cover podcast. Hear from Mark Flockhart, CEO of Valor Insurance Group. @valorinsure_
https://t.co/uIYhuTyDGM

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Coming soon in May:
Specialty Lines-Nonprofits and social services
Focus On-Leadership
Agency Partners-Brown & Brown's rebranded specialty distribution segment
Agency of the Month-A Michigan agency that focuses on education through video