{"id":19735,"date":"2020-10-01T13:23:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T17:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/?p=68049"},"modified":"2020-10-01T13:23:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T17:23:58","slug":"2020-small-commercial-insurance-carrier-performance-an-agent-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2020\/10\/01\/2020-small-commercial-insurance-carrier-performance-an-agent-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Small Commercial Insurance Carrier Performance: An Agent Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Carriers must perform well in the areas most important to agents\u2014the primary distribution channel for small-business insurance<\/h3>\n<p>Boston, MA (Oct. 1, 2020) \u2013 The small commercial insurance market segment is going to be under greater pressure in the near future as some small businesses close and those that remain open operate under more constrained circumstances. As small-business owners try to navigate these challenging times, it is likely that agents can be a strong partner in helping them secure the best coverage at the best price. Should carriers pay more attention to what agents are saying about their performance?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Aite-Group-Small-Commercial-Carrier-Performance-20200924.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-68050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Aite-Group-Small-Commercial-Carrier-Performance-20200924-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"2020 Small Commercial Insurance Carrier Performance: An Agent Survey (Aite Group)\" width=\"640\" height=\"532\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This Aite Group report showcases the findings from a survey of 56 independent and captive small commercial insurance agents in the United States that Aite Group conducted with the assistance of Competiscan, a Chicago-based firm that interacts heavily with agents to aggregate carrier marketing material, from March to May 2020. It endeavors to gauge agents\u2019 opinions on how their carriers perform on various functions and how those opinions influence where agents place their business.<\/p>\n<p>This 78-page <b>Impact Report<\/b> contains 65 figures and 20 tables. Clients of Aite Group\u2019s P&amp;C Insurance service can download this report, the corresponding charts, and the Executive Impact Deck.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aitegroup.com\/report\/2020-small-commercial-insurance-carrier-performance-agent-survey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> for the online summary or to download the table of contents.<\/p>\n<p>This report mentions Acuity, AIG, Allstate, American Family, American Financial, AmTrust Group, Assurant, Auto-Owners, Berkshire Hathaway, Chubb Ltd., Cincinnati, CAN, Employers\u2019 Mutual, Erie Insurance, Farmers Insurance Group, Hamilton, Hanover, Hiscox, Liberty Mutual, Nationwide, Progressive, QBE, Selective, Sentry, State Auto, State Farm, The Hartford, Tokio Marine Holdings, Travelers, USAA, W. R. Berkley, XL Group, and Zurich Insurance Group.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"smallhead\"><b>About Aite Group<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Aite Group is a global research and advisory firm delivering comprehensive, actionable advice on business, technology, and regulatory issues and their impact on the financial services industry. With expertise in banking, payments, insurance, wealth management, and the capital markets, we guide financial institutions, technology providers, and consulting firms worldwide. We partner with our clients, revealing their blind spots and delivering insights to make their businesses smarter and stronger. Visit us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aitegroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.aitegroup.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"referencetext\"><i>Source: Aite Group<\/i><\/p>\n<p> Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/aig\/\" rel=\"tag\">AIG<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/aite-group\/\" rel=\"tag\">Aite Group<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/allstate\/\" rel=\"tag\">Allstate<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/american-family-insurance\/\" rel=\"tag\">American Family Insurance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/berkshire-hathaway\/\" rel=\"tag\">Berkshire-Hathaway<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/chubb\/\" rel=\"tag\">Chubb<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/commercial-lines\/\" rel=\"tag\">commercial lines<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/erie-mutual\/\" rel=\"tag\">Erie Mutual<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/farmers-insurance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Farmers Insurance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/hanover\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hanover<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/hiscox\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hiscox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/independent-agents\/\" rel=\"tag\">independent agents<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/jay-sarzen\/\" rel=\"tag\">Jay Sarzen<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/liberty-mutual\/\" rel=\"tag\">Liberty Mutual<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/nationwide\/\" rel=\"tag\">Nationwide<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/progressive-insurance\/\" rel=\"tag\">Progressive Insurance<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/qbe\/\" rel=\"tag\">QBE<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/small-business\/\" rel=\"tag\">small business<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/state-farm\/\" rel=\"tag\">State Farm<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/the-hartford\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Hartford<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/travelers\/\" rel=\"tag\">Travelers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/usaa\/\" rel=\"tag\">USAA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/xl-group\/\" rel=\"tag\">XL Group<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/tag\/zurich\/\" rel=\"tag\">Zurich<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurance-canada.ca\/2020\/10\/01\/aite-group-small-commercial-carrier-performance-agent-survey\/\">Read the original article at Insurance-Canada.ca <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carriers must perform well in the areas most important to agents\u2014the primary distribution channel for small-business insurance Boston, MA (Oct. 1, 2020) \u2013 The small commercial insurance market segment is going to be under&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":578,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19735"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/578"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19735\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}