The Missouri Association of Insurance Agents held their 19th Annual Small Agents Conference this past week in Columbia, Missouri.  For the 5th year, the member participation increased to all-time record numbers with over 500 agents, carriers and vendors on hand for the event. The MAIA Technology Committee continued their tradition of innovative events with the [...]

As with all new “breakthrough” technology, it sometimes takes a leap of faith to get started. Back in 1980 I purchased an “agency management” system for my insurance agency. I was probably one of the first 100 agencies in the country to “automate”. Industry friends of mine where skeptical and suspicious of the promises being [...]

Several posts back, I mentioned that I had been spending a lot of time on Twitter and neglecting my blog. Actually, I have been spending a lot of time not only on Twitter but “messing around” with lots of social networking applications. Why? Well, I am fascinated by the societal and cultural transformation that is [...]