The 7-Minute Insurance Industry Intelligence Briefing (6 Trends Every Agency Owner Must Know Now)

In this fast, insight-packed 7-minute briefing, Michael Jans breaks down six forces reshaping the independent insurance agency world right now — from AI acceleration to PE consolidation, social inflation, compliance pressure, ENS growth, and the widening growth gap between digital agencies and everyone else. In this episode you’ll discover: ✅ Why InsurTech funding surged in October and what it means for Main Street agencies ✅ How private equity now controls 72% of all M&A — and what that means for valuation ✅ The new wave of social inflation driving casualty costs through the roof ✅ Why 21 states now have comprehensive data privacy laws (and the NAIC Model 668 push for 2026) ✅ How ENS/surplus lines hit $130B and why the trend isn’t slowing ✅ The stat every agency owner should memorize: 👉 Agencies adopting advanced digital tools are growing 70% faster than their peers If you’ve ever wished you had a “7-minute dashboard” for the industry… this is it. Want to explore how the fastest-growing agencies are using AI to scale? Grab a 15-minute call with Michael [Click here].