web01.fireside.fm Sun, 03 May 2026 20:32:09 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Insurance Happy Hour - Episodes Tagged with “Insurance Agents” https://www.insurancehappyhour.com/tags/insurance%20agents Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0600 Change in the insurance industry is speeding up. Consumers are also changing. Let's talk about industry news and trends, technology and marketing. Hosts: Becky Schroeder and Laird Rixford en-us episodic It's happy hour, and we're talking insurance. Becky Schroeder & Laird Rixford Change in the insurance industry is speeding up. Consumers are also changing. Let's talk about industry news and trends, technology and marketing. Hosts: Becky Schroeder and Laird Rixford no Becky Schroeder & Laird Rixford contact@insurancehappyhour.com Insurance: Your Next Big Travel Destination http://www.insurancehappyhour.com/66 419f9fca-8290-4830-aea9-d362a0d8762d Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:00:00 -0600 Becky Schroeder & Laird Rixford 66 Insurance: Your Next Big Travel Destination full 3 Becky Schroeder & Laird Rixford Becky and Laird discuss how quite a few travel agents are thriving amid massive disruption to their industry and how insurance should follow in their footsteps. 32:20 no <p>Insurance agents are going the way of the travel agent. That's a story heard frequently in the industry. Becky and Laird talk about the comparison between insurance agents and travel agents. Plus, we got a new toy for the show.</p> <p><a href="https://seths.blog/2019/12/the-travel-agents-problem/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The travel agent's problem</a><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ces2020-rise-new-dwi-driving-while-interacting-mark-breading/?trackingId=YGn%2FDoMtaJVlThdEp4QrAA%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">CES2020: The Rise of a New DWI (Driving While Interacting?)</a> </p> Insurance agents are going the way of the travel agent. That's a story heard frequently in the industry. Becky and Laird talk about the comparison between insurance agents and travel agents. Plus, we got a new toy for the show.

The travel agent's problem
CES2020: The Rise of a New DWI (Driving While Interacting?)

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The travel agent's problem
CES2020: The Rise of a New DWI (Driving While Interacting?)

]]> When Disaster Strikes http://www.insurancehappyhour.com/22 ce0f4c78-96d7-4045-900d-f29da330a2e0 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 15:00:00 -0500 Becky Schroeder & Laird Rixford 22 When Disaster Strikes full 1 Becky Schroeder & Laird Rixford Disasters are a great time for insurance agents to show their value by helping their clients. We talk about how agents can do that. Also, we talk about how the insurance industry is great for a long-term career. 34:08 no <p>Disasters are a great time for insurance agents to show their value by helping their clients. We talk about how agents can do that. Also, we talk about how the insurance industry is great for a long-term career.</p> <p><a href="https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2018/09/12/500875.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">7 Ways to Help Clients Survive Hurricanes (and Other Disasters)</a><br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Isaacs-Storm-Deadliest-Hurricane-History/dp/0375708278" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson</a> </p> insurance, hurricane preparedness, insurance agents, Disasters are a great time for insurance agents to show their value by helping their clients. We talk about how agents can do that. Also, we talk about how the insurance industry is great for a long-term career.

7 Ways to Help Clients Survive Hurricanes (and Other Disasters)
Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

]]> Disasters are a great time for insurance agents to show their value by helping their clients. We talk about how agents can do that. Also, we talk about how the insurance industry is great for a long-term career.

7 Ways to Help Clients Survive Hurricanes (and Other Disasters)
Isaac's Storm by Erik Larson

]]> Working in the Insurance Industry http://www.insurancehappyhour.com/5 24340ca3-9fd8-41de-9b33-3c8d5225f9a3 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 15:00:00 -0600 Becky Schroeder & Laird Rixford 5 Working in the Insurance Industry full 1 Becky Schroeder & Laird Rixford Considering that the average age of an insurance agent is 59 and that only 4% of millennials see the insurance industry as a career option, we have work to do to promote the benefits of working in the insurance industry. 31:26 no <p>Considering that the average age of an insurance agent is 59 and that only 4% of millennials see the insurance industry as a career option, we have work to do to promote the benefits of working in the insurance industry.<br> <br><br><br> <a href="http://abc7news.com/chp-drunk-driving-suspect-on-bay-bridge-says-tesla-was-on-auto-pilot/2969860/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Drunk driving suspect on Bay Bridge says Tesla was on auto-pilot</a><br><br> <a href="http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2018/02/08/february-is-insurance-careers-month?t=personal-lines-business?ref=channel-news" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">February is insurance careers month</a><br><br> <a href="http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2018/02/01/what-do-agents-say-2018-nu-pia-independent-agent-s?t=agency-technology&amp;slreturn=1518552927&amp;page_all=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">2018 NU/PIA Independent Agent Study results</a> </p> Considering that the average age of an insurance agent is 59 and that only 4% of millennials see the insurance industry as a career option, we have work to do to promote the benefits of working in the insurance industry.



Drunk driving suspect on Bay Bridge says Tesla was on auto-pilot

February is insurance careers month

2018 NU/PIA Independent Agent Study results

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Drunk driving suspect on Bay Bridge says Tesla was on auto-pilot

February is insurance careers month

2018 NU/PIA Independent Agent Study results

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