Plan for Success After Hard Market | Leave the Struggles Behind in 2026
The Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Podcast
Release Date: 10/21/2025
Insurance Team Training Ideas: Best Ways New Agents Learn Online
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🔥 Insurance Team Training Ideas: Best Ways New Agents Learn Online Welcome back to the Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast! In this episode, we dive into what truly works when training your insurance team—especially new agents entering the industry. 🚀 If you're looking to level up your team’s skills, strengthen your agency’s performance, and build confident, knowledgeable agents, this episode is packed with value. 💡 🎧 What You’ll Learn in This Episode In this podcast, we break down the essential learning tools, resources, and strategies that help new insurance...
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Insurance Business Planning Tips: Build a Strong Agency Business Plan
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🚀 Insurance Business Planning Tips: Build a Strong Agency Business Plan Ready to stop winging it and start running your agency with intention? This week on the Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast, we’re diving into the #1 tool that separates thriving agencies from struggling ones 👀👇 A strategic business plan. Most agencies don’t slow down long enough to plan — and it’s costing them money, growth, and peace of mind. But not you. Not this year. 💥 🎧 In This Episode, You’ll Discover: ✨ Your TRUE “Why” — and why it’s the foundation of every major decision...
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Retention Coaching Plan: Customer Service Ideas for Insurance Agencies
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🎧 NEW EPISODE: Retention Coaching Plan — Customer Service Ideas for Insurance Agencies Welcome back to the Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast! In this episode, we dive deep into the strategies, training tools, and customer service frameworks every independent agency needs to thrive in 2026. 📈💼 Retention has become one of the biggest challenges in today’s shifting insurance market — which is exactly why our retention training podcast is our second most popular of the entire year. Agencies everywhere are searching for the right plan, the right structure, and the right...
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Benefits of Buying An Existing Insurance Book of Business
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🎧 Welcome to the latest Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast! In this episode, we dive into Buying an Insurance Book of Business: Benefits You Need to Know. Whether you’re considering expanding your agency or exploring growth strategies, this episode breaks down what you need to know before making a move. Buying a book of business can offer huge rewards—but it comes with challenges. We discuss profits, team integration, credibility with carriers, and strategic planning to help you make informed decisions. 🔥 What You’ll Learn in This Episode 💰 Key benefits of buying an...
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Tone vs Words in Customer Service: How Insurance Agents Can Win Every Call
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☎️ Your words matter — but your tone matters even more! In this Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast episode, Kelly Donahue-Piro dives deep into the power of tone vs. words in customer service and how it can make or break your client relationships. Discover why the way you say something is often more impactful than what you say — especially when serving your insurance clients. 💬✨ 💡 In this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ Why tone shapes how clients feel about your agency ✅ How to sound authentic (not “salesy” or robotic) on client calls ✅ Simple ways to make your...
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Training Program in Insurance Agency: How Can You Improve It?
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🚀 Training Program in Insurance Agency: How Can You Improve It? 🎧 Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast | Agency Performance Partners Hey there, Independent Insurance Agents! 👋 Are you onboarding new team members and wondering how to create a training program that actually works? This episode is packed with powerful strategies to help you build or enhance your new agent training system so your hires hit the ground running. 🏃♂️💼 🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode: ✅ How to assess a new agent’s experience and tailor their onboarding ✅ Why it’s critical...
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Insurance Staffing Tips to Hire Top-Performing Agents
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🎙️ Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast Episode: Insurance Staffing Tips to Hire Top-Performing Agents 💼🌟 Tired of hiring “okay” team members who just fill seats? It’s time to level up your hiring game! 🚀 In this episode, we share insurance staffing tips and smart interview strategies that help you identify the top-performing agents who will elevate your agency culture, take ownership, and embrace change. 💪 At Agency Performance Partners, we believe that the right hire doesn’t just fit the role—they fuel your agency’s growth! 🔥 👇 Here’s what...
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Insurance Agency Hiring Best Practices: How to Spot Great Candidates
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🎙️ Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast Episode: Insurance Agency Hiring Best Practices — How to Spot Great Candidates 💼✨ Are you ready to stop settling for “okay” hires and start building a powerhouse insurance team? In this episode, we dive into the interview strategies and hiring best practices that help agency leaders identify candidates who bring grit, accountability, and a growth mindset to the table. 💪 At Agency Performance Partners, we believe that skills can be taught — but character, culture fit, and drive can’t. 🚀 👇 Here’s what you’ll learn...
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Why You’re Not Getting the Right Candidates: Insurance Job Posting Tips
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🚨 Struggling to find the right insurance candidates? You’re not alone! In this episode of the Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast, Kelly Donahue-Piro shares powerful insurance job posting tips to help agencies attract top talent — not just anyone who clicks “Apply.” 💡 ✨ Here’s what you’ll learn: ✅ Why your insurance job posting isn’t getting the right candidates ✅ How to make your job ads sound more like marketing (and less like HR paperwork) ✅ What to highlight to stand out — culture, perks, and growth opportunities ✅ Why focusing on “what’s in it...
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How to Hire Insurance Staff
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🎙️ Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast Episode Title: How to Hire Insurance Staff: Solving the Insurance Industry Talent Crisis 🚨 The insurance industry talent crisis is real — agencies everywhere are struggling to hire and keep great people. But the problem isn’t just the job market… it’s the outdated approach to recruiting! In this episode, Kelly Donahue-Piro breaks down how to hire insurance staff effectively and retain top talent in today’s changing world. If you’re an independent insurance agent who’s tired of saying “it’s hard to hire,” this one’s...
info_outline📈 Plan for Success After Hard Market | Leave the Struggles Behind in 2026
🎧 Ridiculously Amazing Insurance Agent Podcast | Featuring Stephen Harrington-Descoteaux
🔥 After years of navigating the insurance hard market, it’s time to move forward with a clear, confident plan for 2026! In this episode, Stephen Harrington-Descoteaux shares how your agency can pivot from panic to performance and embrace what's next.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
✅ The signs that the hard market is softening in key areas
✅ AI-driven underwriting & claims – why speed and tech matter more than ever
✅ Client expectations: empathy + self-service = the new standard
✅ Why bundling is making a comeback – and how it impacts retention
✅ Building culture that attracts and keeps top talent
✅ Proactive renewal strategies to stay ahead of the curve
✅ Turning producers and account managers into niche "mini-experts"
✅ Automation tips to save time and reduce burnout
✅ Data-driven decisions to grow smarter, not harder
✅ Leadership lessons that help you scale in 2026 and beyond
🎯 Whether you're a seasoned insurance pro or growing your book, this episode is packed with forward-focused strategies to help your agency thrive after the hard market.
👉 Don’t miss this roadmap to a stronger, smarter, and more scalable agency!
📩 Need help creating your success plan? Contact us — we’re here to support your growth journey.
👇 Drop your questions in the comments and let us know your top takeaway!
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