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Congratulations, Valor Insurance Group (@valorinsure_), Grand Rapids, Michigan, our May Agency of the Month. roughnotes.com/small-agency-b…

This month's "Risk Managers' Forum" column from the @NatlAllianceEd discusses preventing workplace altercations through an improved code of conduct. roughnotes.com/a-case-study-o…

In this month's Agency Partners feature, learn how Brown & Brown's rebranded specialty distribution segment, Arrowhead Intermediaries, is leveraging decades of experience to tackle dislocated markets. roughnotes.com/arrowhead-inte…

Happy Friday! How would a four-day work week affect your agency? Learn from Michael Cruz with Foresight Insurance how switching employees to this model didn't fix burnout but rather forced the team to build a better agency. roughnotes.com/the-four-day-w…

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If you automate without retraining, you’re not trimming fat, you’re cutting muscle. And your people feel it. Don't fire your future; learn more in this month's "Beyond Insurance" column. roughnotes.com/dont-fire-your… @BeyondInsurance

Following up on yesterday's post, learn about the rising risks for nonprofits from Nelson Kefauver and Karli Moore with Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions. @IntactSpecialty roughnotes.com/rising-risks-f…

Legacies of past abuse haunt today's risk management in the nonprofits and social services market. Learn more in this month's Specialty Lines Markets feature. roughnotes.com/nonprofits-and… @AmWINS @GAIGroup

In this month's "Tactical Tech" column from Chris Paradiso, learn how the data-intake platform @canopy_connect helps your agency grow faster. roughnotes.com/data-intake-pl…

Find time to let your minds wander and pursue other possibilities. The same 10 minutes you’re using to scroll through social media could be all it takes to get started. Learn more in this month's "Let's Lead" column. roughnotes.com/the-secret-liv…

Leadership is not a job title. In this month's Focus on Leadership article, learn how to build adults not dependencies. roughnotes.com/build-adults-n…

Growth is optional. Leadership is not. Learn more in this month's "Winning Strategies" column from @sitkinsgroup. roughnotes.com/growth-is-opti…

It's a new month and a new episode of the Front Cover podcast. Hear from Mark Flockhart, CEO of Valor Insurance Group. @valorinsure_ theinsurancepodcastnetwork.com/rough-notes-fr…

Coming soon in May: Specialty Lines-Nonprofits and social services Focus On-Leadership Agency Partners-Brown & Brown's rebranded specialty distribution segment Agency of the Month-A Michigan agency that focuses on education through video

In our latest Top Q&A for Agents newsletter, we discuss the top 5 tariff-driven risks reshaping P&C insurance in 2026. Don't receive our newsletters? Click on "RN Newsletter" on the Rough Notes homepage to sign up. roughnotes.com/the-top-5-tari…

When does a house become a residence? For homeowners coverage, it’s when you actually live in it. Learn more in our latest Coverage Concerns newsletter. Don't receive our newsletters? Click on "RN Newsletter" on the Rough Notes homepage to sign up. roughnotes.com/when-does-a-ho…

Insurance agencies are rewriting disaster readiness. The difference between chaos and confidence is often decided weeks or months before an event. Learn more from Mike Skiados, CEO of @PIANational. roughnotes.com/insurance-agen…

Learn how StitchStudio's insurance-specific ontology and configurability to organization- specific knowledge is improving operations for agencies and brokerages in this month's BrokerTech Spotlight feature. roughnotes.com/solving-real-w…

Did you miss this month's Front Cover podcast episode with John Dawson of Correll Insurance Group? theinsurancepodcastnetwork.com/rough-notes-fr…

Trust is a friction-reducer. Without it, every decision takes longer, costs more and yields less. Learn more in this month's "Management by Coaching" column. roughnotes.com/the-real-curre…