Featured Zywave Webinar

Thriving in a Softening Market: How to Accelerate Organic Growth When Premium Increases Stop Carrying You 

Thursday, April 23

12:00 PM CT

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The market is shifting. And for many agencies, the revenue tailwind they've been riding is about to run out. 
 
Over the past several years, brokers have experienced strong top-line growth fueled largely by a hardening market. With carriers posting rate increases of up to 40%, many agencies saw their books grow without having to aggressively prospect or develop new business. But that era is fading. 


As the market softens, carriers are loosening their appetites and competing harder to write more business, creating a dynamic, highly competitive environment where differentiation matters more than ever. For agencies that know how to move, this is actually one of the best times to grow. A softening market is a prospecting market. 
 
The agencies that thrive in this environment are the ones building pipeline now — leveraging technology, sharpening their sales process, and equipping their teams to go out and win new logos. The agencies that don't? With average retention hovering around 92% and organic growth under 5%, they'll quietly bleed revenue year over year without ever seeing it coming. 
 
In this webinar, we'll cover: 

  • Why a softening market exposes the difference between real growth and rate-driven growth — and what that means for your agency's future
  • How to honestly assess your book and identify where revenue is at risk before it walks out the door
  • How to build a prospecting culture that generates new logos, not just renewals
  • Smart strategies to expand your referral network and turn warm relationships into a consistent source of new business
  • How to leverage technology and proactive pipeline-building to close the gap when referrals alone aren't enough to hit your growth goals 

Presenters:

Andrew Gebel

Senior Solutions Consultant

Zywave

Amber Johnson

Regional Manager

Zywave

 
 

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