IJ Academy

  • What is the IJ Academy?

    The Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance provides online training for insurance professionals.
    Hosted by Chris Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, the IJ Academy Director of Education.
    Chris is also the author of

  • IJ Academy’s Agency Executive Program (Sept. 15th-17th)

    An intensive two-and-a-half day agency management seminar dedicated to revenue management, carrier management, strategic planning and leadership.

  • Advanced Basic Training – A 12-Week Foundational Course

    The Insurance Journal Academy of Insurance provides online training for insurance professionals.
    Insurance is one of the most important financial mechanisms of modern capitalistic societies. And an insurance career can be fascinating and rewarding – provided it has the right foundation. The 12-week Advanced Basic Training course will provide that strong career foundation. Designed for those [...]

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  • Young Agent, Young Owner

    Amy Bryan, owner of Bryan Insurance Agency in New Windsor, N.Y. opened her own independent insurance agency at the age of 22. She had no carrier appointments and no customers when she launched her agency in 2004, ut it didn’t take long for Amy to attract quality carriers and customers. Now, at just 28 [...]

  • Creating Online Connections

    To the 77 percent of independent insurance agencies that don’t have a social media presence, creating a profile and trying to form “friendships” via a computer can be daunting. Once you get online, however, tools such as blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn and RSS feeds actually can help an agency build more thoughtful relationships with other agents [...]

  • London Calling

    London Based specialty insurer Hiscox, which launched a significantly expanded US presence in 2006, saw its gross profits reach record levels of 481 million dollars last year. Recently, the company’s chief underwriting 0fficer, Rob Childs, sat down to discuss the profitability for the company and what he sees as the outlook and obstacles for [...]

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