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In 2022, we celebrated our 125th Anniversary. You can read about our history here.

The faces may have change, but the saying still remains, “You can count on us!”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Higgins Insurance Included In the Big “I” and Reagan Consulting
2022 BEST Practices Study

            HOPKINSVILLE, KY, September 15, 2022 – Higgins Insurance has been selected to be part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) “Best Practices” Study Group.

Only 282 independent agencies throughout the U.S. qualified for inclusion in the 2022 Best Practices Study. An IIABA affiliated state association or an insurance company must first nominate the agency which then must qualify based on outstanding customer retention, growth, stability and financial management. More than 2,600 agencies were nominated this year.  

            The Best Practices Study was initiated by IIABA in 1993 as the foundation for efforts to improve agency performance. The annual Study of leading independent insurance agencies, which is conducted by the Big “I” and Reagan Consulting of Atlanta, GA, documents the business practices of these “best” agencies and urges others to adopt similar practices.

            Hundreds of workshops and seminars have been conducted at various producer association functions, company sponsored agency meetings and national automation users group conventions. 

            The Big “I” and Reagan Consulting jointly maintain the Best Practices Gateway website (www.reaganconsulting.com/research/best-practices) that provides previews  of the annual Best Practices Studies and various Best Practices tools.  The Gateway, as well as the annual Study, is made possible in part through the financial sponsorship of various insurance companies and industry organizations. 

            The 2022 Best Practices Study sponsors include:  Amerisure, Applied, Central Insurance, EMC Insurance, First Insurance Funding, Foremost, A Farmers Insurance Company, The Hanover Insurance Group, The Hartford, Imperial PFS, InsurBanc, Liberty Mutual/Safeco Insurance, National General, an Allstate Company, Nationwide, Progressive, Sun Life, Travelers, Vertafore, Westfield, and Westfield Bank.

            The Higgins Insurance Agency was founded in 1897 and offers a wide range of insurance products including personal, commercial, agribusiness, employee benefits and more.

            For more information on the Best Practices Study, contact Jennifer Becker at the Big “I”, 1-800-221-7917.

Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing more than 25,000 agency locations united under the Trusted Choice brand. Trusted Choice independent agents offer consumers all types of insurance—property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans and retirement products—from a variety of insurance companies.

Reagan Consulting is a financial and management consulting firm specializing in services to the insurance distribution system.  Clients include the leading brokers, agents, and bank-insurance programs in the United States.  They provide thought leadership to the banking and insurance industries through perennial research, seminars, and other industry forums.

Join us in the celebration of our 125th Anniversary on Thursday, October 20th! From 11am-2pm we will be having a customer appreciation lunch. Our Chamber After Hours event will begin at 5pm! There will be lunch & appetizers, door prizes, a photo booth and more! See you there!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

            Hopkinsville, KY, August 6, 2021 – Higgins Insurance retains its Best Practices status, once again becoming a part of an elite group of independent insurance agencies around the United States. This status comes by participating in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) Best Practices Study group. The annual survey and Study of leading independent insurance agencies documents the business practices of the “best” agencies and urges others to adopt similar practices.

            Since 1993, the Big “I” and Reagan Consulting, an Atlanta-based management consulting firm, have join forces to study the country’s leading agencies in six revenue categories. The agencies comprising the study groups are selected every third year through a comprehensive nomination and qualifying process and awarded a “Best Practices Agency” designation. The agency was nominated by either an IIABA affiliated state association or an insurance company and qualified based on its operational excellence.

The selected Best Practices agencies retain their status during the three-year cycle by submitting extensive financial and operational data for review each year. This is the third year of the current three-year Study cycle (2019-2021), where over 1,000 independent agencies throughout the U.S. were nominated to take part in the annual Study in 2019, but only 262 agencies qualified for the honor. To be chosen, the agency had to be among the 35-45 top-performing agencies in one of six revenue categories. 

            Founded in 1897 by Mr. Archie Higgins, Higgins Insurance has become a regional leader with global reach. Divisions specializing in retail insurance brokerage operations, including employee benefits, agribusiness, public entity, manufacturing, hospitality and more. With clients in all 50 states and 8 countries, ranging from Wall Street to Main Street, we’ve got you covered.

For further information, please contact Higgins Insurance at 270-886-3939.

Founded in 1896, the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) is the nation’s oldest and largest national association of independent insurance agents and brokers, representing more than 25,000 agency locations united under the Trusted Choice brand. Trusted Choice independent agents offer consumers all types of insurance—property, casualty, life, health, employee benefit plans and retirement products—from a variety of insurance companies.

In efforts to lift the spirits of graduating seniors we are thankful we could participate in sponsoring seniors at Christian County High School and Hopkinsville High School. The donations were used for class gifts to commemorate their senior year. This contribution was made with matching funds from Erie Insurance. Congratulations graduates! #ERIEAgentsGivingBack

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