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He shares insights from his book for independent insurance agency owners. --- [![Logo - TC](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/hubfs/Tony%20Caldwell/Logo%20-%20TC.png) ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net) # Tony Caldwell's Blog ## Insights on entrepreneurship and strategy for the insurance industry. - Type - Topic [ Growth Agent Insight ## Insurance Business Budgeting Tips As we enter the fourth quarter of 2020, I would like to talk about budgeting... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/insurance-business-budgeting) [ Growth Agent Insight ## Must-Have Insurance Agency Software I want to talk to you about something that many people might think is pretty... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/best-insurance-agency-software) [ Growth Agent Insight ## Starting an Insurance Agency with SIAA Are you thinking of starting a business as an independent insurance agency? Let... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/starting-an-insurance-agency-with-siaa) [ Growth Agent Insight ## Best practices for selling an insurance agency If you created and built up an independence insurance agency, you will be... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/selling-an-insurance-agency) [ Growth Agent Insight ## How to Develop (or Change!) Your Organizational Culture I'd like to talk today about really important decisions that you need to make... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/organizational-culture-staffing) [ Growth Agent Insight ## Do you have the know-how to start an insurance agency? I've been going through an amazing experience the last couple of weeks:... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/experience-needed-to-start-an-insurance-agency) [ Growth Agent Insight ## A growth coach can explain how to start an insurance agency My flight instructor, Mike Denton, says learning to fly an airplane well is not... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/how-to-start-an-insurance-agency) [ Growth Agent Insight ## A hard insurance market is full of opportunities We are right in the middle of a hard market in commercial insurance. It's... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/hard-insurance-market) [ Growth Agent Insight ## An insurance agency coach will boost your agency’s success I'd like to write a few lines about why you should think about hiring an... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/insurance-agency-coach) [ Growth Agent Insight ## How to best negotiate profit sharing with insurance carriers Let’s talk about something most independent agents wish for, but don’t ask for:... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/how-to-negotiate-profit-sharing-with-insurance-carriers) [ Tony's Recommendations ## Data and KPIs are key to increasing insurance agency profit margins I once used this example with my own team: “If you're in a canoe and you're... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/insurance-agency-profit-margins) [ Growth Agent Insight ## COVID19 Impact on Insurance - Threats and Opportunities Let’s talk for just a minute about how COVID-19 is affecting the commercial... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/covid19-impact-on-insurance) [ Video ## Independent agents must run a virtual insurance agency The insurance industry in the United States (and the world) has had to adapt... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/virtual-insurance-agency) [ Video ## Insurance agency owner retirement plans can't start too soon. You've probably read some of the same articles I have, which tell us that about... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/retirement-for-insurance-agency-owners) [ Growth Agent Insight ## Use Insurance agency KPIs to increase your profits Let’s talk about the importance of key performance indicators for improving... ](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/insurance-agency-kpis-profitability) - [1](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/tag/video/page/1) - [2](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/tag/video/page/2) - [**](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/tag/video/page/2) - [**](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog/tag/video/page/2) ![Tony-Caldwell-Logo](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/hs-fs/hubfs/Tony-Caldwell-Logo.png?width=400&name=Tony-Caldwell-Logo.png) 1220 N Robinson Ave Oklahoma City, OK 73103 [(405) 702-0900](tel:405-702-0900) [** ](https://www.facebook.com/AuthorTonyCaldwell/) ### [Resources](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/resources) [Podcast](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/insurance-podcast) [Blog](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/blog) [Books](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/books) [News](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/news) [Income Calculator](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/income-calculator) ### eBooks [The Silver Lining of COVID-19](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/covid-silver-lining) [Virtual Insurance Agencies On The Rise](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/virtual-insurance-agencies) [The Future of Insurance is Data-Driven & People-Led](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/future-of-insurance) [Privacy Policy](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/privacy-policy)[Terms of Use](https://www.tonycaldwell.net/terms-of-use) Copyright © 2020 | Tony Caldwell