The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big "I") has released its 2016 Best Practices Study (BPS) benchmarking analysis which found modest declines in organic growth but steady profitability across the group of 260 Best Practices Agencies studied.  

"The 2016 Best Practices Study provides important information to help identify the business practices and methods that propel the top firms to the performance levels others seek to match," says Madelyn Flannagan, Big "I" vice president of agent development, research and education. "These are challenging times for the independent agency system as slow growth, record consolidation, an aging workforce and threats from technology upstarts impact even the top performing agencies. The Best Practices Study is poised to help all agencies address these challenges."

• Anderson Insurance & Investment Agency, Minneapolis 
• Associated Financial Group, Minnetonka
• Christensen Group, Minneapolis 
• Cobb Strecker Dunphy & Zimmermann, Minneapolis
• Cornerstone Insurance Agency, Victoria 
• Dyste Williams, Minneapolis 
• Marshik Insurance Agency, Little Falls 
• Roundbank Insurance Agency, Waseca

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