In this fast, insight-packed 7-minute briefing, Michael Jans breaks down six forces reshaping the independent insurance agency world right now — from AI acceleration to PE consolidation, social inflation, compliance pressure, ENS growth, and the widening growth gap between digital agencies and everyone else.

In this episode you’ll discover:

✅ Why InsurTech funding surged in October and what it means for Main Street agencies

✅ How private equity now controls 72% of all M&A — and what that means for valuation

✅ The new wave of social inflation driving casualty costs through the roof

✅ Why 21 states now have comprehensive data privacy laws (and the NAIC Model 668 push for 2026)

✅ How ENS/surplus lines hit $130B and why the trend isn’t slowing

✅ The stat every agency owner should memorize:

👉 Agencies adopting advanced digital tools are growing 70% faster than their peers

If you’ve ever wished you had a “7-minute dashboard” for the industry… this is it.

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