Supporting Connecticut Independent Insurance Agents

You built your agency to serve clients your way— we’re here to help you grow and protect it with the right tools, connections, and knowledge.

You work hard & deserve support. let us help.

Tell us what you need, and we can help you get there. Here are some quick links to guide you in the right direction.

Use your Benefits (You’ll be glad you did)…

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NEW Commercial Lines Market with The Hanover

IMS is helping you unlock more commercial lines markets with The Hanover to protect your customers where it matters most. With the flexible, account-focused solutions and distinctive capabilities, you can offer your clients tailored coverage on an admitted basis.
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Agency Tech Guidance

Members have FREE full access to Catalyit. You’ll find tools to help you discover, select, implement, and maximize the right tech for your agency. Take the tech assessment, learn the latest insights, and more.
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Agency Comp 360

The first comprehensive, multi-state survey designed to give independent agencies a clear view into compensation, benefits, and outsourcing across the industry. You can get the insights!
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Market Access: Insurance for Your Agency & Clients

We make it easy to protect your investment and ability to serve customers with E&O, EPLI, and Cyber. Plus, we provide THE BEST customer service to support you. Need markets for customers? Our programs can write what you need.
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In-House Education

We’ll bring the training to your office. Pick the date and topic that fits your agency’s goals, whether it’s skill-building, CE credit, or earning designations.
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Featured Event

CONNECT 2026

The premier event for Connecticut’s independent agents is headed back to Bristol Event Center on November 11, 2026!

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Upcoming Webinars & Training

Dawn of New Age or End of the World Emerging Risks

WEBINAR | MAY 14 | 3 CE
Incomprehensible technological advancements, regulatory changes, and other factors are fueling new, rapidly evolving risks for agents and insureds to address. Insurance pros who attend this course will better understand risks presented by electric vehicles, alternative energy systems, artificial intelligence, supply chain issues, parametric insurance, virtual currencies, pollutants, and many other issues.

E&O Seminar

WEBINAR | MAY 14 | 3 CE
Join us for this jam-packed seminar where our E&O gurus, Brian Bixby and Howard Kronberg, offer decades of knowledge to leave you with the best practices to stay out of hot water. Earn 3 CE credits and a potential premium credit too!

CGL Endorsements That Will Break Your Policy

WEWEBINAR | MAY 14 | 2 CE
This webinar examines endorsements that can significantly limit coverage under a Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy. Participants will review both ISO and non-standard endorsements to better understand how these changes can impact coverage and create unexpected gaps.

How to Create Efficient, Profitable & Defensible Workflows

WEBINAR | MAY 19 | 3 CE
Does the word “audit” give you night sweats? Instructor Kym Martell taps into her decades of experience auditing agencies to discuss why welcoming an audit might be the best decision your agency can make. She’ll discuss best practices of agency auditing and how it will identify workflow deficiencies, E&O exposures, lost profitability, and the strengths your agency can build upon. 

Catalyit Live: Agency Compensation 360 • Q2 Insights

WEBINAR | MAY 19 | FREE for members
Explore the story behind the numbers! Join us for a free webinar as we dive into the Q2 insights from the Agency Compensation 360 survey.

Reasons Personal Lines Are Broken

WEBINAR | MAY 19 | 3 CE
This course reviews ride-sharing, drones, home rental, furnished autos, remote work, and other issues that test common personal lines policies. Agents who attend will learn the depth of exposures and the best practices of how to address them with insureds. 

Understanding Ordinance or Law

WEBINAR | MAY 20
Ordinance or law exposures continue to evolve, and your insureds still don’t understand why it matters. You must stay up to date on exposures that affect personal or commercial insureds in your area. In this course, you will gain expertise on keeping up with exposures, explaining them to insureds, and securing the coverage needed to avoid ugliness at claim time.

IMS | Get to Know Our Newest Market: The Hanover

WEBINAR | MAY 27 | FREE for all
Meet the Hanover team and learn about their commercial product line-up available to all Big I CT members!

Leadership Academy

ONLINE PROGRAM | Fall sessions begin September 16
Are you looking to level up in your career? Do you know someone in your agency with untapped potential? Take that next step with Leadership Academy. Our highly regarded program and instructors change lives and help you unlock your leadership potential.

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Unlock the benefits of membership.

Get the supportive guidance, practical resources, and strong advocacy your agency needs to grow, compete, and thrive—backed by a community that’s with you every step of the way.

Education that evolves with the industry

Stay current with discounted CE courses, licensing prep, and timely training on emerging issues.

Access to Helpful Insights

Get answers fast with technical support, E&O guidance, and compliance tools you can rely on.

Coverage Backed by Experience

Gain a trusted insurance partner with vast E&O knowledge, responsive service, and access to both admitted and non-admitted markets.

Tools to Grow & Compete

Tap into hiring help, market access, and free Catalyit membership to strengthen operations.

Marketing Support That Gets Results

Use professionally designed materials and get reimbursed for promoting your agency.

Collaborative, Statewide Network

Connect with other agents, local leaders, and peers who genuinely want to help you succeed.

Thank You to Our Diamond Partners in Progress.

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 We believe independent insurance agents serve customers best with trusted advice and options to protect what matters most.

You Deserve Support to Turn to. Let Us Help YOU Thrive.