Rough Notes

Hear from Linda Fisher, founder of Cardinal Insurance Group, Traverse City, Michigan, in the latest episode of the Front Cover podcast.
https://theinsurancepodcastnetwork.com/rough-notes-front-cover-october-2026-linda-fisher-cardinal-insurance-group/

Is your "driver assistance" insured?
Learn more in our latest Coverage Concerns post.
https://roughnotes.com/is-your-driver-assistance-insured/

Growth matters more than ever in brokerage M&As. Learn more in this month's "Acquisition Acumen" column from MarshBerry

https://roughnotes.com/growth-matters-more-than-ever-in-brokerage-ma/

Sustainable, predictable growth is never built by writing ambitious revenue numbers on a conference room whiteboard. It is built one conversation ... and one disciplined leadership decision at a time.
Learn more in this month's "Beyond Insurance" column.
https://roughnotes.com/when-easy-growth-ended/

Congratulations to Joshua Morey, President of The J. Morey Company, Inc. for winning our 2025 Community Service Award.

Read about his involvement with the Japanese American National Museum in our current issue.

https://roughnotes.com/preserve-and-serve-2/

In our latest Top Q&A for Agents newsletter, we share five commercial insurance costs that have nothing to do with the rate.

https://roughnotes.com/top-5-commercial-ins-costs-that-have-nothing-to-do-with-the-rate/

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They failed to yell "timber"!
Let's "Dig a Little Deeper" into one of this month's Court Cases.
https://roughnotes.com/they-failed-to-yell-timber/

Having the right business model matters.
Learn more in this month's "Inside Matters" column.
https://roughnotes.com/taking-back-the-night-part-2-the-right-business-model/

There's no need to rush in when it comes to implementing AI, but have a plan to.
Learn more in our September issue.
https://roughnotes.com/ai-implementation/