--- title: Emerge Apps Blog | Dustin Boss description: Prospecting and retention tips for independent insurance agents --- [![EmergeApps](https://info.emergeapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Emergeapps_April2024/images/header-logo.png?width=195&height=113&name=header-logo.png "EmergeApps")](https://www.emergeapps.com/) - Software - [Explore Web Apps](https://www.emergeapps.com/apps/) - [OSHAlogs](https://www.emergeapps.com/ol/) - [AutomateSafety](https://www.emergeapps.com/as/) - [ModSure](https://www.emergeapps.com/ms/) - [LightDutyWorks](https://emergeapps.com/ld/) - [Wellness401k](https://www.emergeapps.com/wk/) - [ComplianceCheck](https://www.emergeapps.com/ck/) - [Fuel52](https://emergeapps.com/fuel52/) - Strategy - [Our Unique Approach](https://www.emergeapps.com/why/) - [Steal Our Strategies](https://www.emergeapps.com/strategy/) - About Us - [Our Team](https://www.emergeapps.com/about/) - [Contact Us](https://www.emergeapps.com/contact/) - Resources - [Blog](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog) - [Resources](https://info.emergeapps.com/resources) [Login](https://app.emergeapps.com/em/login/) [Request Demo](https://www.emergeapps.com/demo/) [![EmergeApps](https://info.emergeapps.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Emergeapps_April2024/images/logo-white.png?width=195&height=113&name=logo-white.png "EmergeApps")](https://www.emergeapps.com/) - - Software - [Explore Web Apps](https://www.emergeapps.com/apps/) - [OSHAlogs](https://www.emergeapps.com/ol/) - [AutomateSafety](https://www.emergeapps.com/as/) - [ModSure](https://www.emergeapps.com/ms/) - [LightDutyWorks](https://www.emergeapps.com/ld/) - [Wellness401k](https://www.emergeapps.com/wk/) - [ComplianceCheck](https://www.emergeapps.com/ck/) - [Fuel52](https://emergeapps.com/fuel52/) - About - [Our Team](https://www.emergeapps.com/about/) - [Contact Us](https://www.emergeapps.com/contact/) - - Strategy - [Our Unique Approach](https://www.emergeapps.com/why/) - [Steal Our Strategies](https://www.emergeapps.com/strategy/) - Resources - [Blog](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog) - [Resources](https://info.emergeapps.com/resources) [Login](https://app.emergeapps.com/em/login/) [Request Demo](https://www.emergeapps.com/demo/) # Emerge Apps Blog Prospecting and retention tips for independent insurance agents [![What Makes Great Insurance Software in the Age of AI?](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/4.png)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-makes-great-insurance-software-in-the-age-of-ai) ### [**What Makes Great Insurance Software in the Age of AI?** “Couldn't somebody just build this themselves?”](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-makes-great-insurance-software-in-the-age-of-ai) ###### [![What Happens When You Join Emerge Apps?](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/3.png)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-join-emerge-apps) ### [**What Happens When You Join Emerge Apps?** Signing up for new software is easy. Getting an entire agency to actually use it is harder.](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-happens-when-you-join-emerge-apps) ###### [![What Makes Insurance Software Actually Stick?](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/2.png)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-makes-insurance-software-actually-stick) ### [**What Makes Insurance Software Actually Stick?** Every agency has a software graveyard.](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-makes-insurance-software-actually-stick) ###### [![Our Why: The Emerge Apps Philosophy on Commercial Insurance](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/1.png)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/the-emerge-apps-philosophy-on-commercial-insurance) ### [**Our Why: The Emerge Apps Philosophy on Commercial Insurance** Randy and Dustin, our founders, didn't set out to build software.](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/the-emerge-apps-philosophy-on-commercial-insurance) ###### [![Meet the Emerge Apps Team: Alicia Torres](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/Design%202.jpg)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/meet-the-emerge-apps-team-alicia-torres) ### [**Meet the Emerge Apps Team: Alicia Torres** If you know the Emerge Apps team, there's a pretty good chance you know the Boss guys: Dustin, Josh, and Randy. But there's...](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/meet-the-emerge-apps-team-alicia-torres) ###### [![What Does a Prevention-First Stewardship Meeting Look Like?](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/stewardship.jpg)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-does-a-prevention-first-stewardship-meeting-look-like) ### [**What Does a Prevention-First Stewardship Meeting Look Like?** For many commercial insurance producers, stewardship meetings sound like a great idea in theory.](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-does-a-prevention-first-stewardship-meeting-look-like) ###### [![How to Rethink Your Service Plan to Create Lifelong Client Loyalty](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/Service%20plan.png)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/how-to-rethink-service-plan) ### [**How to Rethink Your Service Plan to Create Lifelong Client Loyalty** If you ask ten successful commercial insurance agencies to describe their service plan, you'll hear a lot of the same things.](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/how-to-rethink-service-plan) ###### [![4 Ways to Win a Commercial Insurance Account Without Leading With Insurance](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/4%20ways%20to%20win.jpg)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/4-ways-to-win-a-commercial-insurance-account-without-leading-with-insurance) ### [**4 Ways to Win a Commercial Insurance Account Without Leading With Insurance** Over the past few months, we've exploredwhat changes when you stop selling at renewal and how to offer value long before talking...](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/4-ways-to-win-a-commercial-insurance-account-without-leading-with-insurance) ###### [![What Changes When You Stop Selling at Renewal?](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/What%20changes.jpg)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-changes-when-you-stop-selling-at-renewal) ### [**What Changes When You Stop Selling at Renewal?** How proactive commercial insurance producers change the way they prospect, serve clients, run stewardship meetings, and approach renewal.](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/what-changes-when-you-stop-selling-at-renewal) ###### [![Meet the Emerge Apps Team: Josh Boss](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/josh.jpg)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/meet-the-emerge-apps-team-josh-boss) ### [**Meet the Emerge Apps Team: Josh Boss** If you've ever gone through onboarding, submitted a support ticket, or needed help launching one of your employers in Emerge...](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/meet-the-emerge-apps-team-josh-boss) ###### [![Building a 13-Week Insurance Prospecting Flight Plan](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/Flight%20plan.png)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/building-a-13-week-insurance-prospecting-campaign) ### [**Building a 13-Week Insurance Prospecting Flight Plan** In the last few articles, we've talked a lot about commercial insurance prospecting, including leading indicators, prospecting...](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/building-a-13-week-insurance-prospecting-campaign) ###### [![The Insurance Prospecting Math Nobody Talks About](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/Prospecting%20math.png)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/the-insurance-prospecting-math-nobody-talks-about) ### [**The Insurance Prospecting Math Nobody Talks About** Most prospecting advice sounds remarkably similar.](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/the-insurance-prospecting-math-nobody-talks-about) ###### [![The Metrics Mistake Most Insurance Agencies Make](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/Metrics%20mistake%20(1).jpg)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/the-metrics-mistake-most-agencies-make) ### [**The Metrics Mistake Most Insurance Agencies Make** Every agency leader asks some version of the same questions:](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/the-metrics-mistake-most-agencies-make) ###### [![Meet the Emerge Apps Team: Dustin Boss](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/Blog-images-team-v2.png)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/meet-the-emerge-apps-team-dustin-boss) ### [**Meet the Emerge Apps Team: Dustin Boss** If you’ve ever seen Dustin present, lead a strategy conversation, or rapid-fire a dozen new ideas in a single meeting, it might...](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/meet-the-emerge-apps-team-dustin-boss) ###### [![How Top Producers Turn Small Touches Into Big Opportunities](https://info.emergeapps.com/hubfs/Landing.jpg)](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/how-top-producers-turn-small-touches-into-big-opportunities) ### [**How Top Producers Turn Small Touches Into Big Opportunities** By now, we’ve covered a lot of prospecting strategy in this blog series.](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/how-top-producers-turn-small-touches-into-big-opportunities) ###### [1](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/author/dustin-boss/page/1) [2](https://info.emergeapps.com/blog/author/dustin-boss/page/2) 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