Magazine
Cover Story
September 2021
Reflections on 9/11
This September we recognize the profound impact the events of September 11, 2001, had on our industry.
Features
![Who Loves Ya, Baby?](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214535/GettyImages-503536842_1-1024x646.jpg)
Who Loves Ya, Baby?
Employers now have solid options to support employees who are also caregivers, and to reduce turnover costs to boot.
![Code Word: Conscience](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214611/0921_FEAT_Code-Word-Conscience-1024x673.jpg)
Code Word: Conscience
Q&A with G. Richard Shell, Scholar, Author and Consultant
![Counseling Through COVID](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214610/0921_FEAT_Counseling-COVID-1024x673.jpg)
Counseling Through COVID
When the stresses of 2020 bore down on its staff, The Council turned inward for answers to larger workforce issues.
Thought Leaders
![Spotlight on Specialty](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214556/shutterstock_1571572561-1024x696.jpg)
Spotlight on Specialty
Q&A with Bryan Salvatore, Executive Vice President & President, Specialty, The H...
![Embezzlement, Hackers and Social Engineering](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214600/shutterstock_676869052-1024x682.jpg)
Embezzlement, Hackers and Social Engineering
Modern-day crime needs comprehensive solutions.
![Becoming a Broker of Change](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214554/shutterstock_1821757913-1024x633.jpg)
Becoming a Broker of Change
Customers are increasingly looking for insurance partners that reflect their own diverse communities.
![EO, EO, It’s Off to Work We Go](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214552/shutterstock_1915482958-1024x618.jpg)
EO, EO, It’s Off to Work We Go
Here are three ways Biden’s “promoting competition” executive order would directly impact our industry.
![Going Direct: Primary Care, Subscription Style](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214557/shutterstock_1548326765-1024x698.jpg)
Vital Signs
Going Direct: Primary Care, Subscription Style
Q&A with Brian Forrest, M.D., Founder and CEO of Access Healthcare Direct
![Consolidation Continues at Record Pace](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214603/0921_Arena_Trem_Acquisition-Detail-1024x620.png)
Consolidation Continues at Record Pace
Specialty distributors are rising in the M&A deal counts.
![Builders Wait and Worry](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214629/shutterstock_1923473282-1024x652.jpg)
Builders Wait and Worry
Core materials are getting costly, raising construction risk.
More In This Issue
![Wanderlust: Japan](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214618/0921_FastTracks_intro-1024x673.jpg)
Wanderlust: Japan
Tokyo pulses with neon signs, fast-flowing rivers of people,...
![Aimee Kilpatrick, COO, BXS Insurance](https://cdn.leadersedge.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30214607/0921_Personal-Lines_Kilpatrick-1024x673.jpg)
Personal Lines
Aimee Kilpatrick, COO, BXS Insurance
“I think they know if they need me I’ll be there, but I ...