Feature articles are the “cornerstones” of each monthly issue of Rough Notes magazine.

Beginning more than 130 years ago and for every month thereafter, Rough Notes magazine has provided agents with the information and insights they need. In these highly competitive times, the magazine has kept on top of the issues of greatest concern to you by including:

• Feature articles about people and programs.

• Special reports about the issues that affect you and your agency.

• Monthly columns from highly qualified insurance professionals such as Steve Anderson; Donald Malecki, CPCU; Michael Moody, ARM; Manny Levy; and Len Strazewski, insurance veterans who know the industry inside out.

Our new monthly feature article, "Capitalizing on Benefits," begins with the January issue. This feature will profile the employee benefits business operation of a leading property/casualty agency.

Rough Notes regularly publishes columns and departments that provide practical information and advice on how to sell insurance and how to achieve growth within an agency. Editorial columns and departments that appear monthly or regularly include:

• AAIS Perspective
• Agency-Insurer Productivity
• Agency Marketing Technology
• Benefits Business
• Beyond Insurance
• Building Equity Value
• Centuries of Rough Notes
• Coaching by Management
• Court Decisions
• Coverage Concerns
• Critical Issue Report
• Customer Service Focus
• Enterprise Risk Management
• Insurance Market Update
• Lessons in Leadership
• Managing by Coaching
• Marketing Matters
• Ownership Changes
• Perspectives on Management
• Public Policy Analysis & Opinion
• PF&M at a Glance
• Rebuilding Cost Chart
• Regional News
• Relationship Building Strategies
• Risk Management
• Risk Managers’ Forum
• Strengthening the Front Line
• To The Point
• Winning Strategies