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Community Bank Insurance Sales: The Outlook

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COMMUNITY BANK INSURANCE SALES: THE OUTLOOK by James Campbell Are community banks being left behind as the bank insurance business lurches forward? While nine of every 10 U.S. banks with gr...

Company Contracts: Double Your Bonuses

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COMPANY CONTRACTS: DOUBLE YOUR BONUSES by Chris Burand If one company is willing to pay twice the bonus for the same results, the same book, the same ease of doing busin...

Company Payment Obligations

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COMPANY PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS by the IIABA Virtual University Faculty In this document, the IIABA faculty examines a case in which an insured's account renewed in May, but the policies weren...

Company Stability Survey

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Do you regularly negotiate such contractual issues as commission rates, growth goals, etc. with your companies?

Congratulations to the 57% who responded, “Yes!” Based on those positive responses, it appears that agencies of all sizes are negotiating. Negotiations aren't limited to larger agencies. If these agents weren't succeeding in their negotiations, even in a hard market, they'd be giving up. Although 57% is a good percentage, I'd love to see this number keep growing. If you aren't negotiating contractual issues with your companies, isn't it time to begin?

Company Underwriting Communication

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COMPANY UNDERWRITING COMMUNICATION One advantage of computerization is the ability to mass-produce customized information - letters, application forms, or submissions for quotes....

Company Underwriting Communication

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COMPANY UNDERWRITING COMMUNICATION One advantage of computerization is the ability to mass-produce customized information - letters, application forms, or submissions for quotes. How often have you p...

Comparing Apples To Oranges

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COMPARING APPLES TO ORANGES by Bill Wilson Youve seen the commercials: 'Call now and save 15% or more on your car insurance!' Unfortunately, when someo...

Compensating Producers

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COMPENSATING PRODUCERS by Harry Brooks, CPCU, CLU There probably is no subject in the field of insurance agency management that is discussed as frequently, but on which there are su...

Compensating The Cross-Sell

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COMPENSATING THE CROSS-SELL by John Jaques A simple method for cross-selling employee benefit coverages to Property/Casualty clients is to establish a disciplined program for the ...

Compensating The Insurance Agency Office Staff

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COMPENSATING THE INSURANCE AGENCY OFFICE STAFF by Harry Brooks What should you be paying your agency office staff members, other than producers? It is not a sufficient answer to say...

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