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WHY CAN'T WE GET ORGANIZED AROUND HERE?! by Al Diamond I wouldn't want to count how often we have heard that sad lament from insurance agency principals. The place looks a mess, and the sta...

WHY SOME FEAR SOCIAL MEDIA by Maribeth Kusmeski Compliance departments of financial services firms are up in arms because of industry rules requiring them to retain records of all the soc...

YOUNG AGENTS: A NEW BUSINESS MODEL FOR A NEW GENERATION by Elaine Tolen When Amy Bryan opened Bryan Insurance Agency (New Windsor, NY), in 2004 at the age of 22, she had no clients, no carrier...

YOUR WEB STRATEGY MUST CHANGE by Steve Anderson Go to your agencys Web site and look at the home page. Put yourself in the mind of a random person who doesnt know your agenc...