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Producer Compensation: A Primer

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PRODUCER COMPENSATION: A PRIMER by Al Diamond One of the most common questions that we get each week is 'How much should we pay producers?' The range that weve encountere...

Producer Contracts

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PRODUCER CONTRACTS Before new employees are hired into the agency, some sort of understanding needs to be reached regarding the terms and conditions of employment. Verbal 'gentleman's ...

Putting The Right People In The Right Place: Execute!

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PUTTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THE RIGHT PLACE: EXECUTE! by Chris Burand The cover of a recent issue of Fortune boasted a picture of a small army of spiffily dressed, famous CEOs under the tit...

Responsibilities And Rewards Of Agency Ownership

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RESPONSIBILITIES AND REWARDS OF AGENCY OWNERSHIP by Carol Hammes Not everyone is cut out to be an agency owner. Some of the best producers and service reps either do not want to tak...

Secrets Of The Successful: Focus And Commitment

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SECRETS OF THE SUCCESSFUL: FOCUS AND COMMITMENT by Al Diamond The IIABA publishes an excellent Best Practices study that prov...

Secure A Company Appointment, Part I: Analyze The Need

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SECURE A COMPANY APPOINTMENT, PART I: ANALYZE THE NEED by Jack Fries This two-part article focuses on how to get the companies and markets your agency needs. Securing a com...

Seven Management Keys Go Beyond Survival

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SEVEN MANAGEMENT KEYS GO BEYOND SURVIVAL by John Jaques For independent agencies to thrive in today's tough economic environment, agency management must actively and strongly implement sev...

Speed: A New Entitlement

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SPEED: A NEW ENTITLEMENT by Jack Burke A benefit or a gift can quickly become something the receiver expects to get. Customer satisfaction, for instance, was originally a goal for businesse...

Spending On Tomorrow Hits Today's Bottom Line

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SPENDING ON TOMORROW HITS TODAY'S BOTTOM LINE by Diane Herbert and Pamela Millard The term, 'revenue per employee' is a widely accepted measure of an agency's performance. It's calcula...

Staffing Smart

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STAFFING SMART by Roy Phillips Agency profitability can start with well-trained, well-compensated customer service reps who know their jobs. Reasonable expense ratios can be the difference b...

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