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Agency Perpetuation: Agents Must Go Back To The Drawing Board

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AGENCY PERPETUATION: AGENTS MUST GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD by Brian Burke I would venture to say that 80% of the agencies represented by the readers of this column could reall...

Big Changes, Big Dollars

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BIG CHANGES, BIG DOLLARS by Brian Burke This is about our industry, IPOs, financial danger, and some possible implications for our agency clients. Let's erase the board for a mo...

Building Your Capital

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BUILDING YOUR CAPITAL by Brian Burke Everything seemed to get better around here when we stopped worrying so much about taxes, Agency CEO Are you trying to build a...

Enhance Business In Difficult Times: Manage Finances

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ENHANCE BUSINESS IN DIFFICULT TIMES: MANAGE FINANCES by Brian Burke, ASA Successful agencies act in seven areas to enhance business during difficult economic times: marketing, prosp...

Perpetuation For Family Agencies

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PERPETUATION FOR FAMILY AGENCIES by Brian Burke Gifting agency stock can be part of an estate-planning strategy. It can also be an attractive part of the perpetuation of a family...

The "Chicken Little" Syndrome

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THE 'CHICKEN LITTLE' SYNDROME by Brian Burke 'Brokers to Decline as Direct Sales Gain,' read the headline of the lead story in the Agent/Broker section of a r...

The Future Of Commercial Lines For The Independent Agency

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THE FUTURE OF COMMERCIAL LINES FOR THE INDEPENDENT AGENCY by Brian Burke If two issues of Burke Ink in the last two years can be devoted to the future of Personal Lines, then we ow...

The Keep/Sell Decision

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THE KEEP/SELL DECISION by Brian Burke Agency owners who are faced with the decision of keeping or selling their agencies can't really explore one of these routes without investi...

The Mixed-Perpetuation Sandwich: Inserting A Non-Family Layer

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THE MIXED-PERPETUATION SANDWICH: INSERTING A NON-FAMILY LAYER by Brian Burke Discussions about the perpetuation of family-owned agencies often assume that the offspring always bu...

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