OUTSOURCED CLAIMS MANAGEMENT ONE WAY FOR AGENCIES AND CARRIERS TO REDUCE COSTS AND IMPROVE SERVICE by Paul Di Stefano and G. Edward Kalbaugh Within most agencies and insurance companies, cla...

To grow your referral business, follow these 10 steps by Bill Cates.

Although salespeople (and sales managers) might blame slow sales on the economy or the lack of company marketing, the truth is that everyone can be smarter and more productive. In this article, John Graham focuses on how salespeople — and everyone else in business — can become more productive. Graham challenges us to take a hard look at we do and, more importantly, what we’ve become accustomed to doing.

In the realm of technology, Don Tapscott, keynote speaker for ACORD Technology Conference '97, holds the crystal ball. His book, The Digital Economy, has influenced the direction of automation in the corporate world. Excerpts from an interview with Tapscott, published in In ACORD magazine, follow.

Today we are witnessing the early, turbulent days of a revolution as significant as any other in human history. A new medium of human communications is emerging, one that may prove to surpass all previous revolutions, including the printing press, telephone, television, computer, in its impact on our economic and social life.

In an increasingly complex and fluid business environment the need for proper planning is greater than ever. Where do you begin? David Stambaugh provides an outline to move your agency in the right direction.

In a complex and fluid business environment, this planning outline can help move your agency in the right direction.

“I’m farming as hard as I can but I know I’m not farming as smart as I can.”