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Agency Profitability Audits Lead To Greater Success

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Almost two years ago, after 10 years of consulting, I accepted a temporary assignment of managing an independent agency that generated 85% of its income from Property/Casualty Lines and 15% from Life, Health, and financial services products.

Design Your Own Future

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DESIGN YOUR OWN FUTURE by Diane Herbert and Pamela Millard If youre failing to plan, youre planning to fail. What if we told you that companies with written busines...

Maintaining Established Relationships With Carriers

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This is not the time to be passive about company relationships. If you want to stay in business, you must develop and maintain strong company contacts. As you continue to court new markets, also devote time to enhance relations with your current carriers. Remember, decisive interaction with company personnel is a powerful tool in agency-company relations.

Maximizing Ownership Return

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MAXIMIZING OWNERSHIP RETURN by Carol Hammes During the past several years, a relatively conservative investor could have achieved an annual investment return of 25% or more in the stock market t...

Producer Relations

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PRODUCER RELATIONS by Carol Hammes Despite tough market conditions and economic recessions, some insurance agencies are thriving. While the average agency has grown at an annual r...

Sample Code Of Ethics

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ETHICS CODE SAMPLE CODE OF ETHICS [Company Name] will conduct its business honestly and ethically where ever we operate in the world. [Company Name] will constantly improve the quality of its se...

Seven Big Strategies To Make Your Business Great

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SEVEN BIG STRATEGIES TO MAKE YOUR BUSINESS GREAT by Pamela Millard If you built business around these seven key strategies, even an economic downturn wont mean the end of business ...

Smart Agencies Should Stay On Offense In A Soft Market

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SMART AGENCIES SHOULD STAY ON OFFENSE IN A SOFT MARKET by Bobby Reagan and Brian McNeely With no end in sight to the soft market, the question that agency leaders must ask themselves is: ...

The Genesis Of Marketing

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THE GENESIS OF MARKETING by Jack Burke 'In the beginning . . .' there was an idea. Then came the plan. Unfortunately, when it comes to marketing, the action often comes b...

Understanding Your Corporate Culture

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR CORPORATE CULTURE by Jack Burke In this excerpt from his book 'Creating Customer Connections: How to Make Customer Service a Profit Center For Your Company,...

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