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Organizing To Support The Sales Effort

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ORGANIZING TO SUPPORT THE SALES EFFORT by Carol Hammes At some point, it becomes essential to step back from the situation and evaluate whether the organizational structure and job descr...

Overcoming Obstacles To Agency Growth

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OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO AGENCY GROWTH by Carol Hammes Deal with agency growth problems before they reach a crisis point. Unfortunately, this agency scenario is all too common. Enough new bu...

Ownership Issues And Compensation

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OWNERSHIP ISSUES AND COMPENSATION by Carol Hammes During the past several months we have been addressing methods for compensating agency staff, managers, and salespeople. How should...

Personnel And Compensation Dilemma

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PERSONNEL AND COMPENSATION DILEMMA by Carol Hammes Its never been easy to attract the best young people to the insurance industry. In a competitive job market, it becomes almost impossi...

Preserving Agency Value

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This month we will take a look at two more areas where agencies and their owners can get into serious legal and financial trouble: real or perceived errors...

Producer Compensation And The Impact Of Vesting And Ownership

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PRODUCER COMPENSATION AND THE IMPACT OF VESTING AND OWNERSHIP by Carol Hammes There are probably no two hotter topics for insurance agency principals than producer compensation and ag...

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...

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...

Self-Insurance Administration/Captives In A Hardening Market

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SELF-INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION/CAPTIVES IN A HARDENING MARKET by Carol Hammes Self-insurance programs, captives, and risk retention groups will grow dramatically as premiums increase. U...

Selling Customer Service

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SELLING CUSTOMER SERVICE by Carol Hammes When losing a major Commercial account or watching the Personal Lines attrition rate go up, many agency principals are tempted to write it off to price c...

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