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Banks: If We Can't Beat 'Em, Should We Join 'Em?

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BANKS: IF WE CAN'T BEAT 'EM, SHOULD WE JOIN 'EM? by Patty Vaughn The Supreme Court decision, Barnett Bank v. Florida Insurance Commissioner, has created a plethora of new partnerships. T...

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...

Business Combinations: Surviving/Thriving With A Merger

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BUSINESS COMBINATIONS: SURVIVING/THRIVING WITH A MERGER by Carol Hammes These guidelines will help you meet the challenges of merging your agency. Most industr...

Centralizing Customer Service

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CENTRALIZING CUSTOMER SERVICE by Carol Hammes Time is a precious commodity for almost everyone. Ease and speed often take priority over minor price variations in purchasing anything from groce...

Clustering Revisited

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CLUSTERING REVISITED by Roy Phillips Learn from this clustering success story. In the 1980s, some enterprising insurance agency owners introduced the...

Commissions Vs. Contingencies

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COMMISSIONS VS. CONTINGENCIES by Chris Burand Do independent agents serve the insurance company or the consumer? One of the most perplexing aspects of the con...

Coping With Disappearing Commission Dollars

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COPING WITH DISAPPEARING COMMISSION DOLLARS by Carol Hammes The services of independent agencies have become increasingly valuable as the number and complexity of risk transfer options i...

Creating Your Business Plan

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What you want will only get done if you make it an A+ priority. Jack Fries tells you how a business plan can reward you with survival, planned growth, and profit.

Developing A Personnel Plan

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DEVELOPING A PERSONNEL PLAN by Carol Hammes Many insurance agency managers will be in a position to hire at least one new em...

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...

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