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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...

Computerized Records: New E&O Concerns?

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COMPUTERIZED RECORDS: NEW E&O CONCERNS? Over the last few years, the Independent Agency System has focused on the role of automation in the agency and marketplace. Emphasis has been placed on adaptin...

Countersignature Laws: Things Change

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With the dawn of every new media technology comes the fear on the part of agents that their customers will either find a new agent or buy insurance direct from the company. In this document, Sam Meyer describes how you're now in a position to encourage your clients and prospects to buy their insurance direct — direct from you!

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.

Cross-Selling: Are You Maximizing Your Income Potential?

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CROSS-SELLING: ARE YOU MAXIMIZING YOUR INCOME POTENTIAL? by Harlan Warthen Too many agencies are missing out on this key marketing opportunity. The income potential from cross-...

Developing Successful Producers

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DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL PRODUCERS byCarol Hammes The most serious challenge facing the Independent Agency System today is...

Disintermediation: A Reality Check

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Roughly defined, disintermediation means removal of the middle man. Do a linear projection based on historical forces and you'll conclude that the disintermediation of the agent from the Personal lines process is inevitable. After all, when Warren Buffet, Conning & Company, banks, large insurance companies, and others agree on something, they must be correct, right?

Do Advertising And Marketing Work?

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DO ADVERTISING AND MARKETING WORK? by Al Diamond It never ceases to amaze me. Even though the Independent Agency System is totally sales driven, too many agents do an abysmal job in ma...

Employee Performance Rewards

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EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE REWARDS by Carol Hammes More than 14% of all full-time workers in the United States switched jobs this past year. Turnover hits the bottom line of a business very...

External Growth With Successful Acquisitions

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EXTERNAL GROWTH WITH SUCCESSFUL ACQUISITIONS by Carol Hammes Be prepared to do an acquisition before the opportunity presents itself. INTRODUCTION Most agencies will have the opportu...

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