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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...

Financial Services

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FINANCIAL SERVICES Dear (Customer Name): We have handled your ( ) insurance for ( ) years. Did you know we also can take care of your financial services needs? As an independent agency, we offer Li...

Financial-Statement Analysis

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FINANCIAL-STATEMENT ANALYSIS by John Jaques This article provides an overview for evaluating the financial strengths and weaknesses of an independent insurance agency. The material provid...

Health Insurance

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HEALTH INSURANCE Dear (Customer Name): We already write your ( ), but did you know we also can take care of your Health insurance needs? We're professional insurance agents trained to h...

Independent Agencies On Slippery Slopes?

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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES ON SLIPPERY SLOPES? by Victoria Sonshine Pasher There's no letup yet for the independent agency squeeze that's persisted throughout the 1990s. Facing numerous challenges, agen...

Keep A Clear Focus On Financial Management

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KEEP A CLEAR FOCUS ON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT by Carol Hammes The hardening market, together with the start of new year give you the perfect opportunity to reflect on how to improve your busine...

Let Good Business Practices Be Your Guide

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LET GOOD BUSINESS PRACTICES BE YOUR GUIDE by Curtis Pearsall Having started work in this great industry in 1975 as a CSR for an independent agency, I have a fairly good sense of the changes that...

Life/Health E&O Avoidance

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LIFE/HEALTH E&O AVOIDANCE by Sheri Pontolillo These guidelines for managing Life/Health E&O exposures also apply to any independent agency. Offering Life and Health insurance in...

Managing Company Relations

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In recent reports, I have addressed the changing nature of the relationship between the American agency companies and the independent agents that have historically been the backbone of their sales force. A new type of distribution system is evolving out of the need to provide a more rational and cost-effective method of delivering the insurance product to the consumer. No longer are agency-company relationships based upon blind loyalty to a shared history but more upon the concurrence of strategic business and marketing plans.

Managing Company Relations

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MANAGING COMPANY RELATIONS by Carol Hammes In recent reports, I have addressed the changing nature of the relationship between the American agency companies and the independent a...

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