Whether you’re running a mega-agency or a boutique, following these proven management guidelines makes sense.
Learn what motivates each of your employees
Use this information to help manage their performance. Although status, power, or additional authority might motivate some people, others might be more excited by the opportunity for tapping into their flair for creative, job-related activities or more face-to-face contact with customers. Rewarding good employees with assignment that speak to their unique motivations, interest and long-range career goals can help you retain them.

A RELATIONSHIP AUDIT by Michael Manes Before the agency marriage, both parties need to answer these questions. The article was thought provoking...

Here's a letter I received recently:
Dear Dave:
I am the manager of a four-person Life/Benefits department of a P/C agency. The agency is set up with profit centers such as Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, Surety, and Life/Benefits. Each profit center shares in the common overhead of the agency office supplies, salaries, etc.
I have no problem having my department pay for what it uses.

AGENCY OWNERS AND CONSULTANTS: A WIN-WIN RELATIONSHIP by Edward Curry Perceptive agents never lose sight of what makes their agencies succeed. Sooner or later, most...

Help your top producers grow your agency & and their income!

Many of our clients find themselves the recipients of a decidedly mixed blessing. On one hand, they are successful because they employ many of the top producers in their community. On the other hand, since many of the community's top prospects already work in their agency, there's not much sales talent left to hire. They're ready, willing, and able to invest in future growth, but don't know quite how. If only they could find a way to replicate their top producers, their agency's market share would balloon.

Dear (Customer Name): What can guarantee you income for life? Only an annuity, and (Your Agency Name) is a specialist when it comes to finding the right annuity for your particular needs....

Many of your insureds will be putting a lot of money into annuities this month, next month, and for many months to come. Based on national sales figures, this is a near-guarantee. Will they buy through your agency or from a competitor? If you're an agency decision maker, the answer lies in your hands.

ANNUITIES: MODULE V-G THE PRODUCT Annuities have been called 'upside-down Life insurance,' a phrase that refers to the fact that annuities are designed to pay out w...

ANNUITY PLAN Dear (Customer Name): Picture this: a warm climate . . . long breakfasts in the mornings . . . golf all afternoon . . . vacationing with the children . . . and no more 8-to-6 rat race! ...

BORING OR SOARING? GREAT PERFORMERS! by Mike Manes IMMS Consultant Mike Manes strives to facilitate change, communication, learning, and positive results. To that end, Manes has writ...