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... Larry Morrison and Gary Jacobson The optimal program for producers involves training and support, short-term compensation and incentives, and long-term incentives. This article focuses on long-term incentives. These incentives have seven major objectives: Improve motivation Retain good producers Provide a reward for contributions to your agency Protect the agency Improve account retention Raise agency value Accomplish these goals at the lowest possible cost to the agency In most cases, the program outlined here will achieve all these objectives. It can be used with new or long-established producers alike. If you have existing ... ? Need insurance for you, your business or your family? Get quality appointments - Save yourself a whole lot of time & money when you use our directory of carriers, wholesalers and service providers. Negotiate lucrative contracts with carriers and wholesalers. Net result. More revenue for your agency! Clients & Prospects will research you, your co-workers and your agency here. The most comprehensive online insurance industry reference library for - Personal Lines Professionals Commercial Lines Professionals Life/Health & Benefits Professionals Online newsletters and content that you can use for ... of articles, checklists, tip sheets, sales letters, and more! Communications Marketing Customer Service Planning Finance/Accounting Risk Management Human Resources Selling Legal and E&O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back Optimal Long-Term Producer Incentives 4/30/2013 10:43:12 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Larry Morrison This content has not been rated yet. &# 160 OPTIMAL LONG-TERM PRODUCER INCENTIVES by Larry Morrison and Gary Jacobson The optimal program for producers involves training and support, short-term ...
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... AM by Al Diamond , CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. Al Diamond's Incentive Compensation Programs (ICP) are blossoming and creating more productive employees who understand that growth and profit, not simple hard work, define the value of employee performance in an agency. Incentive-based compensation differs from performance-based compensation because it measures results. Performance-based programs count on agency managers or principals to judge each employee's performance based on job descriptions or responsibilities. Raises are subjective and often inequitable. Principals and managers find it difficult to differentiate employees by ... (or their department) grows, the greater their raise. If the group (agency or department) grows by 8%, their salaries will grow by 8% . The basic principle is that non-compensation overhead is generally, and relatively, fixed. If your revenue is $1 million, personnel costs are $500,000, and all other expenses are $400,000, you're earning a 10% profit. If you grow the agency naturally (through sales and retention rather than acquisition) by 8%, ... We have thousands of articles, checklists, tip sheets, sales letters, and more! Communications Marketing Customer Service Planning Finance/Accounting Risk Management Human Resources Selling Legal and E&O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back Incentive Compensation Programs 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM by Al Diamond , CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. Al Diamond's Incentive Compensation Programs (ICP) are blossoming and creating more productive employees who understand that growth and profit, ...
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... We have thousands of articles, checklists, tip sheets, sales letters, and more! Communications Marketing Customer Service Planning Finance/Accounting Risk Management Human Resources Selling Legal and E&O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back Agency Financial Management: Control Expenses And Build Your Bottom Line 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Sharon Cunningham This content has not been rated yet. Proven ways to increase potential earnings and investment value of your business. You ... With agencies selling at 4.5 to 6.5 times Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Depreciation Amortization (EBITADA), each dollar saved affects the value of your agency. Controlling expenses will enhance the bottom line and maximize Owners Reward (net profit + owner compensation/net revenues), while adding long-term value to your agency. We don't recommend making drastic reductions in costs that might endanger the long-term viability of the business, but implementing ideas to boost its efficiency and profitability. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT The first step toward financial monitoring and controls is ... from your agency's operations, focus on both revenue and expense components. These key revenue items can have significant impact on profitability: New Business Generation: Grow your book by adding new customers, not just through rate increases. Encourage producers to sell new accounts by providing incentive compensation for new business and for growth of the book. Generate a healthy environment of interoffice sales competition, and hold regular sales meetings, as well as producer accountability meetings. Transfer servicing of accounts to CSRs to free up producers to sell. Market Consolidation: ...
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Glass Ceilings In The Insurance Agency Business
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