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In this document...e that the negative effect of a poor cluster agreement doesn’t outweigh the benefits of clustering.
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... smarter, not harder by concentrating on the guidelines in this article — and you'll enjoy lower costs and higher profits. Bill Schoeffler, CIC, and Catherine Oak, CIC, CRM, AAI are partners in the consulting firm, Oak & Associates, based in Northern California. The firm specializes in financial and management consulting for independent insurance agencies, including valuations, mergers acquisitions, clusters, sales and marketing planning as well as perpetuation planning. They can be reached at (707) 936-6565 or by e-mail at [email protected] . Login or Register (for FREE) to gain access to thousands of other great articles. Need more reasons to join? Need insurance for you, your business or your family? Get quality appointments - Save yourself a whole lot of time ... Reviews IMMS Library Immerse yourself in our stacks. Take some time and browse through our library. 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 Four Ways To Cut Costs And Increase Profits 4/30/2013 10:43:49 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Catherine Oak This content has not been rated yet. FOUR WAYS TO CUT COSTS AND INCREASE PROFITS by Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak There's more of an emphasis on watching expenses today in order to return a reasonable profit. Many owners feel that they run a tight ship; however, their proximity to the action might ...
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... merger with another firm, and/or eventual sale of the firm to a third party) . It's essential for a principal to oversee the agency's financial affairs. Because future commissions are likely to decline, astute financial practices and management are essential. Catherine Oak, together with Bill Schoeffler, runs Oak & Associates in Glen Ellen, CA. Their consulting firm specializes in agency management, automation, clustering, E&O , evaluations, mergers, and producer compensation. You may e-mail Oak at [email protected] , call her at (707) 935-6565, or visit www.oakandassociates.com . Login or Register (for FREE) to gain access to thousands of other great articles. Need more reasons to join? Need insurance for you, your business or your family? Get quality ... in the area of compensation expenses. Better firms have fewer people and pay them more. Develop an annual budget with a line-by-line analysis of expenses. The analysis includes a comparison to other firms and takes the goals set by management into account. This is far better than managing expenses based on past history. It's far easier to manage day-to-day expenses when a budget has been set. Use profit center accounting by line of business and within lines (such as small Commercial accounts) whenever possible. This accounting should be done either informally once or twice a year, or formally on a monthly basis. It should be easy to produce separate income and expense statements for each profit center. Charge direct expenses by line, and determine allocations for indirect expenses (especially for owner compensation ...
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