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...tailored to the general business community. Goal-generated tasks that busines...eople audit their own trails. Many agencies use Personal or Commercial lines ...
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...ggressiveness, responsiveness to community activities, and so forth.
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...others, or has visibility in the community, you also face productivity, morale...sons for the valuation formula. In agencies where there is only one owner or ...
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... Reputation: Image in the community and standing among the local compe...her a merger or cluster) all of the agencies should compile and share the che...
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...orces, they seek to divide their community interest between them. All assets a... agent have important contacts with community members (participation in clubs,...
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...for input is an associate in the community who’s active in sales or sale...merce or otherwise involved in the community? Are you talking to leading comm...
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...ons were reasonable.
Story #2. A community bank of long standing in a small to...in this series will focus on the attractions of bank-agency purchases.
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...e-scale disaster strikes in your community, changes are that your existing sta... an accurate explanation of why such action is necessary. Use your discretion ...
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... many agency owners don't realize just how poorly their agency is performing. If the buyer depends on the seller's perspective or their conversations with the producers, they'll never realize the problems they're buying. This is especially true of many small agencies, which are favorite targets of community banks. COMPETITION A buyer should also assess the acquisition target's competition. This involves determining what other banks and agencies are doing currently — and what their response to the acquisition might be. For example, The Economist article pointed out that every time Bank of America ... and/or we sell them on leaving. Selling them on leaving is easier now that the bank owns them. Carefully assess all competitors because no matter how meager they might seem, sometimes the best way to get an inert business moving again is to scare them into action — and a bank's acquisition of an agency could be the fright they need. The next article in this series will focus on the cultural issues of integrating bank and agency operations. Chris Burand can be reached at Burand & Associates, LLC, PMB 345, ... 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 Banks And P/C Insurance Agencies Reality Check — Part I: Do Your Due Diligence 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Chris Burand This content has not been rated yet. Do bank stockholders benefit from acquisitions of P/C agencies? The answer ...
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...ing qualified employees from the community.
Focus on persuading and motivating...e, first call several people in the community and ask what they know about you...