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... acquired them in some other manner (and then only for purposes of a depreciable asset) . You reflect their value in the Income Statement, and the persistency of the commissions they produce depends on your ability to place the client with an insurer that's acceptable and competitive. That's why it's important that you protect them. But just what constitutes the nature of these valuable trade secrets? Here's what one court said: "A trade secret may consist of any formula, pattern, device, or compilation of information that is used in one's business, and which gives one an opportunity to obtain an advantage over competitors who do not know how to use it. A trade secret may be a device or process which is patentable; but it need not be that. It may be a device which ... of time? Who are the clients? The vendors? Do they have insurance certificates that meet risk management requirements? If they use independent contractors, do they tend to use the same ones? Do those contractors really qualify as independent contractors, or are they subject to the auditor's calculator? There are still more questions, such as: What's the financial condition of the firm? Do they require bonding? Have they weathered economic downturns and survived? What does the balance sheet look like and how do they spend their money, as shown in the income statement? Who are the owners? Who's in control of the company today and who will be there tomorrow? TRADE SECRETS: WHO OWNS THE EXPIRATIONS? We know that trade secrets have transferable value. Now we need to determine how to ...

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... 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 What You Can Do About Insurer Insolvency 5/24/2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Bill Wilson This content has not been rated yet. Though you carry E&O insurance that should cover carrier insolvency, recent court cases have not completely absolved agencies when problems with carriers arise. In this document, with links to a checklist and a sample financial statement, Bill Wilson explains how to determine the financial health of carriers. Mission. Integrity. Ideal. Excalibur. Universal. Enterprise. Great Global. American Excel. Champion. Adjectives for the Virtual University? Nope. All were companies that used to insure ... five years. Has the company made any questionable investments (in affiliates, real estate, cash increases, low yields, etc.)? Yes. Using the yields and asset values from Exhibit 2, Big Red's return on investment was only about 2% . In addition, the cash component of the investment portfolio increased from 12.2% to 43.6% of assets, accompanied by a reduction in bonds of 32.7% to 12.4% (You might also be concerned about why bonds were cashed and whether the transaction resulted in a gain or loss. Exhibit 4 provides limited information on this point) . Also note that loans' increased from zero to 14% . MARKETING FACTORS Have there been any major market withdrawals/changes or assumed books of business? Unknown. (Because this information is ...

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