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... our client's need, it is imperative that we not only meet their service expectations but exceed them. So doing will build the agent/client relationship and help insure client retention. Two Approaches Two schools of thought exist on how an agency should handle claims, and both have advantages. The agency must decide which way is best for its needs and build processes that will enhance the quality of their customer claims service. Agency Claims Department: Some agencies have a person or persons who do nothing but handle claims. This can work very well as these people learn the claims procedures followed by various insurance companies. The downside is that customers are passed on to someone other than their agent. The more people a client must deal with, the greater the chance for customer dissatisfaction. This person is ... x No Thanks Loading.. Agency Claims Procedures: A Time To Shine 5/21/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Lois Van Horn This content has not been rated yet. Insurance agents sell clients a promise-an intangible product. It is nothing they can hold or enjoy and probably what someone told them they ought to have. It's an idea: peace of mind. They depend on their policy to take care of them if anything bad ever happens. Then something unpleasant happens, and clients call, knowing or hoping they have coverage. They might be upset or even angry about what has just happened. Great Expectations I finally get to USE my insurance, ' they say. And heaven only knows what the clients expect from us and from the coverage they've purchased. Perhaps they've been watching ...

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... to call Unfollow First name: Last name: Email: Are you sure you want to deactivate your CompleteMarkets Company Profile Deactivate Cancel Loading.. About Us Services Jobs PR Newsletters Employees Articles Blog Photos Group Connections 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 laptop computer Articles tagged with laptop computer Back Achieving Super Salesmanship: This content has not been rated yet. John Graham 8/25/2014 12:00:00 AM Selling in every industry and every size of business is changing so ... :58 PM CUSTOMER SERVICE: THE WOW! FACTOR by Shep Hyken The Wow! factor boils down to one thing: Exceeding the expectations of the customer. It goes beyond great customer service. In .. All Articles by CompleteMarkets Editor Comments (0 ) How To Build Your Personal Lines Book - Part I 1 Verified Reviews - 5 of 5.0 1 2 3 4 5 CompleteMarkets Editor , Peter Van Aartrijk 5/21/2013 12:00:00 AM Personal Lines competition continues to intensify, as more and more players enter the marketplace. However, independent agents can fight back — if they're willing to make some fundamental changes in the way they do business. In this two-part document, Peter van Aartrijk presents 17 ways to help you build your Personal Lines book. If implementing all ...

... pages and pick a name. You may have singled out someone who would rave at your homeowners rates. Do the same thing in the yellow pages and you may have identified a contractor who would find your fleet coverage to be a perfect fit. In either case, you could just be a few touch-tones away from a new client. Of course, you could also be targeting someone else's satisfied customers who would praise their agents, laud their coverage, defend their rates, and bid you a good day-or just as likely, hang up in a huff. The trick is, obviously, to abandon random selection and somehow separate the likely prospect from the loyal policyholder-before you dial. As more and more insurance professionals are discovering a well-planned telemarketing effort can greatly increase and agent's chances of getting an ... party on the other end of the line and ultimately produce a significant number of new accounts. As a result, the telephone has moved to the center of sales strategies in insurance agencies throughout the country. Exact growth statistics for insurance telemarketing are currently unavailable, according to Lee Van Vechten, the Freehold, N.J., publisher of The Van Vechten Report, a telemarketing management resource. However, says Van Vechten, recent studies of the attitudes and expansion plans of managers in a broad range of industries show that telemarketing in general is growing by leaps and bounds. WHY TELEMARKETING? A number of factors account for telemarketing's recent surge in popularity within the insurance industry. Economic trends, for example, have made many independent agents more marketing-oriented. The recent hard market in this area forced agents to look ...

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... business commissions, Cunningham says. Jack Kwicien, senior vice president, personal insurance marketing for The Maryland Insurance Group, asserts that in order to achieve a decent profit margin in Personal Lines, there must be $125,000 in commission revenue per employee. Eidson adds, "When you want someone who does everything you have to have highly organized people." CSRs must be "adaptable, customer focused, career oriented, and willing to work in a completely automated environment," says Cunningham. 4. WRITE IT DOWN Put your sales strategies on paper. How will you assist your producers with warm leads? Where will the new sales come from? The plan should list the specific tactics you'll take to complete your mission: e.g., the number of new referrals and contacts needed ... x No Thanks Loading.. How To Build Your Personal Lines Book - Part I 5/21/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Peter Van Aartrijk 1 Verified Reviews - 5 of 5.0 1 2 3 4 5 Personal Lines competition continues to intensify, as more and more players enter the marketplace. However, independent agents can fight back — if they're willing to make some fundamental changes in the way they do business. In this two-part document, Peter van Aartrijk presents 17 ways to help you build your Personal Lines book. If implementing all of them seems impossible, try three or four. But make a commitment, and go for it. [Note: Because this article was originally published in 1993, names, positions, and employers might not be current; but the information is as ...