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7. Any environmental issues that can affect the business? Any government regulations?
8. What are the company's strengths and weaknesses? Any patents or special trade secrets? What makes the company different from others? How does the company get prospective customers or clients?
9. Labor force-Any unions, commission salesmen, labor contracts, etc.
C. PROJECTIONS
1. Based on the key factors identified, how will the projections change if any of these factors change?
a. Identify the assumptions implicit in the projections
The sales breakdown by divisions and product lines in terms of dollars and units of sales
Economy will improve, get worse, etc.
Capacity expansion requirement (e.g. more space, technicians, salespeople), competition, etc.
The real growth rate and any increase in market share
Price increase (i.e. inflation), profit margin, etc.
Technological competitiveness and ability to supply new products demanded by the marketplace.
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Although a booming economy and stock market largely characterized the 1990s, the Life insurance industry underwent profound changes. The career system of distribution has shrunk. At the same time there are many new sources of distribution that many in the industry wouldn’t have guessed as recently as 1990. As we entered the early 21st century, Life insurance sold by CPAs, attorneys, banks, and at worksites has challenged this most traditional of all businesses. A substantial and as yet unanswered question is whether these non-traditional distributors will be able to render the same level of quality service as the trained Life insurance professional.
The next article will focus on that most perplexing of all sales tools: the policy illustration and the likely direction it will take in the future.