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Furniture Dealers - Product Liability
FURNITURE DEALERS - PRODUCT LIABILITY Dear (...ce needs. We specialize in insuring furniture dealers. We can advise you on ri...
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...employees. The success of Quaker Furniture is a good example. Clyde Lail, Cat...rd-winning growing company. Quaker Furniture has a drug-testing program and a...
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...ppm, mainly in apparel (58,831), furniture (11,612) and foundries (6,085). ...pm, certainly in apparel (823,637), furniture (235,095), papermills (100,100) ...
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...e remarkably successful Jordan’s Furniture stores in Massachusetts. They sell more furniture per square foot of space than anyon...e their business from all the other furniture dealers in Eastern Massachusetts...
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...including without limitation all furniture and equipment set forth on Exhibit ...sts, accounts receivable, goodwill, furniture, telephone numbers, fixtures, eq...
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...including without limitation all furniture and equipment set forth on Exhibit ... Furniture and Equipment ...
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...o worry about such things as the furniture legs being refinished since they we...’d insist on having the legs on our furniture fixed and would be looking for a...
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... million-dollar home, a cottage, and three cars. They also have these investments with Emerging Brokerage: $400,000 in RRSPs, $50,000 in stocks, $2 million in Life insurance, as well as Professional Liability and Income protection. Andy's father and brother co-own a successful contracting firm and also have their Personal and Commercial insurance with Traditional Brokerage. Mary and Andy had a water damage claim three years ago when the sewers in their neighborhood backed up, flooding their basement (this and one small Auto fender bender 20 years ago have been the only claims) . They were very impressed with how professionally and speedily their claim was managed. Their adjuster was reassuring and knowledgeable. During the damage assessment process, Mary told the adjuster not to worry about such things as the furniture legs being refinished since they weren't really noticeable. She felt that because the insurance company was being fair and professional she wanted to cooperate as much as she could. After their claim, Mary and Andy were very pleased that their business was with a professional firm like ABC Insurance Co. In addition they invested $10,000 in grading and weeping tiles so that their basement wouldn't flood again. About a year ago, XYZ Insurance Company purchased ABC Insurance. Fast forward to March of this year. XZY Insurance sent a letter to Mary and Andy informing them that they wouldn't be renewing their Homeowners insurance. When Mary called Traditional Brokerage, they were informed that their broker had retired but their new broker would look into it and get back to them. Three phone messages and three weeks ...
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... for determining how many people should be needed to handle a book of business. What is the general morale of each of the offices? What will combining the two employee groups do to that morale? How can adverse reactions be avoided or mitigated? We recommend that you involve the employees as much as possible in the early stages of organizational decision-making in internal ownership transfers as well as in outside acquisitions. And keep them informed on an on-going basis to the extent that it is feasible. ADMINISTRATION. In situations where an existing operation is going to be maintained and sometimes also in fold-in arrangements, other aspects of the agency must be included in the evaluation, such as: location and appearance of the office, available square footage, ownership of the building or lease arrangements, condition of equipment and furniture; existing automated systems and compatibility with or superiority over buyer's systems; organizational structure and personnel policies (vacation, holidays, benefits, salary administration, and performance evaluation); effectiveness of procedures for handling insurance-related functions, accounting, and clerical jobs such as mail, filing, and switchboard. In situations where an existing operation is going to be maintained and sometimes also in fold-in arrangements, other aspects of the agency must be included in the evaluation, such as: location and appearance of the office, available square footage, ownership of the building or lease arrangements, condition of equipment and furniture; existing automated systems and compatibility with or superiority over buyer's systems; organizational structure and personnel policies (vacation, holidays, benefits, salary administration, and performance evaluation); effectiveness of procedures for ...
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... you'll start recruiting and when you'll want new employees to begin. Space/occupancy. As the agency grows, you might find that you will run out of space. The planning matrix offers a place for growth planning: Your current office building must be utilized more efficiently, expanded to meet your new needs, or the agency will have to move to a new location. Automation expenditure. Is your current automation system capable of growing with the agency, or is it time to consider the move to a new system? More effective utilization or minor expansion of your system will enable your system to do far more than you thought. Markets: Choosing the right company partners and working with them, including the sharing of your business plan, is a key factor for success today. Phone system furniture and fixtures: If your customers often get a busy signal when they call your agency, it might be time to increase the number of lines, or perhaps even replace your entire phone system. You might also need to look critically at your furniture and fixtures to make sure that they are both and project a positive image in your community. Placer: You agency might be large enough to consider having a person devote at least part time to placing business for all producers. It's becoming more difficult for a salesperson to be an expert in all areas of responsibility and also remain an expert in knowledge about what every company is successful at underwriting and pricing. Team/Unit concept: If you're not already operating using teams consisting of Commercial Lines producer(s ) and CSRs, it might be ...