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Working In My Swimming Trunks: Home-Based Opportunities
Millions of Americans operate businesses from their homes. This document by Jack Burke offers r...tential? Can you afford to lose these home-based business clients when an aggr...

... Value?4/30/2013 10:44:07 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Curtis Pearsall This content has not been rated yet. ARE YOUR HOMEOWNERS ACCOUNTS INSURED TO VALUE? by Curtis Pearsall You've decided to add a family room to your house with big bay windows, and French doors opening onto a back garden. You're talking to contractors, deciding on paint colors, and supervising a host of other details. How likely are you to contact your insurance agent to modify your coverage limits? Read what Curtis Pearsall has to say about underinsured clients in this document. &# 160 Nearly three in four (73%) homes in the United States are underinsured by 35% . When I first saw this statistic I found it hard to believe. But that was the conclusion of ... survey by Marshall & Swift/Boeckh, a firm that provides building cost information to insurance companies. I then checked to see how many of Utica's E&O claims in 2000 arose from failure to provide proper Homeowners coverage. The answer: 16% . I'm sure that improper limits contribute to that 16% . For many companies, Homeowners is no longer the profitable line that it once was. The lack of adequate premium for the values could be a significant reason. After all, the underinsurance statistics mean that insurers are only getting around 70-75% of the premium they need to write Homeowners risks. Who's to blame for this situation? Companies certainly have a significant responsibility because they often rely on telephone conversations to evaluate the value of homes. Although agents should also take a fair amount ...

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... Personal, small Commercial, and Life insurance policies have been sold so far. As far as the future is concerned, we see the [bank and agency] relationship as a growing part of the agency's business, ' said Rhea Fountain III, president of the agency. John Willemsen, president of Advantage Risk Management Services, Inc., in Kinnelon, NJ, is an MGA providing a host of insurance and risk-management programs for school board and municipal accounts. He sees many advantages for both banks and agents. Today's insurance market is certainly a dynamic one, ' Willemsen said. The consolidations and mergers of large brokerages and those of insurance carriers have made doing business in today's market very competitive and constantly emerging. Combine this synergy with the entire banking and insurance issue, and I feel ... insurance can be found in the dealings many people have in their personal lives. For example, new vehicles often are financed with banks. Because of state motor vehicle requirements, Personal Auto insurance is mandatory when registering a vehicle. This situation provides banks with an opportunity to service more customer needs-all in one location. A similar scenario plays out when a bank customer seeks financing for the purchase of a home. Because Homeowner's insurance is needed, the bank has an opportunity to provide customers with a one-stop shopping approach to one of the most stressful personal financial transactions many people make: buying a home! On the negative side, banks need to realize that selling P/C insurance requires serious marketing. Banks also need to be aware that P/C insurance products are very different from traditional bank ...

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... 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 Four Quick Hit Referral Ideas 4/30/2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor , bill cates This content has not been rated yet. Every time I host a Referral Champions Boot Camp, I walk away with great ideas from the attendees – and the latest camp was no exception. Here are four quick ideas, all of which can lead to more referrals, more clients, and more revenue: Meet clients in their space - If you're accustomed to your clients coming to your office, it's still a great practice to meet them in ... home or office from time to time. Try walking them to their car after a meeting at your office. See how the nature of your conversation changes. This will give you an opportunity to learn more about them. Because money affects every aspect of their life, what you learn might give rise to new business. At a minimum, you'll build your business friendship, which supports loyalty and referrals. Send summary letters - Providing a brief summary letter or e-mail after your appointment, enhances the client experience by reinforcing loyalty and referability. Where it's appropriate to have a relationship with the CPA of your more sophisticated or successful clients, get the client's written permission to copy the CPA with your summary letters. This enhances your referability in the eyes of the CPA. Let clients know about the ...

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