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... spending money-whether they have it or not, ' says David Wyss, chief economist with Standard & Poor's. However, with the heavy clout of the banking industry currently being exerted on Congress, bankruptcy laws may well tilt even more heavily in favor of banks and credit card companies. It might not be in a lending institution's best interest to have debt-free clients. (Isn't a debt-free client of a lender an oxymoron?) By contrast, it is in an agency's best interest to observe the pledge of its mission: primarily to meet the financial needs of agency clients. This is where TAD comes in. TAD is in perfect harmony with that mission. Independent agents can get access to TAD and gain the ability to rescue clients in debt. And TAD works on the same sound financial principles ... about The American Dream (TAD) . This product was being previewed by a major Life insurer that didn't have a direct connection with a lending institution. During a discussion on how the Life company planned to train its agents and market TAD, I recognized what a valuable product TAD would be for independent agencies. For an agent, TAD is a perfect bridge between setting up a client's Life insurance program and helping them begin an investment program. In the instance of a debt-ridden customer with a 30-year mortgage, this program would make them debt free (including their mortgage) in less than 10 years-and at the end of the remaining 20 years, would accumulate more than $1 million in investments. A NATIONAL PROBLEM When querying clients about Life insurance in your annual client reviews (if you don't ...

... Jobs PR Newsletters Employees Articles Blog Photos Group Connections Reviews Member Content Member Content - Content Package Categories Popular Recent All Back Hints From Hales: What Is In A Business Plan?12/24/2013 12:00:00 AM by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. Question: The loan officer asked me for a business plan. What should it include? Answer: The lender uses your business plan to assess your credit worthiness and decide whether to give you a loan. A poorly executed document makes the loan process very difficult, if not impossible. A business plan should include enough information to give the lender a clear idea of what your business is about, where you've come from, where you expect to go, and how you plan to get there. It ... goals. If you have an acquisition strategy, discuss the consolidation trends of your acquisition candidates. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS This is the most detailed section and should include these elements: Background. Briefly discuss your company's history, and describe its organizational structure. Products and services. Describe your products and services in detail. For example, you might describe your P/C products, employee benefits, special programs, alternative risk transfer products, and any others that are important to your organization. For each product line, describe how important the product is to your firm; how you charge for services, and which services you provide. Leading clients and carriers. Include a table of your top 10 clients and carriers. If you're uncomfortable disclosing client names, it may be acceptable to omit them as ...

... When debt service obligations are between 10% and 15% of the agency's regular operating income, they need to be carefully considered and properly scheduled; in the right circumstances they can still be prudent. When obligations exceed 15% of income, however, the agency should be monitoring cash flow carefully every month. In such situations, seemingly minor operating problems can create a major crunch. Most traditional lenders to insurance agencies - retired owners, banks, insurance companies -have been burned at one time or other in the last few years. Many of these creditors have learned the hard way that some cash-flow projections were at best naive and in some cases highly suspect. They have learned that the collateral of an agency can be very soft. Debt capital can be a regular part of a well-run agency's ... bolstered by an underlying marketing campaign. To use another football analogy, hard blocking and hard tackling are admirable, but it sure is nice when the coach sends in the right play. In most cases, agencies that are effective marketers find out what Commercial risks their companies like and want to write. As simple as it sounds, that's probably half the battle. Some agencies put together special mass-marketing programs in cooperation with their carriers; others get exclusives. The simple act of learning what your company will and will not write is a useful step. To learn what other agencies are doing, even those in other territories, is also helpful. PROSPECTING Successful agencies are systematic and relentless in their prospecting activity. It borders on sin to invest money and effort to develop leads and then discard those ...

... are going to "mix and match" with insurance companies. More banks will be selling insurance, while insurance companies will act like banks. Brokerage firms and other financial markets will also be a part of this mix. This is not as radical a change as is often supposed; not every bank branch will have insurance agents, nor will every customer feel that they must be insured with their lender. Coercion aside, the insurance-buying public will again move to the path of least resistance, where they can find their insurance needs met with the greatest ease, for the fairest price, and with the greatest confidence that they will be protected. Agencies The challenge for insurance agencies up to about 2020 will be to change. We must maintain our edge in the knowledge base. This is being ... responded to competitive pressures by lowering rates, cutting commissions, and reducing contingency contracts. They also tried to focus marketing and segmentation to achieve the highest returns from a risk standpoint. Commercial Lines became market driven because of the continuing soft market. Market segments found that they could use either size (for large companies) or associations (for smaller companies) to manage their insurable risks more effectively. Programs evolved for areas of common risk. Larger companies and groups implemented self-insurance groups and programs. Reciprocals, off-shores, and rent-a-captives were explored by all manner of Commercial clients who learned how to manage their own risk. Insurance company failures and mergers accelerated, as product consolidation, cost constraints, and economies of scale influenced companies to change focus and change their organizations. Insurance agencies began to feel the ...