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... x No Thanks Loading.. How To Buy, Sell, Merge Or Perpetuate Part Vi 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Larry Morrison This content has not been rated yet. HOW TO BUY, SELL, MERGE OR PERPETUATE PART VI A Comprehensive Look at the Best Ways to Handle the Biggest Events in the Life of Your Agency by Larry Morrison and Gary Jacobson Editor's note: This article is one of a series that covers buy/sell arrangements for agency valuation and tax issues, shareholder internal buy/sell agreements, related estate planning, employment contracts and non-competes. It's part of a unique pre-publication book by the authors that gives you practical street-level understanding of one of the most significant financial events in the life of your agency. CHAPTER 3: SPECIAL FACTORS WHEN VALUING AN AGENCY Although we discussed agency value in general terms in earlier chapters, this is a huge topic with many special factors that affect agency value in ways that don't impact most closely held businesses. This chapter focuses strictly on special factors that can affect agency value, many of which are unique to insurance agencies. Agency owners should be aware that even the best CPA or business appraiser is unlikely to be aware of these factors unless you, the agency owner, make a point of explaining them. It's Not That Simple! We all know that although the value of a house is ultimately based on what the buyer and seller agree upon, we also know that a reasonable starting place is often the price for which similar homes in the neighborhood have recently sold. We also know a realtor can greatly simplify ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. How To Buy, Sell, Merge Or Perpetuate An Agency: Introduction – Part Iv 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Larry Morrison This content has not been rated yet. HOW TO BUY, SELL, MERGE OR PERPETUATE AN AGENCY: INTRODUCTION – PART IV by Larry Morrison and Gary Jacobson A Comprehensive Look at the Best Ways to Handle One of the Most Significant Financial Events in the Life of Your Agency Editor's note: This article is one of a series that covers buy/sell arrangements for agency valuation and tax issues, shareholder internal buy/sell agreements, related estate planning, employment contracts and non-competes. It's part of a unique pre-publication book by the authors that gives you practical street-level understanding of one of the most significant financial events in the life of your agency. CHAPTER 2 - NEGOTIATIONS In Chapter 1 we dealt extensively with issues to be addressed prior to initiating negotiations to buy or sell an agency. In Chapter 2 we discuss the negotiations from both the buyer's and the seller's side. THE FIRST MEETING You've done your homework. Now it's time for the first meeting (or two) . &# 160 Both buyer and seller should have thought through, in advance, what they are willing to disclose in order to help establish mutual interest. For instance, the seller might be willing to disclose overall revenue numbers, but not profitability or who the agency's best accounts are. Until mutual interest is established, a Confidentiality Agreement is generally not signed and confidential information is not exchanged. Hence the first meeting often doesn't include ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. Basic Facts About Registering A Trademark, Part 1 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. BASIC FACTS ABOUT REGISTERING A TRADEMARK Part 1 of 5 &# 160 What is a Trademark? A trademark is either a word, phrase, symbol, or design, or combination of words, phrases, symbols or designs, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods or services of one party from those of others. A service mark is the same as a trademark, except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. Throughout this booklet the terms trademark' and mark' are used to refer to both trademarks and service marks, whether they're word marks or other types of marks. Normally, a mark for goods appears on the product or on its packaging, while a service mark appears in advertising for the services. A trademark is different from a copyright or a patent. A copyright protects an original artistic or literary work; a patent protects an invention. For copyright information, call the Library of Congress at (202) 707-3000. Establishing Trademark Rights Trademark rights arise from either (1 ) actual use of the mark, or (2 ) the filing of a proper application to register a mark in the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) stating that the applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce regulated by the U.S. Congress. (See below, under Types of Applications, ' for a discussion of what is meant by the terms ...
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... : 1. Would you recommend this company? 2. What about this company do you like/dislike? 3. Why did you choose this rating? Submit This Anonymously Submit Cancel Contact Us contact_phone Click 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 Back Claims Management: An Important Part Of A Successful Insurance Program 4/30/2013 10:45:45 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor , Elizabeth Shaw This content has not been rated yet. CLAIMS MANAGEMENT: AN IMPORTANT PART OF A SUCCESSFUL INSURANCE PROGRAM by Elizabeth Shaw, CPCU This writing is based on one simple premise: The integration of claims management into a commercial insurance product during the early stages will improve the results of the insurance program. Just as a marketing plan defines the distribution process and an underwriting plan defines the risk selection and rating processes, a claims management plan to define the response process is the logical third piece, and is just as important to the success of the insurance program. To begin the discussion, let's interpret the insurance product from the perspective of an insured or affinity group of insureds. ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. 100 Easy Ways To Begin A Sales Letter (Part Two)4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Herschell Lewis This content has not been rated yet. 100 EASY WAYS TO BEGIN A SALES LETTER (PART TWO) by Herschell Gordon Lewis A warning probably is in order as we round the halfway point in this (interminable?) series of articles: Don't choose an opening because you think it's clever. Except for the towering Clarity Commandment, the most valuable edge you can have as a marketer is constant self re-prompting: Match the message to the recipient. The advantage of having a library of letter openings parallel shaving a full wardrobe. You choose this outfit for this event and that outfit for that circumstance . . . and your attire always matches where you are, who you're supposed to be and what your hosts are wearing. Let's add five more rhetorical garments to our word' robe. 26. Have you ever wished.. This is a lyrical opening which can penetrate defenses which leap into position against more hard-boiled attacks. In use, too often even the most professional practitioners shoot a coat of dulling spray over Have you ever wished . .. by having an introduction so long, tedious, or dynamic the opening itself becomes ancillary instead of primary-a harsh switching of gears. Don't do that. Harshness destroys wistfulness. I'm looking at a letter selling computer software. The actual letter begins: Dear Friend. Have you ever wished that you could produce incredible-looking documents, construct bigger than life posters, build dazzling looking slide presentations-or even touch-up photographs and ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. Osha Handbook For Small Businesses, Part 4 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. OSHA HANDBOOK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES PART 4 &# 160 V. ASSISTANCE IN PROBLEM SOLVING FREE ON-SITE CONSULTATION A source of help now available in all states is free on-site consultation. You may request a visit from a consultant who will give you practical advice about your job site's safety and health protection. These consultants do not issue citations, propose penalties or routinely provide information about you or your workplace conditions to the federal inspection staff. State government agencies deliver these services which are funded substantially by federal OSHA. To request a consultation, you need to contact a state office. The addresses appear later in this CD literature. Because employers, not employees, are subject to legal sanctions of the Act, you will have the option of deciding whether employees or their representatives will participate in the on-site consultation visit. Consultants, however, will be required to explain that OSHA allows employee participation during inspections. While the on-site consultants do not write citations, issue proposed penalties, or routinely provide consultation information to the inspection staff, it is expected that employers will cooperate broadly with the recommendations of the consultants and achieve compliance with the job safety and health law voluntarily. Any conditions of IMMINENT DANGER identified by the consultant must be resolved immediately. Such conditions are rare, but if they are found during an on-site consultation visit, you must take immediate corrective action. Please note that if immediate action is not taken, OSHA requires that the consultant ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. 100 Easy Ways To Begin A Sales Letter (Part Three)4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor , Herschell Lewis This content has not been rated yet. 100 EASY WAYS TO BEGIN A SALES LETTER (Part Three) by Herschell Gordon Lewis The number of ways to begin a sales letter is infinite. However, the key lies in understanding what separates a good letter opening from the vast number of bad ones out there. Do you really have a hundred ways to begin a sales letter? ' No, I don't. I have closer to 200. And anyway, the question isn't valid, because you left out the key word-effective. Without that word, any of us has a thousand ways to begin a sales letter. But I certainly hope that any professional who reads this series of articles- and you're a professional or you wouldn't have this magazine in your hands- recognizes the difference between a way to begin a sales letter and an effective way to begin a sales letter. 51. The best just got better. This is a solid, serviceable boilerplate opening which incorporates a major advantage: It's comparative without stating a specific comparison, because it's an implicit statement of superiority. Where this old dependable can fall flat isn't in the statement itself; rather, it's in failure to follow up the statement with specific ostensible proof: The best just got better in this way... Now, what if you can't generate such a follow-up? No problem. You've just proved The best just got better' is the wrong opening for the message ...