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...cial producers are in an endurance race. Alternative risk financing (such ... brochure will continue to serve as a track for producers to run on. And f...

... will end up with a better addition, more control over the process and results, and more personal satisfaction by completing this project with local talent — people who understand and appreciate a screen porch, coffee, a rocking chair, and a Lab. My mind was racing. The answer to his business dilemma was not in the pages of any or all the books we discussed, nor in the classrooms of Harvard, or the mahogany Board Rooms of Wall Street. The answers were in the basic simple ideas we discussed over coffee ... ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES I OBSERVED ON THE BACK PORCH. Thanks, Mollie Deux-olly! Leadership is about a capturing a dream. It's about Vision, Values, a Mission, and Standards. To get to my friend's house you cross a railroad track. There are probably 50 to 60 houses on the single road that is this subdivision. The land was once a sugar cane field so there are no trees except for those that formed the fence row. The one exception is my friend's lot. It has ... relationship with just one family member — Mollie Deux. As stated earlier, Mollie Deux is perfectly suited for this family, house, and yard. The first absolute established in the relationship between Mollie Deux and the family is the turf' This is Mollie Deux's area of operation. It's framed by the perimeter of the yard and is limited to the outside of the house - Mollie Deux is a yard dog. To assure Mollie Deux respects this limit and to protect Mollie Deux from herself (if she leaves her turf she maybe hit ...

... an environment with these characteristics: In general, prices will continue to decline. The macro-forces in the industry and the micro-forces of producer creativity are pushing costs and prices in the same direction-down. This will continue for a while yet. Commercial producers are in an endurance race. Alternative risk financing (such as captives), which was supposed to flourish only in hard markets, will continue to grow despite pricing declines, and will involve more agents and brokers seeking compensation for underwriting results. Programs and other specializations will continue to capture ... share. Some will involve real innovation. But even those that aren't much more than a brochure will continue to serve as a track for producers to run on. And finally, we may see the emergence of the MGA as a new force in standard-market distribution. Commercial producers could wake up representing one-or, in a few cases, forming one. The people who take a long-term view of things-in relationships, technology, and finance-should make good money. Brian H. Burke, ASA is the president of B.H. Burke & Co ... reasons but that also have the risk-taking mentality to field underwrite for cost-improvement reasons. They'll know their region, they'll know the producers in their region, and they'll get profitable results. SUMMARY In sum, for at least the next several years, Commercial Lines producers will operate in an environment with these characteristics: In general, prices will continue to decline. The macro-forces in the industry and the micro-forces of producer creativity are pushing costs and prices in the same direction-down. This will continue for a while yet. Commercial producers are in ...

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