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SHARPEN YOUR COMPETITIVE EDGE Strategies for solidifying yourself as a powerful growth partner for fitness franchise owners [A]llowing your clients to go with the lowest-cost provider based on dollars and The post
Posted: Jul 07, 2022
ON THE ROAD AGAIN—EFFECTIVE RECRUITING STRATEGIES Why are some agencies able to recruit and retain employees, while others are struggling? How many opportunities are we missing when we fail to The post
Posted: Jul 01, 2022
ARE YOUR PROPERTY CLIENTS LOOKING AT A REPEAT OF 2005? A series of disparate factors may be conspiring to harden the market By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU   No one The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT “THE GREAT RESHUFFLE”? How to adapt and thrive amid once-in-a-lifetime labor market By Andrew Widmaier CLCS, CIC By now you have heard about the massive wave The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
    THE SILENT KILLER IN YOUR INSURANCE AGENCY Complacency will creep up on you if you allow it Producers like to hide behind activities and busywork. Those things make The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
CLAIM SPLITTING DEBATED Was subrogation applied in this confusing lawsuit?   Taking opportunities to assist both personal and commercial clients in understanding various policy provisions … could result in preventing litigation The pos...
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
The Young Pro-Files HOME SWEET MARQUETTE HOME Young CEO chooses location first and successful insurance career follows By Christopher W. Cook In the insurance industry, certain dedicated young professionals stand The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
HOW TO DISCUSS RATE ACTIONS WITH YOUR CLIENTS Conversations are simply opportunities to deepen the client relationship The current inflationary climate will likely affect how your clients react to the The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
TOP SEVEN MISTAKES THAT LEAD to CLIENT LAWSUITS Avoiding common blunders that insurance agents too often make By Jason Rogers Earning potential, flexibility and the satisfaction of helping clients make The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
CLAIM SPLITTING DEBATED Was subrogation applied in this confusing lawsuit?   Taking opportunities to assist both personal and commercial clients in understanding various policy provisions … could result in preventing The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
THREE PATHS TO CUSTOMER SERVICE SUCCESS   Strategies to adopt to do your best CSR work [A]s customer service representatives, we feel as if we are at the bottom of The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
OPTIMIZING AGENCY AUTOMATION Don’t assume that once you’ve automated that you’re done Agencies interested in optimizing agency automation must first identify pain points within their organizations and the types of The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
DATA-DRIVEN POLICY INITIATIVES Commonwealth Fund welcomes Massachusetts’ approach to health care sharing ministries oversight   The Commonwealth Fund (CF) continues to urge state governments to increase regulatory oversight for entities
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
TAKE YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE Stop waiting for an invitation; poker gives you the confidence to go boldly “Most men take a job when they’re only qualified for about The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS Claim splitting debated On or about May 21, 2020, Julie Blazer was operating her vehicle in Hastings, Nebraska, when she was The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
INSURANCE-RELATED COURT CASES Digested from case reports published online COURT DECISIONS A sticky situation Omega Protein, Inc., entered into a master service contract with Accu-fab and Construction, Inc., to perform welding and The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
REC MARINE OR WRECK MARINE? An unprecedented decade for the recreational marine market By Christopher Pesce A transformation has been underway for the past several years in the recreational marine The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS A&E professional liability market stays steady despite trauma of Florida condo collapse   By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU The collapse of a condominium structure in Surfside, Florida, The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
Young Professionals WORKCATIONS By Christopher W. Cook   The other day (a phrase in my vocabulary that means any time within the past decade or so) I saw an article The post ...
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
EQUIPPING AGENTS TO HANDLE CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS IN A DISASTER Automation tools and pre-prepared messaging will help agents serve clients and reduce stress By Joel Zwicker Staring at disaster, insurance agents The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AUTO ENDORSEMENTS Coverage varies greatly among proprietary carrier endorsements [R]esearch your carriers’ ride sharing coverage offerings and summarize them in an easy-to-read format that you and your team The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
FOCUS ON CARGO Even with emerging risks, the market remains strong By Lori Widmer On February 10, 2022, a large cargo ship hauling 4,000 luxury cars caught fire in the The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
LIFE INSURANCE TAKES ON NEW IMPORTANCE Raised consciousness about mortality drives product awareness, interest By Len Strazewski First came the case statistics. Then the hospitalizations. Then finally the body counts. The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2022
FIVE WAYS YOU CAN BE AN INSURANCE AGENT FOR GOOD Amid challenges, remember that the world is a fine place and worth fighting for ” Your legacy … can have The post
Posted: Jun 22, 2022
A GOOD DEED GOES UNREWARDED The Louisiana Supreme Court reminds us that auto insurance may not follow the insured Dissents in the case were sizzling, with one justice writing that The post
Posted: Jun 22, 2022