By Lori Olson - New Business Intake Manager, Goldleaf Surety Services, LLC
 Fast! Quick! Easy! - the best way to describe Goldleaf Surety's approach to license and permit bonds. And now, on license and permit bonds that are obtained through our quick access program, there is no underwriting fee.
License and permit bonds include a wide variety of bonds required by various government agencies throughout the country in connection with regulated professions. These bonds provide indemnification for loss or damage resulting from a license or permit holder's compliance with a law, ordinance, or regulations.
There are many bonds within the license and permit bond category of bonds, including: And many, many more.
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• Public Adjuster Bond |
• Motor Vehicle Dealer Bond |
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• Electrical Contractor Bond |
• General Contractor License Bond |
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• Excess Weight Bond |
• HVAC Contractor Bond |
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• Out of State Contractor Bond |
• Right of Way Bond |
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• Gambling Manager Bond |
• Pawn Broker Bond |
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• Private School Bond |
• Over Axle/Over Gross Weight Permit Bond |
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• Plumbing Contractor Bond |
• SSTS Bond |
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• Second Hand Dealers Bond |
• Auctioneers Bond |
With access to over 2 dozen surety companies that are rated "Excellent" or better by A.M. Best Company and are T-Listed, Goldleaf Surety has the market access to assist you with all the various license and permit bonds your insureds may need. Often, with just a short application form, we are able to obtain these types of bonds quickly and easily!
And, if your insured has an unsatisfactory credit history report or unfavorable financials, Goldleaf underwriters' experience and our access to many surety markets allows us to place bonds when others may not be able to.
For more information on Goldleaf's Quick Access License & Permit Bond Program - or about helping your clients with their bond needs - log in to www.bigimarkets.com or email us at bigimarkets@iiaba.net and an underwriter will contact you.
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SPECIAL FEATURE - Build a Digital Sales Culture
 By Katie Butler, Vice President, Communications
Technology is changing the sales game. Did you know that 80% of sales require five follow-up calls after the meeting and 44% of salespeople give up after one follow-up? Leveraging a sales automation tool is critical for agencies in building a book of business and driving sales from prospect to close. Research firm Aberdeen reports best-in-class adopters of Sales Force Automation (SFA) software saw their deals increase in size by an average of 27%, decreased the sales cycle by 16% and lowered sales administrative time by 14%.
Join IA on May 25 at 2:00 p.m. ET for a webinar sponsored in part by Applied on the benefits of SFA and how your agency can leverage it. Hear from industry experts and fellow agents how SFA can help your agency:
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Make the most of each sales opportunity
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Prioritize sales tasks
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Forecast more accurately
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Improve up-selling and cross-selling
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Manage opportunities and tracking competitors
During the webinar you'll learn the foundations of a digital sales culture and how sales force automation extends digital capabilities across an agency.
The webinar is free. Register today!
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 By Michael Welch, Marketing Assistant, Big "I" Markets
My mother loves to tell the story of her flight from Osaka, Japan to Michigan in the summer of 1964. The air conditioning wasn't working and the journey became a 16-hour session in a sauna with three little children, one of them an infant. Landing in San Diego, she expected to be put on a plane with working A/C, but instead the doors were opened and they taxied around the airport for about 20 minutes. They then flew on to Detroit. Fortunately stories like this now usually few and far between.
Usually. Just this past weekend Chicago's O'Hare airport had to provide cots for passengers that missed flights due to a shortage of TSA screeners when air travel is in a slow season. The efficiency of the cot distribution wasn't lost on this passenger from last June. Conditions may worsen as the summer travel season ramps up with many airports expecting double-digit increases of travelers over last year. Delays in one area can cause trouble in other areas. Airlines might charge a fee for a missed flight if it's not their fault. Luggage can be misdirected, damaged, or lost. (Airlines, take note: if you're going to damage luggage, don't do it to a band if you don't want to go viral.)
In all this misery lies an opportunity for you…the potential travel nightmares increases the need for Travel Insurance.
Travel Insured International offers tips (such as how to get through security screening as quickly as possible) through their travel blog to help sell your client on the need for Travel Insurance through Big "I" Markets.
To learn more travel over to www.bigimarkets.com.
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DocuSign for Big "I" Members: Keeping Business Digital with eSignatures
Join us to learn more about DocuSign for your agency. We'll show you how you can use DocuSign for everything from new policy applications to coverage election forms. We'll cover the basics, including how to take advantage of your exclusive Big "I" member price discount, and leave plenty of time for you to ask us questions:
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Legality and security: We'll show you how DocuSign is a best practice in keeping you and your clients safe
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Ease and convenience: See what your clients will see when you send documents through DocuSign, and learn just how easy it is to sign
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Sending, templates and account management: We'll get you up to speed on setting up your account, short cuts with document templates, and account management 101
We'll see you there!
Click the date to learn more and to register:
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Remember that you can view the following webinars 24/7 by checking out the BIM Webinar Library. To do that log onto Big "I" Markets and click on "Publications".
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TravPay
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Commercial Lessor's Risk
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Affluent Homeowners
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Travelers Select Products (series)
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Travel Insurance
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Community Banks
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Affluent Homeowner
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Real Estate E&O
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RLI Personal Umbrella
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"Oh, by the way...Flood Sale"
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Habitational
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Student Housing
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BIM WEBSITE TRAINING WEBINAR
For all you folks who recently registered for Big "I" Markets, remember you can participate in a webinar from the comfort of your office to help you learn how to navigate around the system. Every Thursday at 2:00 p.m. EDT we'll show you how to navigate the Big "I" Markets platform, including how to submit a quote! A recording of this webinar can be found under "Publications" after logging into Big "I" Markets.
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Big "I" Virtual University Webinars
Don't miss the following education opportunities provided from the Big "I" Virtual University experts that focus on topics agents need to know to make a smart start in 2016. For more information, contact national staff.
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June 6. "First Monday LIVE!" is a free monthly webcast hosted by the VU's own Bill Wilson and guests on the first Monday of the month to discuss the wide world of insurance from seemingly non-insurance topics. Each 30-minute webisode covers "what's going on" (drones, car sharing, concealed weapon laws, legalized marijuana, legislative issues) and the implications. May topics are pending as information is seen in the news. Click here to learn more and register and here to access the recordings.
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June 22. "Drones AKA Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" One of the most fluid issues in insurance today involves drones. The technology, regulations, exposures, and coverages seem to change on a daily basis. This webinar is designed to bring the participant completely up to date with regard to the technology, laws and regulations, evolving exposures/uses, and what coverages (both personal and commercial lines) are available in the marketplace. It will also dispel some of the myths about coverage (or lack thereof), especially in the area of privacy. Click here to learn more and to register.
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Be one of the first five with the correct answers and win an envy-inspiring TFT Trivia T-shirt or choose a $5 gift card (Starbucks, Dunkin' Donuts, Baskin Robbins, or Krispy Kreme).
Don't forget to answer the Tie Breaker!
1. What is the generally-accepted maximum weight of a personal-use drone before it must be registered?
2. According to the US Department of Transportation (4/13/16 press release) what was the percent of on-time arrivals by reporting carriers in February of this year?
3. On this date (May 17) in 1792 a group of 24 New York merchants got together and established what?
TIE BREAKER
What is an SSTS Bond?
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BIG "I" MARKETS SALE OF THE WEEK
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