Agency Management

What Should Agents Do in the Face of Personal Lines Commission Reductions?

What should Independent Agents do when faced with personal lines commission reductions? My answer: Fight for your position in distribution and add the value you should be adding, even in…

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We’re Not Happy Until You’re Not Happy

If you’re going to make a brand promise, keep it. Otherwise, you and your company may be the brunt of the punchline… We’re not happy until you’re not happy!

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Website Privacy Statements

Do you know why that Privacy Notice is on your website? Or are you one of many that haven’t taken the time to even put one there? Would you be…

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Practicing the 7 Habits in Insurance Agencies – Habit #4

While Covey’s first three habits, Be Proactive, Begin with the End in Mind, and Putting First Things First were private concerns to the individual, his next three habits are public…

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An Amazing Customer Service and Leadership Story

How far will you go to provide superior customer service? Would you invest hours learning basic American Sign Language so a single customer will have a better experience?

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Another Look at the 7 Habits

You “recharge” phones and other electronics, don’t you? Every once in a while you need to “recharge” your own motivation and lifestyle…

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Amazing Customer Engagement Ideas

You’ve read about the explosion of “disrupters” that are going to revolutionize the insurance industry. Most of them promise quick and easy online or smart phone app access but none…

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The ‘Dumb’ Things We Do

Let’s face it, even the best and brightest of us sometimes do dumb things and often it’s with good intentions to help a customer. But the cold, hard E&O reality…

How to End Telephone Price Shopping

Is too much of your staff’s time being spent responding to telephone requests for auto quotes? One agency getting 80 calls a day seeks a way out and the VU…