Agency Management

Apples-to-Apples Agents – Please Don’t Be One

First, you should never “quote” a policy; and second, you should never propose coverage that only matches what the insured had previously. If all you provide is an “apples-to-apples” proposal,…

The Great Bad Faith Myth

Randy Maniloff, an attorney and insurance expert, discusses what is really required before a carrier can be found guilty of bad faith. The threshold for bad faith is more than…

I’m Shopping for a New Insurance Agent

Agents owe their clients a certain level of service, but what is that level? What should be the agent’s role? What standards of care are reasonable to properly assure an…

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Insurance: A Once Honorable Profession

Insurance was an honorable profession, the habitat of honorable professionals. It can be again, can’t it? Only we can pull us from a fate from which there is no escape.

Can An Organization Outgrow Its Owner And Vice Versa?

Agencies initially develop the personalities of their owner. If the agent is sales oriented, the agency grows staff that key in on the sales and marketing process. If the agent…

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Holding A Client Hostage Revisited – Again

Are insurance carriers required to honor an AOR? We have discussed this question a couple times, most recently with a Point/Counterpoint article. In this re-visitation a couple reader responses to…

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Antivirus and Anti-Malware Software for Agencies

Every small business owner should prioritize using effective software to prevent virus infection. Whenever someone begins their search for online security, they ultimately discover there are two major types of…

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