Agency Management

Strong Financial Controls Can Help Prevent Producer Embezzlement in Insurance Agencies

Insurance agencies that entrust producers with client billing need strong financial controls to mitigate embezzlement risks. Embezzlement is a crime of opportunity. When employees can access funds, billing software, or…

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Unlock the Secrets of a Transformed Agency

It’s no secret that agencies that execute a Best Version Possible (BVP) plan are significantly transformed. In fact, it’s pretty obvious, based on their industry-leading results in all areas. So how do transformed…

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How Thriving Insurance Organizations Manage and Retain Top Intellectual Talent

The insurance industry is at a crossroads. A significant portion of the workforce is nearing retirement (of almost one million licensed agents and brokers, the average age is 45.9 years old, according…

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Thinking (Dreaming) of Retirement? 

Every agency owner we’ve ever met has days in which they would gladly hand the keys over to someone else and walk away from the agency business. No doubt the…

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Improving Commercial Client Risk Management While Protecting Your Agency 

If you’re working with small-to-mid-sized businesses (those earning between $10 million to $1 billion in revenue or employing between 26 to 1,000 people), chances are most of your clients do…

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VU C.E. Advanced Personal Lines Webinars

VU C.E. Advanced Personal Lines Webinars Recorded on November 22, 2022 Our advanced personal lines classes cover topics like condos, HO trust endorsements and legal liability, and more. Select your…

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