Agency Management

Unrelenting Rain May Leave You High & Dry

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 26, 2016—The persistent rain that has recently saturated most of the East Coast can create property damage, flooding and other hazards that may not be covered under…

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Agency Valuation, Is It Based on the Past or the Future?

When buying or selling an agency, is the value based on what the agency made in the past or what it will earn in the future? A recent call illustrated…

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Procedures and Why They Really Matter

Over the years I’ve seen many agents spend thousands of dollars on a Procedures Manual,… one you’ve bought…one you’ve paid a consultant to come in and do…or one you’ve struggled…

You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

What does buying running shoes have to do with buying insurance? Keep reading for an excellent analogy of why online buying of certain “products” is often a big mistake.

When Customers Move to Direct Writing Insurers

We’ve all seen the media stories about the demise of independent agents from organizations ranging from Google to Walmart getting into the insurance industry. Likewise, even our own publications refer…

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Ending Follow-Ups with Late-Paying and Past-Due Customers

Your agency has finally concluded that following up on late-paying and past-due customers is too big an E&O exposure and too expensive and time consuming to continue. You believe it…

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Agency M&A Activity Will Inevitably Slow Down

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 29, 2016— Before a North Carolina forum, Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA or the Big “I”) president & CEO, Robert Rusbuldt, discussed the independent…

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