Customer Service

Can Our Agency Cancel or Non-Renew a Client?

In recent months, this has become a hot topic: Can our agency cancel or non-renew a nightmare client?

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The Wall Street Journal Looks at Various New Insurance Products

The Wall Street Journal has taken an interest in some of the new(ish) insurance products now available such as “Active Shooter” policies, Tuition Insurance, and Cyber coverage.

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Are You One of the Many or One of the Few

The title pretty much says it all. Are you a “many” agent focused on the price-based easy sell or are you among the few who understand that insurance requires a…

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Disgruntled and Gruntled Clients

Agents live and work in a wondrous world. Everyday offers opportunities, some taken, and some missed. But the most entertaining part of any agent’s day is their interactions with their…

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Firing Customers…Dump Letters

Increasingly, agents are discovering that they have customers that they no longer want for one or more of many reasons. Maybe it’s a contractor that generates so much certificate of…

Survey: Certificate vs. Policy Limits

This article was a June 2003 Survey from Your “VUPoint”. Here are your opinions about “Certificate vs. Policy Limits”.

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The Birth of YourAgency.com

Yes, they’re failing… the DotComs are going under by the droves, and if you’ve been reading the news, you’re even LESS inspired than ever to build a web site, or…

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The Danger of Not Reporting Claims

When automobile claims come in we always talk to the insured about the benefits of self-insuring the loss if they can, but more and more we are seeing lawsuits being…

How to Increase Commissions by 50%!

The #1 factor that distinguishes high from low producer production is goal setting. This article does not address the specific methodologies of goal-setting, but rather demonstrates how the goal-setting process…

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