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Hiring Sales People…Getting Behind the Mask

The hardest hire you will ever make is finding and hiring a good sales person. Sales people are trained to mask their behaviors and feed a prospect what they want…

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Technology

In addition to the information in the Virtual University, the Agents Council for Technology (ACT) is dedicated to promoting the use of the most effective workflows and technologies within the…

Employee Internet Usage Policy

Do your employees spend, what seems to you to be, an inordinate amount of time on the internet at work…whether during business hours or their personal time? Ever wonder what…

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Real-Time Workflow

Do you want to provide superior customer service to your clients?  Do you want to improve productivity?  These are proven results that you too can achieve by implementing the Real…

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Sample Office Technology Policy

Some folks from the CIRMS group discussed below presented a paper at a recent seminar on Telework Risks and Liabilities. Within that paper was a sample Office Technology Policy. They have…

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Cleaning Up Loss Ratio Problems

Throughout the soft market, rates dropped and companies endured increasing losses as the price to pay for cash flow and market share. Now carriers are reacting to loss ratios much…

Why Are Binders Issued for 30 Days?

We all know that binders have historically been issued for 30-day terms. Why is that and can a binder be issued for longer terms, perhaps even as long as the…

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Showdown: ACORD 27 vs. ACORD 75

When proof of insurance is requested, which is most appropriate, the ACORD 27 – Evidence of Property Insurance or the ACORD 75 – Insurance Binder?

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Issuing Binders Without Closing Dates

An agency has had several requests from mortgage brokers and lawyers asking for binders showing the new mortgagee without having set closing dates on new loans. They insist that the…

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