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Dealing with Public Adjusters

Hurricanes and other communal disasters draw public adjusters to the affected areas like sharks to the smell of blood. One public adjuster likened the influx to a pack of wolves…

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Fair Owners’ Compensation

Agency owner compensation should be based on productivity and management responsibilities. Equal pay is not a requirement among agency owners.

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Post-Disaster Readiness: The Psychology of Downed Trees

Following a horrific natural disaster, agents must plan on receiving calls from angry insureds. Knowing the angry calls are coming is the first step toward managing them. Storm victims need…

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Five Work Comp Errors Every Agent Makes

Workers’ compensation, from a coverage standpoint, is the simplest coverage to understand and even explain. However, statutes and common laws serve to complicate the initial simplicity of workers’ compensation and…

Number of Claims: 3 or 636?

In the world of insurance coverage, the word “claim” is one of the most frequently spoken. It is used by an injured party to describe its pursuit of relief against…

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Homeowners’ Insurance and Firearms

Once again, we find ourselves in the deeply political and emotional debate about guns, the second amendment, gun control, and safety. This discussion requires us to clear up some misconceptions…

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3 Sales Measurements Every Agent Must Understand

If it’s not measured, it can’t be managed. Every agent and agency must be able to measure specific sales ratios to effectively plan for the future. Two commonly measured ratios…

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