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Insurance Agency Sales Require a Personal Connection with Clients
Someone said to me recently: “price is table stakes”. And certainly, we pushed back on insurance companies all the time when they tell us ...
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Big League or Not?
If you are a rich sports fanatic, you can buy a professional baseball team. But what kind of team – big league or triple A – depends on how rich ...
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What’s YOUR Average?
By the time this post is published, Spring Training will be well underway. And as the boys of spring troop to the ball field, the has-beens, never ...
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A Hard Insurance Market Commands Higher Rates But Fewer Customers
A hard insurance market means there’s a high demand for insurance coverage and a reduced supply. Insurance companies ...
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More Keys to Growth
Recently I shared some general observations about characteristics of growing agencies based on data from last year among the roughly 100 agencies ...
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How Asking for Favors Can Increase Your Agency's Sales
When I first ran for the Oklahoma House of Representatives I wanted to win! One of my strategies was to get as many yard signs with my name ...
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How Using Agency of Records Letters Boost Retention
Every commercial lines agent (and some personal lines agents) have received one of these dreaded “YOU’RE FIRED!” letters. Let’s talk about what to ...
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Paying Staff for Selling Activity in Personal Lines
Continuing our discussion on how to properly compensate staff, let’s discuss compensating internal staff for personal lines sales activities. I ...
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Goal Setting!
We are getting close to a new year and most of us are thinking about what we can accomplish next year. In the growing agency, that includes ...
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3 Strategies to Boost Your Profit Numbers
So business is good? You’re doing well? Sales are up? You’ve added staff and some of the pressure is off of you? This is great news!