Latest Agency Growth Headlines
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West Marine Reports Increase in Net Sales
May 4 2001 // Watsonville, Calif.-based West Marine Inc. reported that net sales for the four weeks ended April 28, 2001 were $51.1 million, a 4.9 percent increase from net sales of $48.7 million for the same period a year...
CPIA Takes National Sales & Marketing Education Conference to San Diego
Mar 26 2001 // Members of the Certified Professional Insurance Agent (CPIA) Society enjoyed a valuable National Sales & Marketing Education Conference March 7-10 in San Diego’s balmy climate. Attendees had the opportunity to...
CPIA Holds Sales, Marketing Conference in San Diego
Mar 14 2001 // Members of the Certified Professional Insurance Agent Society attended an educational National Sales & Marketing Education Conference March 7-10 in San Diego. With a smaller-than-anticipated turnout, attendees had the...
IIAA Unveils New Agency Universe Study; Finds Growth, Stable Consolidation for Agents
Nov 1 2000 // The last four years have been a period of financial growth and agent consolidation, according to the 2000 Agency Universe Study, a study of the independent agency system conducted by Future One, a cooperative effort of the...
CGNU Posts 21 Percent Increase in U.K. Life Sales
Oct 19 2000 // CGNU surprised analysts on Wednesday when it reported a 21 percent increase in its U.K. life sales totaling £5.5 billion ($8 billion) over the past 9 months, despite a general slowdown in long-term investments in the U.K....
After the Gold Rush: Insurance Dot-Coms Shift increasingly Toward the Agent
Oct 2 2000 // In the “stake-your-claim” environment of Internet insurance, any attempt to define trends and categorize business models can be an exercise in frustration. However, in some ways the dot-com gold rush is slowing...
Marketing Resources for Agents & Brokers
Aug 7 2000 // * This list represents only a random sample of marketing resources available for agents and brokers. It is by no means all inclusive. To view an expanded version of this list online, please visit our Sales Tools...
Web Sales Will Grow Despite Dot-Com Shakeout
Jul 18 2000 // Online retail sales are expected to reach $152 billion by 2002, Reuters news service reports. And, while only a few of today’s online retailers may survive the ongoing industry shakeout, a recent report found that...
