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Four Types of Producers
Oct 22 2012 // I have spoken at more than 200 insurance industry events. I have met with thousands of agency owners, producers and CSRs. In more than two decades of working with insurance agencies, the No. 1 need has never changed:...
In-Debt-Ed
Oct 22 2012 // Before the financial crash of 2008, it was highly educated Americans who were most likely to pile on unmanageable levels of debt, suggests a new study, one of those that seems to turn conventional wisdom on its...
Astonish’s 4th Annual E-Agent Summit is Close at Hand – Join Over 500 Insurance Professionals at One of the Biggest Insurance Marketing Events of the Year
Oct 16 2012 // Warwick, RI, 10/16/12 – Astonish is a digital marketing solutions and insurance sales training company focused on growing local insurance agencies into successful, selling powerhouses prepared to serve the modern...
State Fund Chief Holds High Expectations for Calif. Workers’ Comp
Oct 14 2012 // If all goes well, workers’ compensation reform in California may yield even greater savings than originally believed. That is according to State Fund President and CEO Tom Rowe, who gave the keynote speech on Friday...
Astonish now Integrates with QQ Solutions to Provide a Complete Solution for Insurance Agency Management and Digital Marketing
Oct 10 2012 // Warwick, RI, 10/10/12 – Astonish, a leading insurance digital marketing system in the U.S., today announced its integration with QQ Solutions, Inc.’s agency management system, QQ Evolution 2. QQ Solutions, Inc. is...
ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Fined $172K for Hazards at Texas Site
Oct 8 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Inc. with 28 serious safety violations at its Fort Worth, Texas, work site for exposing workers to...
Academy of Insurance’s 2012 Fourth Quarter Schedule
Oct 8 2012 // October 11, 2012 The Real Meaning of the Property Damage Exclusion in the CGL Mary Anne Medina, Vale Training Solutions October 17, 2012 Insurance Distribution and Marketing Chris Burand, Burand & Associates...
IUMI Conference: Unpredictable Time for Marine Insurance
Oct 8 2012 // Standing in front of a crowd of several hundred members of the insurance community, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders must have hit the nail on the head during a speech to the industry in late September, because agreeable nods...
Employees Staying Put Even If Unhappy: Talent Survey
Oct 8 2012 // As high unemployment persists and the global economic recovery remains halting and uneven, the “resume tsunami” seems to have subsided to a “resume riptide.” According to Deloitte’s latest...
Academy of Insurance Success Stories!
Oct 8 2012 // I strongly believe the annual membership with Academy of Insurance is very beneficial for us as we design employee educational programs. Working in the insurance industry, you never stop learning; through the annual...
What Makes a Marginal Producer?
Oct 8 2012 // Salespeople, broadly speaking, fall into three categories. First, there are those elusive few, typically the 20 percent of the firm’s salespeople, who are highly productive, who sell most of what is sold. These...
Choosing the Right Site for Your Banner Ad
Oct 5 2012 // I was recently talking with a regional wholesaler regarding her 2013 marketing plans. When we got to the topic of internet marketing and more specifically website banner ads, she told me they had tried it and it did not...
Louisiana Seeks to Use Hurricane Recovery Money for Pre-K Program
Sep 28 2012 // Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration wants to shift $20 million in hurricane recovery dollars for hurricanes Gustav and Ike to fill in budget gaps in the state’s free preschool program for at-risk students. The...
Finding Superior Production Talent
Sep 26 2012 // Finding Superior Production Talent By David Connolly President iQ Consulting An excerpt from an interview with a successful agency owner DC: Historically, what has consistently been the biggest challenge you face as an...
2 Univ. of Akron Employees Resign after Harassment Claim
Sep 24 2012 // Two University of Akron employees, including a Republican candidate for Summit County, Ohio sheriff, have resigned their positions after a university investigation concluded they violated the school’s sexual...
Doing the Right Things
Sep 24 2012 // Congratulations to the winners of Insurance Journal‘s “2012 Best Independent Insurance Agencies to Work For” survey! As their employees put it: these agencies are doing all the right things. They provide...
First Annual InsurFEST Touts Leadership
Sep 24 2012 // Conference attendees will vote on a recommended name change for the group IBA West is debuting InsurFEST next month in San Diego, Calif., a conference that focuses on leadership. The conference also affords IBA West...
Meemic Insurance Services Now Available to Wisconsin Educators
Sep 20 2012 // Meemic Insurance Co., a Michigan-based insurance provider offering personal auto, homeowners, and umbrella coverages tailored exclusively to teachers and other educational employees, announced it will immediately begin...
Vermont Sheriff Gets Education Grant for Young Drivers
Sep 20 2012 // The Caledonia County Sheriff’s Department and St. Johnsbury Police Department are going to teach young Vermont drivers about the dangers of distracted driving. The departments have been awarded an educational grant...
Calif. Workers’ Comp Reform Dominates Conference
Sep 19 2012 // Senate Bill 863, or the more popular usage “SB 863,” was the phrase at the beginning, end or middle of many-a-conversation during the California Workers’ Compensation & Risk Conference on...
