Articles by Chris Burand

Burand is the founder and owner of Burand & Associates LLC based in Pueblo, Colo. Phone: 719-485-3868. E-mail: chris@burand-associates.com.

The Competitive Advantage: Agency Valuations

A Victim of the Credit Bubble? In the early 1700s, John Law, a brilliant mathematician, advised the French government their economy could be improved by printing lots of paper money not backed by gold or silver. The key was getting …

The Competitive Advantage: Partnerships

Do you have a partner you wish you didn’t? Or are you a sole owner and wish you had a partner? I deal with many agency owners facing these two situations. Sometimes the problem begins with wanting a partner and …

The Competitive Advantage

To Partner or Not? How to Make Partnerships Work and What to Do When They Don’t Do you have a partner you wish you didn’t? Or are you a sole owner and wish you had a partner? I deal with …

The Competitive Advantage: Opportunity Knocks

When I first started as an underwriter a few decades ago, I was truly amazed at the coverage knowledge so many of the older underwriters had. The most remarkable underwriters knew their stuff. They were great resources for the newbies …

The Competitive Advantage: Opportunity Knocks

Coverage, Underwriting Knowledge Have Become More Powerful Tools in Today’s Market When I first started as an underwriter a few decades ago, I was truly amazed at the coverage knowledge so many of the older underwriters had. The most remarkable …