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by golongd
Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:48 am
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Agency Management System
Replies: 243
Views: 2770399

Re: Agency Management System

Let others take the arrows find something like http://www.miaainsurance.com in your area in a lot of cases our alliance has significant discounts with a number of these vendors and can also offer you help in making the best choice for what you need the system to do for your agency keeping in mind yo...
by golongd
Fri Dec 09, 2011 9:29 am
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Start up Agency Advice
Replies: 12
Views: 14036

Re: Start up Agency Advice

I agree with AgencyEquity. Making a living selling high risk insurance is a tough road. I do however like the commercial sales idea. Find something like this in your area http://www.miaainsurance.com an alliance like this would be able to help you get easier access to commerical contracts. Best of L...
by golongd
Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:49 pm
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Starting an Agency is more viable option than an Acquisition
Replies: 1
Views: 2888

Re: Starting an Agency is more viable option than an Acquisi

Agreed. Find an alliance like this in your area. http://www.miaainsurance.com This alliance is unique because the agencies remain 100% independent and the carrier appointments are in the name of the member agency.
by golongd
Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:13 pm
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Book recommendation for starting an agency?
Replies: 11
Views: 11999

Re: Book recommendation for starting an agency?

No book that I know of. Suggestion work with someone who have done it for a long time so you aren't recreating the wheel on everything. You will be a lot further along in the long run. Check out something like this in your area http://www.miaainsurance.com

Best of luck to you!
by golongd
Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:08 pm
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Super Newbie
Replies: 5
Views: 5179

Re: Super Newbie

Find something like this http://www.miaainsurance.com in your area.
by golongd
Fri Oct 14, 2011 1:03 pm
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Buying IA - Current Multiplier?
Replies: 6
Views: 11939

Re: Buying IA - Current Multiplier?

Sounds like you have done your homework. Seems like it is a bit high asking price for being weighted so heavily in personal lines and paying cash. I guess I would also want to know what kind of deals they have on the profit sharing side as well as what the carriers they represent look like. Are they...