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by d's insurance store
Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:43 pm
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Telemarketing?
Replies: 47
Views: 35045

Lucky You!

Here's what I'd do...I get myself a laptop enabled however to do wireless. I'd do my best to find space at one or more of the developments by either renting space in the sales office or renting a parking space. I'd get a sandwich board sign and just quote all weekend long during the open house sales...
by d's insurance store
Mon Apr 24, 2006 2:09 pm
Forum: Opinions
Topic: added services
Replies: 11
Views: 7961

Over the top service

I fall into the camp that believes in today's market, an agent needs to be competent, caring and available and do a professional job, but that's where it ends. I will certainly help with faxing of documents to motor vehicle authorities and lenders, but always with the preface that I'm not responsibl...
by d's insurance store
Fri Apr 14, 2006 11:07 am
Forum: Opinions
Topic: E&O non-renewed - bit of a rant
Replies: 10
Views: 8758

E&O Blues

Get used to it. You refer to 'relationships'...well, the only relationships that really matter are those between you and your clients because they have choices. Your so-called 'relationship' between you and your E&O carrier is only in your own mind. At one time they may have cared, but right now...
by d's insurance store
Mon Apr 03, 2006 11:20 am
Forum: Hard-to-Place Accounts
Topic: Bring back personal service
Replies: 10
Views: 8094

Personal Lines folly

Good luck Hurricane, I was with a exclusive/captive company for a 16 year career and tried to do some of the 'over the top' stuff you speak of in personal lines. You may be luckier than I, but I ended up feeling that clients were more than happy to take those kinds of perks, but it in no way enhance...
by d's insurance store
Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:14 am
Forum: Hard-to-Place Accounts
Topic: confused, newly licensed P&C broker in NY
Replies: 6
Views: 6984

Career advice

Alal, with all due respect, I'm confused about someone who apparently on a whim, goes out, gets an insurance broker's license, and then posts here in a lost sort of way asking for career advice. Some of us ended up in this industry by accident, others by design, but in all honesty, usually the entry...