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by Wash Broker
Fri May 26, 2006 11:11 am
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Telemarketing?
Replies: 47
Views: 36078

Incredible laughs...

but then I guess that is what makes reading the boards fun sometimes. Hey, I use to telemarket when I opened an agency, you know what? I dont care if you say no because that just gets me 1 step closer to yes. Believe it! Most of my best customers were telemarketed, because they werent really shoppin...
by Wash Broker
Fri May 19, 2006 10:55 am
Forum: Opinions
Topic: SIAA - Agents Helping Agents
Replies: 17
Views: 15417

Good Ideas

I looked at a few of these and SIAA was one of the few that could enable me to get some preferred appts. I have heard Leavitt is another great company. But if your just looking basically for coml markets why not check out Insurance Noodle and Northeast Agencies out of Buffalo New York. Between these...
by Wash Broker
Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:29 am
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Considering purchase/franchise
Replies: 18
Views: 17850

I dont understand it but with the 125,000 franchise fee alone what the heck would you do unless you were purchasing a 6 million dollar agency. These guys just totally irritate me the few times I have spoken with them as we crunch the numbers and they try to rationalize the whole thing. How are you g...
by Wash Broker
Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:14 am
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Own small agency or Producer at larger agency?
Replies: 21
Views: 17528

is that 35 for the agent or 35 for the agency????
by Wash Broker
Fri Mar 31, 2006 9:08 am
Forum: Opinions
Topic: Commercial versus Personal Auto Policy
Replies: 13
Views: 15255

Read the policy exclusions and conditions

and if any of the insured practices on conditions apply you will have your answer, and one heck of good sales point why the other agent failed to address your prospects real needs and was simply attempting to sell on price.
by Wash Broker
Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:27 pm
Forum: Hard-to-Place Accounts
Topic: Mortgage Brokerage
Replies: 0
Views: 2818

Mortgage Brokerage

I've been approached a few times and I am curious what the concensus is out their amongst some of your agencies out thee , what do you think of the idea of incorporating mortgage origination services into your agency when you can earn on average $1500 or more in profit per deal?
by Wash Broker
Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:24 pm
Forum: Hard-to-Place Accounts
Topic: United American Insurance
Replies: 5
Views: 6485

Cant argue against success

I went to one of their meetings a while back as well and just didint like their format. They have a clever way of marketing to get in the door with a $1000 of paid life insurance for their members and then its your job to up sell them. If you dont mind selling their low quality product ART and you n...