I too have found it difficult to get other than work comp appointments in California which I seem to have no problem getting because of our volume and loss ratios. But, when we decided to expand our operations to include commercial and personal lines I found that it was a whole different world almos...

Hi All. I'd be grateful for some additional input from some of you. I see the market softening. Appointments are getting easier, pricing is softening and appetite is broadening. What I am not seeing yet is commissions increasing from direct carrier appointments. What about the rest of you. Whose sta...

Rob, I see that you are still actively atvertising for Ins. Noodel. It is amazing to me that anyone would read your posts and believe that you are not somehow either on their payroll or without enough business of your own, allowing you the time to publish lapdog, thinly veiled marketing for someone ...

<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Callen, You won't deal with progressive because they sell direct and take your business but you will do business with Insurance Noodel who also sells direct and takes your business. Why the double standard? I don't get it. We must all evaluate our suppli...

Rob, I have thought long and hard on the issues of doing business with someone who at the same time tries to be my wholesaler and is in competition with me directly, like insurance noodel. I suppose for me that I won't do business with my competition for two reasons. 1. Ethics: I have a real problem...

<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'><span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>That's all well and fine, Rob. But it doesn't address my main point. Insurance Noodel sells insurance direct to the public in direct competition with you, me, thei...

When considering an agency name, based on my agency experience, the following should be considered: 1. Consider not just where you will start, but where you will end up alo. Choose a name sufficiently descriptive to describe yourself now and in the future. Choose several possibilities. 2. Check out ...

You've got to be kidding me. I see there name here so checked the noodle (what kind of name is that) out and on the very home page of their website is a place for a business owner to get a quote. You mean that <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>they sell insurance to the public in direct ...

Insurance master, there are lots of alternatives for a new agent seeking markets. I applaud your choice to venture out on your own and personally feel that insurance is the best industry for me. Everyone needs it, it's recession proof and I have the respect of my community and those that I help. I d...