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Why Carriers’ Producer Bulletins Are Like Greyhound Buses

What Agents Should Expect in Bulletins from Their Companies Communications from carriers are crucial to an agency’s business. Through producer bulletins, carriers describe changes, policy updates, and other business matters. Yet producer bulletins are the Greyhound buses of agent-carrier communication …

How to Maximize Your Book with Personal Umbrellas

Plus 5 Simple Steps to Follow When Writing Coverage Do your insureds live in a house? Do they drive? Do they entertain? Do they have boats, motorcycles or other toys? Do they have rental property? Of course they do and …

How to Use Compensation to Boost Sales

Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, N.J. He deals with agencies across the country on issues ranging from operations to mergers to sales …

M&A Wrap Up: Year-over-Year, M&A Activity Sustains a Moderate Pace

Insurance brokerage deals in the second quarter of 2010 barely bested the number of deals during the second quarter of 2009 bringing year-over-year activity slightly ahead of last. Forty-six transactions were announced from April through June compared to 43 transactions …

Year-over-Year, M&A Activity Sustains a Moderate Pace

Buyers and Sellers Remain Cautious Insurance brokerage deals in the second quarter of 2010 barely bested the number of deals during the second quarter of 2009 bringing year-over-year activity slightly ahead of last. Forty-six transactions were announced from April through …

How To Use Compensation to Boost Sales

Al Diamond is one of the country’s best known agency management consultants. His firm, the Agency Consulting Group, is based in Cherry Hill, N.J. He deals with agencies across the country on issues ranging from operations to mergers to sales …

101 Sales & Marketing Ideas

From … how to research and obtain referrals, why it’s important to listen to clients, what to do with social media, where to advertise and what to say … to how to use a questionnaire, court records, a disposable phone …

ACE Names Keogh Vice Chairman

ACE Limited announced from its headquarters in Zurich that John Keogh, currently the Insurance Chairman of the group’s Overseas General division, has been named to the additional position of Vice Chairman, ACE Limited and ACE Group Holdings. His responsibilities encompass …

MyNewMarkets: New Markets

The following markets were selected from the MyNewMarkets database of 25,000 coverages and programs. To find additional markets, or to submit markets, go to www.MyNewMarkets.com. Manufacturers Market Detail: Penn Millers Insurance Co.’s (www.pennmillers.com) manufacturers program offers property, crime, liability, automobile …

Insurance Journal Seeks Nominations for Best Agencies to Work For

Is your independent insurance agency or brokerage firm a great place to work? Insurance Journal is once again on the lookout for the best independent insurance agencies and brokerages in the U.S. to work for and we hope you will …