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World is changing day by day as we are making progress in technology and other fields of daily life. Many things have been changed along with our style of living standards. As the world is advancing, people are abandoning the traditional way of house living and adopting the urban way of living.

Agency owners have many issues to deal with on a day-to-day basis and little time to address them. Sometimes this pressure can cause an owner to make simple but costly mistakes. In the attached PDF, we address common mistakes that agency owners should try to avoid. Click on the PDF below to read more.

Agency owners have many issues to deal with on a day-to-day basis and little time to address them. Sometimes this pressure can cause an owner to make simple but costly mistakes. In this article we address common mistakes that agency owners should try to avoid.

Do you 'throw away' too many referrals? A producer I was working with was ecstatic one hot summer day because he had just obtained 10 referrals from a client. I was excited too and the producer was going to begin working those new referrals right away. Well, in tracking the success of those 10 referrals, only one got written. Is that good or just normal? Let's just say, both of us felt it should have been better. So, analyzing what took place led to the following results: * 2 were not reachable; the producer never connected with the decision-maker. * 2 were messy businesses that the producer realized would be declined if submitted * 3 had strong to severe loss issues * 1 failed to provide all the needed information * 1 was presented, but not sold * 1 was sold Could this one out of 10 scenario have been prevented? That is what we took it upon ourselves to evaluate. The first evaluation made was really there were only three the producer was either able to, or wanted to, quote. So, of that group, he was really one for three. But, what about the rest of the referrals - the ones not quoted? Preventable? In our analysis, many of those were preventable so that you wouldn't end up with 70 percent being "thrown away." The two that the producer was unable to reach were determined to be a problem based on the "introduction" he got from his client to those two prospects. (Note: You do ask to be introduced, don't you, when you obtain a referral?) The person calling their customer (our prospect) from the business was not someone known to them and thus, the call carried little weight. It was not a powerful introduction; it wasn't even a lukewarm introduction, so it was not surprising the producer couldn't get an appointment following that call. The five that were either messy businesses or had heavy losses weren't quality businesses. Was that the luck of the draw and he just accepted that when he asked for referrals, or could

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If you have little bit experience about agricultural field then you can better understand about the fragility of crops. The most sensitive occupation of the mankind and also it is teaching us the sense of patience. We are sowing in seeds in our earth mother and we wait for a certain period, minimum 3 months and maximum 6 months we are working day n nights on our green fields.

These days were really beautiful when we were phoneless :) . Honestly speaking that when we had not phones, we enjoyed our privacy. But now after landline phone, there are cellular phones, and even in quality and coverage with lot of functions now we have Ferrari phone which is expensive and more than our image costly.

Some years before in 2005, the pet insurance was not so famous or ordinary trend like it is seemed in now a day. As Veterinary science get development and find some deadly diseases in which usually cats and dogs die, the pet insurance gets the high value in our society.

Terrorism is now a day the most unpredictable threat to the whole mankind. Whether you live in the most secure country or not, but this threat is always poking us in all regards. Where none any knows that black minded people are coming from which direction and what are their plans.

If a Member accesses a company through Iroquois and subsequently terminates their contract with Iroquois, they are prohibited for a period of two years from seeking a direct appointment with that company. However, they are free to move that company's book to another non-Iroquois carrier. Members also agree that they will not negotiate a direct contract with a carrier that Iroquois has offered to them. If a Member doesn't like Iroquois for any reason, they can terminate the agreement without penalty by giving 90 days' notice. We are often told that our contract is much more user-friendly and less intrusive than other networks' contracts.

In most agencies, holding customers accountable seems to be one of the bigger frustrations. Have you ever thought or said "why is it always our fault when a customer has a loss that is not covered? They knew that they didn't have that coverage." For agents serious about minimizing the potential of their agency facing an E&O claim, achieving a high level of customer accountability is a great goal to strive for. To achieve this goal may require some hard work and some new initiatives. Documentation is a key but documentation is more than just words in the system. Any agency will be hard pressed to hold their customers accountable without a file that is well documented. However, documentation by itself will not get it done. Agents need to fully understand that when an E&O claim happens, the E&O carrier will look to secure the actual file in question (paper or electronic) to see what it looks like and what it contains. Solid documentation that is handled promptly, is accurate and professional will make the E&O carrier's job much easier. Conversely, a file with sketchy documentation could prove to be a problem in an E&O matter. Effective handling of client interactions is very important. Every day, customers are asking questions, modifying coverages, etc. The questions (and the answers provided) should be fully documented in the agency management system. In addition, requests to delete or decline coverage or to modify coverage in some manner should be documented as well. But documentation only in the system may not be enough. The agency should have a procedure for confirming / memorializing the discussion. Without this, mistakes can occur. Possibly, what the agency heard is not what the customer requested or possibly what the customer advised is not what they really meant. Let's take the scenario that the agency has provided a personal lines umbrella proposal and the customer calls to advise your agency that they are not going to purchase this coverage. W

Every agent knows how difficult it is these days to effectively brand their agency, afford the high cost of advertising, and stay ahead of the technology curve. Iroquois recommends that our members look into AgenciesOnline (AO). AO provides website creation services and combines marketing, communications and technology into a single platform at an affordable price.