by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Jun 26, 2015 | Articles, Industry News
Do you have a need for recruiting and hiring great talent? Do you have a succession plan in place if workers leave or retire? Agents and insurance companies share this common need: attracting and hiring qualified employees. Thanks to new legislation signed by...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Feb 3, 2015 | Articles, Sales
“Fresh checked every day.” “Save money, live better.” “Where shopping is a pleasure.” Recognize those slogans? Contrary to creative advertising, shopping for insurance is not like a trip to the grocery store. There’s no white box you can take off the shelf and pay...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Dec 22, 2014 | Underwriting
It’s that time of year. A jolly old customer of yours has reappeared from hibernation (where does he spend his off-season, anyway? The Villages? West Palm? Key West?). He only works one day a year – must be rough – and needs insurance and needs it fast. Here goes. He...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Nov 7, 2014 | Articles, Flood
In “Texas Flood,” Stevie Ray Vaughan sang: Yeah, flood water keeps a rolling, Man it’s about to drive poor me insane Keeping up with the changes in flood insurance this year would give Stevie an even worse case of the blues. There is a huge opportunity to help guide...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Oct 13, 2014 | Marketing, Sales, Underwriting
Call it a midlife crisis. You’ve glanced at your book of business in the mirror and it isn’t pretty. There’s a little more flab around the stomach than you’ve noticed before, a few more wrinkles around the eyes, and it just doesn’t spring out of bed in the morning...