by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Jul 28, 2014 | Underwriting
On The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson had a skit called “Carnac the Magnificent.” He held an unopened envelope to his forehead; inside was a card with a question written on it. Carson pretended to divine the question by first giving the audience the answer: Supervisor...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Dec 11, 2013 | Underwriting
Ever wonder where the phrase “window of opportunity” comes from? Time magazine may have been the first to use the phrase in its November 12, 1979, issue to describe a small space or short period to get something accomplished. A “window” exists in our underwriting...
by Steve Shepherd | Dec 4, 2013 | Sales
Well…another year has passed. Nothing thrilling happened in our state this hurricane season…only a little brush of excitement from Tropical Storm Andrea over north Florida early in the season…and Tropical Storm Dorian, which fizzled out just before hitting the eastern...
by Steve Shepherd | Sep 26, 2013 | Customer Service, Sales
While attending the Florida-Tennessee football game this past Saturday, I had a most pleasurable customer service experience…from a most unexpected place. It all happened…at one of the concessions stands. It was a perfectly humid, Florida day in “The Swamp,” and at...
by Lem Purcell | Dec 20, 2012 | Marketing
I know. “Holiday downtime?” Yeah right. Nonetheless, all the travel (and its inevitable delays) along with the occasional need to retreat from the holiday circus provides a few opportunities to catch up on a little reading. Here are three exceptional reads for the...