As I write this column a significant number of Americans are still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Irene. For some it may take years before they put themselves back together. As Irene approached the eastern seaboard concerns ran high that this could be the storm that devastated metropolitan areas along its path especially New […]
I’m just getting caught up from being away for a week on vacation. That in itself is an interesting statement. How many of us have so much work and responsibility at our jobs that a week away on vacation means working extra when you return? That doesn’t even take into consideration the e-mails that got […]
My daily conversations with agents and brokers center on the marketplace and how to write more business. Every day another report or survey is released on consumer buying preferences. First consumers are buying more frequently from the internet and then the majority wants to do business with an independent agent or broker. You can go […]
Ijust finished my weekly IIABNY Live! webcast where we talked about this same subject – claims handling. Unfortunately I am very familiar with this subject as I just had both a homeowners and an auto claim in a month’s span. Before you jump to conclusions and assume I am a bad client I want to […]
Over the last few weeks the question has come up several times as to why I left being an independent agent to join IIABNY. A fair question as I know when I was an agent and I would hear former agents extolling the virtues of being an independent agent and I always wondered why that […]
As I write this column Japan has just experienced a major earthquake, a tsunami and 2 nuclear power plant explosions. The news is inundated with stories and footage of the damage. When you look at the desperation and agony on the face of the Japanese people your heart breaks. Many have lost their home and […]
In my column this month I want you to do a little visualization with me. Imagine you’re a young person just graduating from college. It doesn’t matter if it’s a two year degree program through a community college or a four year degree from a state or private college or university. Maybe you didn’t […]
2011 is here and what are your plans for this year? We have a new governor in a state saddled with budget issues and skyrocketing taxes. New York is hardly business friendly and that coupled with our stalled economy doesn’t make for a positive environment in which to operate your business. How do your clients […]
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