Columnist Michael Loguercio views the industry “face to face” from his vantage point as a vendor to independent insurance agencies. Michael attends almost every function and interfaces with our readers regularly.
So what is incredibly popular, attracts 17,000 athletes from 205 countries, encompasses 26 different sporting competitions, and took place in London, England, for two weeks? Well, to most people it is the Olympics; however to someone in the insurance industry it was just another huge sporting event that needs to be insured. As reported in […]
Afew weeks ago I wrote a piece in this column about the deadliest time of the year to drive, of which we are currently right smack in the midst of. After speaking with a number of friends of this column, they asked me if it were possible to drill down a little deeper to see […]
BYOD: “Bring Your Own Device” to work. So…how many times have you thought of doing it…by yourself… in your office…all alone? What about your employees…do they ever go at it alone in your office? Do they ever do it with other employees? Do they ever do it alone, with their own “personal devices”? No? Are […]
So here we are Memorial Day… and all I keep hearing from those I know are, “Can you believe the summer is here already?” Quite frankly it felt like summer was here all winter, but this weekend means that it’s time to open the pool, power wash the deck, freshen up the flower beds, and […]
If u cn rd this den u prbly no where im goin wid this article. Texting. It’s everywhere. Everyone is doing it. Don’t worry, it won’t hurt, and I promise you won’t get pregnant the first time you try it. Very quickly it is replacing all means of electronic communication, and I would venture to […]
For those of us who are fortunate enough to know Dave Isenberg, this story will not surprise you as he is always one to put others before himself, and to use his life’s experiences to selflessly assist those who may benefit from it. A veteran of the insurance industry for nearly 50 years, David recently […]
As so many followers of this column, I am a father of a 20 year old son and a 17 year old daughter (going on 40!) who like so many of us “old people” use some form of social media in our daily lives whether it is for business, pleasure, or education. As a very […]
At last week’s Agent’s Council for Technology (ACT); ACORD User Group Information Exchange (AUGIE); and American Insurance Marketing and Sales Society (AIMS) meetings in Tampa, FL, initiative updates showed the progress being made to improve business for agents nationwide. With much gratitude to my friend Michael Carroll, Communication Specialist at ACORD, I am able to […]
Welcome Back RAP! In a true New York sort of style, and for the second year since its return to Manhattan, insurance professionals from all around the greater New York City area gathered at the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State Inc.’s 2012 Metropolitan Regional Awareness Program, held Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, at the […]
[dropcap]H[/dropcap]ow many times have you asked that question of a young child, or maybe even a “matured” child… or maybe even of yourself? As a parent, and board of education president, I have had the opportunity to ask that question many a time to many a young person, and until recently I never would have […]
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