Are you reading the policy details? I mean READING them. I’m not talking about the rate or premium, or the cute badges that calculate the year-to-year change, or the carrier group color-coding. It’s the sum of all these parts, the … Read More
Agent Resources
Ordering Loss Runs 101 – the Process
There is a lot to be said for loss runs. Logistically, they are required to bind coverage, and in many cases just to secure a quote. There is an order of magnitude to their complexity. All lines, same carrier … Read More
Ordering Loss Runs 101 – Strategy
Have you ever had a client ask for loss runs? What did you do? You likely got Acord forms updated, and promptly sent out to market. … Read More
Skip the Underwriting Submission Line
Ever make a submission 90 days out, only to get a declination 30 days before the renewal? Why couldn’t they tell you this day 1? Odds are they didn’t have a way to make a snap judgement without spending an hour looking through your apps..that’s where the summary comes in handy… … Read More
What is an LCM? The Producer Asked..
In our business, and sales in general, success and opportunity is measured on relative advantage. The LCM is the relative. … Read More
Loss Costs & Loss Cost Multipliers
What is a Loss Cost? What is a Loss Cost Multiplier? As a Commercial Insurance Producer, why is this information important to me? Grab that ‘world’s best insurance agent’ mug, fill it up with some cheap office coffee and lets get cracking. … Read More
CRM – Activity Management Features
The CRM functionality has evolved over the years, much of which has come from user feedback, and will continue to evolve for what feels like a never ending time line. It started as a notes section in 2014, flag options … Read More
Understanding Business & Policy Level Details
This Cliff’s notes summary covers the (less abundant) enhanced data element visibility and functionality. For a deep dive check out this Knowledge Base article. All the Orange If it’s orange it’s interactive, click on it – Linkedin Company page, website, … Read More
Search Mechanics
In/Out of State Filtering You can include (excluded by default) businesses with operations in your state that are domiciled outside of the state. If you are having trouble finding an account using the name search it can be helpful to … Read More