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No Better Than Two-Bit Hustlers Marsh & McLennan's expertise apparently included convincing clients to overpay for insurance. |
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Term Life vs. Cash Value Insurance Policies Make sure you're getting the right insurance protection for your family. |
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Compensation: How Is an Agent Paid? For an agent, the conventional boss/employee relationship and the regular paycheck fall by the wayside to make room for more sophisticated, and sometimes complicated, monetary arrangements. |
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Have an Agent in Your Corner Buying a house is stressful enough without having to worry about whether you can trust the real estate agent you're working with. By using a dedicated buyers' agent, you can make sure your agent is working for you. |
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Where To Buy It When shopping for business insurance, try to find an agent or broker who specializes in your industry. |
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September 12, 2005 |
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Insurance Agents Enjoy Secure, Solid Careers If you enjoy working with others and can empathize with their problems and concerns, you can build a fulfilling, lucrative career in the insurance industry. You'll be helping people protect their families, their homes and their personal belongings. |
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Evergreen Clauses: Are They Enforceable? Evergreen clauses ensure agents a continuing commission payment for the life of the customer. It seems like a good idea, but are they enforceable? That depends on the contract. |
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A Buyer Broker Can Help You Not all real estate brokers have your best interest at heart -- be choosy. |
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A Web of Support There has been an upturn in insurers' investments in Web-based tools that enable agents to work more efficiently and, through those efficiencies, sell more, increase commissions and make more money for the companies they represent. |
The Motley Fool
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Is Marsh Ringing the Value Bell? Does a troubled global insurer offer a buying opportunity? |
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A Closer Look at Insurance Stocks Insurance companies provide an invaluable service by allowing individuals to pool and share risk. The challenge for investors is locating companies with proven abilities to profitably navigate an uncertain future. |
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Prudent Policy Agents should help their clients reevaluate their insurance policies at the end of every year. |
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When in Doubt, Decapitate Eliot Spitzer announced that the State of New York would not pursue criminal charges against disgraced insurance broker Marsh & McLennan after it promised reforms and accepted the resignation of its CEO, replacing him with a former Manhattan prosecutor. |
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The High Price Of Free Insurance Deals that fund, then buy out, big life policies may shortchange seniors. |
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Data Quality is Key to Agency Portal Performance A relatively small investment in data quality can make a big difference in helping insurers get more out of their agent portals than they put in. |
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Let's Make A Deal A solution to financial advisors' insurance problems. |
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National Defense
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Stafford & Brody |
Regulations Affect Sales Agents, Fees Many firms hire employees or engage sales agents to help secure federal government business. Doing this properly requires compliance with ethics rules that bar contingent fees. |
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Foolish Advice on Life Insurance Life insurance seems simple. And it should be. But more and more agents are selling complex, commission-boosting products that do little for consumers. Be cautious and buy only the minimum. |
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Insurers Raising Premiums, Changing Terms on Long-term Care Policies If you're selling long-term care insurance to clients, it's best to stay away from carriers with a history of raising premiums or discontinuing other types of insurance coverage. |
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