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Career Snapshot: Insurance Agent The sheer size of the insurance industry assures solid job opportunities as companies recruit replacements for those who leave or retire. Here is a look at the growth areas and opportunities for a well-paid, stable career.   |
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May 8, 2011 |
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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June 29, 2008
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Insurance Offers Premium Careers Under One Umbrella It's no accident that insurance careers are more accessible than ever. |
Insurance & Technology
January 8, 2010
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Aflac's New Site Drives Interactivity With Bold Design, Humor Employing both the image and the broad humor of the insurer's notorious duck mascot, Aflac's new site features bright colors, clean design and video "duckumentaries" to engage and inform users. |
Job Journal
January 29, 2006
Julia Hollister |
The Home Team A variety of fields have job openings involved with helping homeowners protect their investments. Check out these examples in title searching, mortgaging and insurance. |
CRM
November 11, 2014 |
LiveOps Launches New Agent Recruitment Platform LiveOps' new platform makes it easier for Americans to apply as independent, work-at-home sales and customer service agents. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Where to Buy Insurance An agent might be your best bet, but there are other options. |
CRM
February 1, 2006 |
Secret of My Success: Getting Call Center Ducks in a Row A large insurance provider turns to a state government and a local college to train agents before they come to the call center. |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2005 |
Where to Buy Insurance Is it better to buy insurance through an agent, through a website, or directly from an insurance company? Here are some answers. |
Inc.
September 2008 |
Where To Buy It When shopping for business insurance, try to find an agent or broker who specializes in your industry. |
BusinessWeek
November 29, 2004
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Insurance: Take A Good, Hard Look Here's how the Spitzer investigations of the industry could affect you and how to handle insurance-related issues. |
Insurance & Technology
February 1, 2006
Phil Britt |
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. |
Insurance & Technology
April 2, 2004
Julie Gallagher |
IIABA Resists Crop Offering Association opposes online crop insurance sales as too complex. |
CRM
June 2014
Leonard Klie |
Ovum Expects Home-Based Agents to Soar by 2017 The annual growth rate is twice that of the brick-and-mortar contact center outsourcing market. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2004 |
Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent A good agent can serve you very well -- so choose carefully. |
Investment Advisor
October 2009
Marlene Y. Satter |
The Multilife Market A new marketing emphasis these days in disability insurance is multilife sales. |
Job Journal
February 15, 2004
Lacy Salter |
Find Your Calling in Sales Despite the Do-Not-Call crusade, sales teams bolster staffs. Many businesses can't afford to hire outside salespeople so they look for telemarketers. |
The Motley Fool
August 7, 2006 |
Buying Insurance: Directly or Through Agents? Sometimes -- but not always -- you'll find the best prices by skipping the middleman. Here's some insurance-buying advice. |
The Motley Fool
February 17, 2006 |
Choosing a Real Estate Agent How should you go about choosing a real estate broker or agent? Don't just sign up with the one who promises you the highest price for your house. Here are a few tips. |
Insurance & Technology
July 11, 2008
Karen Pauli |
Integrated Agency Management Systems Key to Improving Agent Performance and Efficiency Agents want fully integrated systems that offer a single entry of data, a single view of the customer, and mobile and real-time functionalities. |
Insurance & Technology
July 11, 2008
Akhil Tripathi |
Web-Based Solutions Deliver on Agents' Tech Expectations Insurers can leverage agent portals and systems integration technology to streamline agents' workflow and improve efficiencies. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2005 |
Working With Real Estate Agents Approach the relationship sensibly, and you'll both be happier. |
Insurance & Technology
February 10, 2009
Katherine Burger |
Research Reveals Most Agents Are Using Real Time Functionality Popular uses include inquiries, endorsement processing, rating, agency management; more carriers get on board. |
Job Journal
July 4, 2004
Julia Hollister |
Go to Work for America The federal government is expanding payrolls in a wide variety of departments, from tax-law enforcement to environmental protection. Check out the web links for a good place to begin your job search. |
Insurance & Technology
February 1, 2010
Anthony O'Donnell |
Chubb Expands Online Inland Marine Capabilities The u.writer system now features broader underwriting parameters to permit more business to be processed online, and can be accessed by Chubb-appointed wholesale brokers as well as independent agents. |
Insurance & Technology
February 18, 2010
Nathan Conz |
Carriers Target Ease of Use, STP to Win Agents' Hearts and Minds Carriers increasingly are targeting ease of use to win agents' hearts and minds, while also bringing them closer to true straight-through processing. |
Insurance & Technology
July 12, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Staying In The Game An interview with Bob Winn, vice president of Capital Insurance Group about implementing a new policy administration system for commercial lines and converting the company's personal lines products to a .NET-based, Web-enabled format for agents. |
Job Journal
May 30, 2004
Rich Heintz |
The Rush to Be a Realtor Pitching property takes a personable, patient and persistent personality. For more information on careers in real estate, visit the web sites at the end of this article. |
Insurance & Technology
March 2, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Mapping Out Opportunity To maximize agent sales and identify areas of opportunity, Colorado Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance implemented the MapInfo Professional, MapMaker Plus and StreetPro applications, part of MapInfo's Location Intelligence Technology suite. |
Entrepreneur
August 2006
Paul & Sarah Edwards |
Get It Covered Insure your business from the start. |
Insurance & Technology
August 25, 2007
Kathy Burger |
Harleysville Insurance Agent Portal Improves Carrier/Policyholder Relations In this interview, the insurer's SVP and CIO explains how the company rolled out a new agent portal and overhauled its policy administration systems to improve ease of doing business. |
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Back to Basics: Channel Partners Fact Book 2011 An editorial regarding the inspiration and intention of the Channel Partners Fact Book guide for telephony agents. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
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. |
Financial Advisor
April 2008
Mary Rowland |
The Right Blend Financial planners should be very interested in what is going on in the life insurance industry, and how it might impact their own fiduciary responsibility if they are just handing off clients to a life insurance agent. |
Insurance & Technology
November 28, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Higher-Tech Agents Leading experts in agent technology answer critical questions about the relationship between agents and technology. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Dean Foust |
AFLAC: Its Ducks Are Not In A Row The hit from Parmalat bond holdings raises questions about AFLAC's investing style. |
CRM
January 2006
Coreen Bailor |
Surefire Hires Organizations jeopardize their ability to best serve customers if they don't have selection, retention, and development strategies for contact center agents. Here, industry insiders offer nine tips to help minimize risk. |
PHONE+
February 17, 2010
Khali Henderson |
Q&A With TelePacific Channel Chief Ken Bisnoff TelePacific Communications announced in early January that Ken Bisnoff has retaken the reins of the CLEC's TelePartner program, following the resignation of Justin Chris-Tensen |
Insurance & Technology
April 1, 2008
Amy Gigilio |
Aflac Empowers IT Professionals as Trusted Advisers By treating IT professionals as trusted advisers to the business, Aflac provides them with more career opportunities and improved job satisfaction. |
Insurance & Technology
October 23, 2008
Anthony O'Donnell |
Harleysville's Byrne Drives Agent Ease and Efficiency Harleysville Insurance is poised to intensify its focus on ease of doing business, says its new vice president of agency and field automation technology. |
CIO
November 1, 2001
Louise Fickel |
Know-It-Alls To streamline customer service, Marconi employed a system to facilitate knowledge sharing among its tech support personnel. In the process, the roles of tech agents changed dramatically... |
CRM
September 2007
Ian Jacobs |
Across the Universe Contact center managers have begun to examine this idea of the universal agent, agents theoretically capable of handling any contact, via any channel. |
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January 29, 2010
Khali Henderson |
On-Demand CRM for Telecom Agents Debuts After a year in beta testing, Qudex announced in fall 2009 a new on-demand CRM package just for telecom. The software as a service application was designed for customers, carriers and agents to manage telecom assets. |
Insurance & Technology
May 16, 2007
Susana Schwartz |
Drive For Automation Causes Insurance Carriers To Integrate The Internet has yielded more choices among comparative raters and aggregators, thus elevating agents to a more powerful position as the gatekeepers to multiple company ratings. |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Stephanie Overby |
The New, New Intelligence The military, intelligence and law enforcement communities see software agents as a tool for dealing with the daunting task of having to retrieve and monitor huge amounts of data in ongoing investigations or to prevent potential problems (from terrorist activity to insider trading). |
Insurance & Technology
June 14, 2005
Lisa Valentine |
Hitting the IT Target Robert Eshelbrenner discusses the technology strategy for Hastings Mutual. |
PHONE+
November 23, 2009
Joslyn Faust |
Downturn Prompts Diversification of Agent Business A large number of telephony agents are taking action to represent other carriers, carry different products and services, or sell to different types of customers. |
Registered Rep.
November 5, 2012
Diana Britton |
60 Seconds with Dean Zayed He founded Brookstone in 2006 to offer managed money capabilities to independent insurance agents. He tells us how he got involved in that area. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009
Cara Sievers |
What Staff Does an Agent Need? The amount of staff needed is directly proportionate to the size of your book of business. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Forget Travel Agents It's not always best to book trips on your own. Here are some points about using travel agents to consider. |
