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June 2011
FEATURES

Marketing Agency of the Month:
It started with marine
Gowrie Group was "missing the boat" on other lines.

Specialty Lines:
Hope for hospitality
Sound risk management needed as hotel & restaurant occupancies rise.

Marketing:
Advantage: EMC
Local presence, local knowledge gives EMC the edge.

Technology:
Senior moment
Work At Home Vintage Employees provides skilled, U.S.-based insurance retirees to agencies, wholesalers, and carriers.

Benefits Agency:
Benefits business provides depth & leverage
LBW builds client ties with P-C, benefits, HR support, tech training, retirement services.

Other Feature Stories:  
Agents E&O: The cobbler's kids
Too busy serving clients, agents may neglect their own insurance needs.

International insurance: Connecting the dots
Assurex Global offers a winning combination of local presence and expertise.

Captive insurance marketplace: A 2011 update
Appeal broadens to mid-size agents serving mid-size clients.

Serving those who serve
The challenges and the rewards of working with the nonprofit sector.

Producer training: Let's get real
State Auto's PaceSetter Program teaches a proven system for sales success—and keeps producers on track with follow-up coaching.

Ultra-low premiums for nonprofits: Too good to be true?
Three good reasons to look beyond price in 2011.

Forward-thinking agent encourages others
2011 PIA Young Insurance Professional of the Year award goes to NJ's Kristen Scott.

 

COLUMNS
Public Policy Analysis & Opinion—Supervision & regulation aren't the same
By Kevin P. Hennosy

Simply Tech—Curing slow connections
By Kate Stencel

Risk Management—Uninsured watercraft: Navigating choppy waters
By Donald S. Malecki, CPCU

Winning Strategies—Referral head trash
By Roger Sitkins

Enterprise Risk Management—Implementing the value-based approach
By Michael Moody, MBA, ARM

Benefits Business—Dental and vision benefits help employees stay healthy
By Len Strazewski

Benefits Growth Strategies—Playing to win or playing to not lose
By Kevin Trokey

Benefits Products & Services—Ramping up retirement plan revenues
By Thomas A. McCoy, CLU

Agency Financial Management—Knowing when to "fold 'em"
By Kevin W. Smith, CPA

Digital Marketing—Who's afraid of a tweet?
By Heather Lockwood

 

DEPARTMENTS
Court Decisions
Centuries of Rough Notes (PDF)
Rough Notes Staff
Reprints

ADVERTISERS INDEX & PRODUCTS PAGE (PDF)