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mercredi 22 octobre 2014

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By Young Lindsay


In the economic crisis we are facing today, newbie entrepreneurs are much safer with businesses that sell products that we need in our daily lives. That would generate income much reliably. But everyone knows that because nothing is certain in life despite all of these goods and we need protection from dire circumstances we cannot control. Hence, insurance companies are all over to cover your skin when unfortunate things happen.

Majority of indemnity companies use a certain system in order to improve efficiency and lessen costs. In fact, ninety percent of them have installed agency management systems for insurance. This is because it addresses the stressful demands in keeping the agency well organized.

The software does not only decrease costs, it also makes organization and data gathering smoother. You can easily look up previous documents, regardless if they are recent or way past. All transactions will be automatically invoiced, and it is capable of extensive reporting. Information regarding your book of business, sales growth, employee productivity, and management reports are instantly provided. Yet without the following baby steps, you cannot have human resources and technology.

Ensure that you acquire a license for being a professional insurance agent. You can go online or enroll in classroom instruction and training courses to get your license. Laws and regulations will depend on which state you live in, but generally, you should have a property and casualty license. Otherwise, you must have the life, health, and variable annuity license.

Pick a policy you want to focus on. It does not mean you have to limit yourself to one product, but you must have at least one where you are the expert of. You can have them in pairs, depending on your chosen specializations. There are many types of coverages, so you may want to offer a wide variety of them if your clients are not taking the primary policy you are known for.

Auto and home indemnity usually go together, as with health and life policies. Other specializations include flood, catastrophe, earthquake, mortgage, business interruption, crime, pet, and even alien abduction coverages. Yes, that is a real thing, and the payment would double if the claimant was impregnated due to being abducted by a being that is not from our planet.

Calculate the costs you will need to fund your company. Consider employee salaries, their benefits, office tools, equipment, and technology, office space rent, and lease monies, among others. You can hire an accountant to handle the numbers and apply for a business loan to take care of your startup capital. Of course, do not forget to have a business insurance as well.

Choose the right location. It is preferred that you place your growing empire on a commercial complex or somewhere that people can just pass by and walk in. The more people that pass by your building, the more your potential clients are. Provide a reception area, a couple or more offices for your working force, and a conference room.

Lastly, evaluate if you would want an independent agency or a franchised one. Franchises are great because you can receive funding from the parent company and that the have already gained a reputation. On the other hand, going indie means more freedom and control over the things you want to happen and you are the one in charge for innovation.




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