Naturally successful farm insurance agents are qualified professionals.
Their number one function, and you know this if your have one, is to make the unexpected occurrences in life a little easier and simpler for you, that it in a nutshell.
From their professional perspective, they will help you select an insurance plan that works for you.
And if [...]
December 15th, 2008 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
If someone must be put in charge of the farm succession process who will keep mom and dad in the loop, keep the advisors moving forward, and keep an eye out for successful succession strategies being used by their peers for ideas that work – who should it be? The planning coordinator’s job is to [...]
October 4th, 2009 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents, State Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
Passing down the farm is a many faceted equation, and because it is unlikely that you have already been through it recently, it will require you to ask for help from those likely to know more than you. It includes elements of strategic planning, farm succession planning, and farm estate planning. Are you willing to [...]
October 1st, 2009 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
You may not have thought of the comparison, but it’s accurate. Term life insurance is like wetting the bed because it provides immediate relief, but sooner or later you are going to have to get up and do something about it.
Because term life insurance is pure protection, providing only a death benefit, it is like [...]
April 15th, 2009 | Posted in Farm Bureau Insurance, Farm Insurance Agents, State Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
In the movie it was the theme song that we remember after all these years. In fact if you Google the term “who you gonna call” you’ll see that 5,290,000 searches have been made on the term.
Partly I assume because it is a catchy tune but mostly because when our prospects have a problem and [...]
March 12th, 2009 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
From a marketing point of view – everything is about marketing isn’t it, those of us who are inside the circle where our prospective clients spend their time are the most effective at marketing their services.
During the thirty years I worked with business owners, marketing selling and delivering my services to them, 90% of them [...]
March 10th, 2009 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
What are the chances of new insurance agent success becoming a reality? Intense analysis of licensed Department Insurance agents records conclude that only 6% of agents survive slightly over 4.3 years.
Examine the facts, and logical explanations why insurance sales agent retention and success stories are so grim.
Dismiss many of the misconceptions of recruiting new insurance [...]
March 9th, 2009 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
Will the recession change the way business is conducted? You bet it will. Will it affect the insurance industry? I think you know the answer to that.
Insurance agents and brokers certainly won’t be immune from the effects of the recession.
A logical consequence of the recession is that consumers are going to be more particular than [...]
February 10th, 2009 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
Insurance companies employ thousands of agents who operate across the country to reach as many clients as possible. Agents also allow insurance companies to cater to the specific needs of the clients on a more personal level.
These insurance agents are called “producers?” They are the ones who interview you. From the details they get about [...]
February 7th, 2009 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments
Life insurance agents’ publications are trade publications that inform life insurance agents and other professionals about the ins and outs of the life insurance industry. They are a valuable tool for learning and refining the important skills involved with selling and managing life insurance policies for clients.
More specifically, these publications are targeted to be read [...]
February 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Farm Insurance Agents | No Comments