be Cutting Edge - February 2019

February 13th, 2019

A Newsletter Committed to Independent Insurance Agents Success & Engagement

2019 Minnesota Insurance Agent E&O and Standard of Care Update

By Aaron Simon

The Gabrielson order taker standard of care continues to be the standard of care applied to insurance agents in Minnesota.

Monday, March 11, 2019

7:30am-4:00pm

St. Paul RiverCentre

175 W. Kellogg Blvd.

St. Paul, Minnesota 55102

It’s All About the People

7 Steps to Turn Employee Potential into Performance

by Brad Wolff

Imagine on Monday, you discover that your meticulous, rule-following accountant and creative, eccentric marketing person have switched positions. How’s this likely to work out? In truth, some variation of this misalignment is common in most organizations.

You're independent, but you're not alone.

Finding the right producer or CSR for your team can be a challenge. In fact, more than 44% of independent agency owners cite finding new, qualified employees as their biggest hurdle in 2018

Created by the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Big "I" Hires is a one-stop resource designed to help independent agents recruit and retain qualified talent.

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Change.

From the Inside Out.

By Daniel Burrus

Many business consultants agree that benchmarking is imperative to strategic planning. By using metrics, a business will study the practices, processes, designs, products and financial outcomes of industry leaders with one distinct purpose: To keep up with the pacesetters.