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Agency Staff Articles, Helpful Tips: For Employees, Helpful Tips: For Training
What is an ACORD 163 Form? As you begin a career in insurance, it’s vital to become familiar with the applications used in your Agency Management System (AMS). Below, you’ll find more details about the tools you’ll use every day to manage applicant information, including the driver schedule app for commercial auto insurance. The ACORD […]
Agency Staff Articles, Coverage Article
The Complete Guide to Commercial Auto Symbols A central aspect of this coverage is recognizing the commercial auto symbols in policy language. Commercial auto insurance plays a vital role in risk management for businesses that rely on vehicles. These symbols, sometimes referred to as covered auto designation symbols, clarify which types of vehicles are covered […]
Agency Staff Articles, Coverage Article
Understanding the CG 20 10 for Ongoing Operations Many insurance professionals who manage Commercial General Liability (GCL) policies see requests to add the CG 2010 form, also recognized as the ongoing endorsement form. This ISO CG 20 10 extends additional coverage to a named entity for ongoing operations carried out by the named insured. What […]
Agency Staff Articles, Helpful Tips: For Employees, Helpful Tips: For Training
What is an ACORD 129? As you begin a career in insurance, it’s crucial to familiarize yourself with the applications used in the Agency Management System (AMS). This article will delve into the details of the ACORD forms you’ll be using daily to manage client information, with a special emphasis on the ACORD 129 form […]
Agency Staff Articles, Coverage Article
CG 20 37 Explained: Additional Insured Status for Completed Operations The CG 20 37, particularly the latest version CG 20 37 12/19, is a crucial additional insured endorsement form often requested by project owners and general contractors in the insurance industry. This CG 20 37 endorsement, part of the family of additional insured forms developed […]
Agency Staff Articles, Helpful Tips: For Employees, Helpful Tips: For Training
What is an ACORD 27 Form? When you start working in insurance, it’s vital to get familiar with the forms and applications used in your Agency Management System (AMS). You’ll use these documents daily to manage client information and provide proof of insurance. Read on to learn more about the forms like an ACORD 27 […]
Agency Staff Articles, Helpful Tips: For Employees
The day to day operations of an agency can be full of complications of varying degrees. Often it is interpersonal relationships or difficult workplace situations. Both can cause internal and external conflict. It can seem at times that there is no right answer, and even finding the right next step can seem like a losing […]
Agency Owner Articles, Helpful Tips: For Hiring, Helpful Tips: For Training
Total CSR followed Lei, a new account manager at Goodman Insurance, as she went through licensing, training, and assessments with Total CSR. Watch how going through our training enabled Lei to outperform industry pros with years of experience!
Agency Owner Articles, Helpful Tips: For Hiring, Helpful Tips: For Leadership
Hiring is hard! Learn helpful tips from real agency owners, Justin and Jordan Goodman, on how to hire top talent without a huge budget in this episode of the Independent Agent. Part 1: The account manager does the work and the producer gets paid for it Intermission: Justin tries Green Flash – West Coast IPA […]
Agency Owner Articles, Helpful Tips: For Leadership
Part 1: The top producer is causing major staff turnover issues Intermission: Justin tries Lagavulin 16 Part 2: An account manager has to hand bad news to the insured, and it was the agency’s fault