Monthly Archives: July 2011
And other social media pointers Insurance Journal’s Mitch Dunford talks with Jeremiah Desmarais and Andy Riegler of Applied Systems and to InVEST Executive Director Diane Mattis on how Applied Systems added more than 500 new followers to its Facebook fan page in a matter of days. Don’t miss this entire interview and a special offer [...]
Social media is the ‘new cool thing.’ All the kids are doing it, and now businesses are finding success using social media. It’s not a fad. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube are here to stay. Sure, they may be replaced by different versions, but the basic principles that drive them are here to stay. People love the quick [...]
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No agent wants to be called into court to respond to an errors and omissions lawsuit. But it happens. The key to mounting a strong defense is having the documentation to show what was said and when. But that can be tricky when most of your customer communication is through e-mail. A recent study says [...]
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Our thoughts go out to Bob Raymond and his staff as they cope with relocating their insurance brokerage after a fire destroyed the office last week. Bob is president of B.C. Yacht Insurance Brokers, which was located on the second floor of a waterfront building in Sidney, British Columbia. The building is a total loss. [...]
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I can’t think of a better way to launch our Applied Systems blog than with a shout-out to an organization that’s planning for the future of the insurance industry. Consider this: The number of insurance agencies and brokerages in existence has not increased in the past five years, and nearly 40 percent of acquisitions and [...]
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