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• 24% Increase in Insurance Fraud as People File Bogus Insurance Claims

  Friday, September 4th, 2009 | posted by: Julie Magee

  Insurance industry and law enforcement officials are reporting up to a 24 percent increase in the number of bogus insurance claims due to owner’s desperation to get out of paying their monthly car note. Nationwide people are setting ablaze, hiding in woods, dumping or driving cars and trucks in lakes and rivers and then contacting […]

• Social Media helps client retention, builds personal connections

  Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 | posted by: Kristen Dreaper

  How often have you wished you had a little more time to spend with your clients to make a personal connection? Some of your customers walk in the office every six months for a renewal quote and then you may not see them again until their policy is up again. You’re missing out on the […]

• Weekly webinars scheduled for busy agents seeking more opportunities

  Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 | posted by: Kristen Dreaper

  You want to offer the best service to your clients and products that will enhance their lives, and we want to help you do it!
  We’ve launched a weekly webinar schedule so that busy agents can carve out time to learn more about how their agency can succeed by offering non-insurance products.
  Every Tuesday morning or Thursday […]

• It is likely that in 2010 North Carolina residents will have to be fingerprinted in order to get an insurance license

  Friday, August 21st, 2009 | posted by: Julie Magee

  North Carolina Deputy Commissioner Etta Maynard thinks legislation filed there will pass in 2010 mandating that in addition to completing 40 hours of pre-licensing courses, passing an exam, completing an application and paying a fee, anyone wanting to get an insurance license will also have to pass a background criminal check, which includes submitting their […]