Author Archives: The Insurance Bill

09.09.15
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Let’s be friends

So most of us have friends.  They come in all shapes and sizes.  You are closer with some more than others.  Some you hang out with more often.  Some are “on-line” friends or “work” friends but they all get the label friends.  They all on some level have a place in your world.

At the same turn, each of them needs or wants something from you.  Some need/want more than others.  At various times one or more of them may need a lot from you.  Over time some friends sort of increase in value(feelings) while others get less.  But they are  all still your friends.

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08.31.15
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Industry Shifts

So an industry has about 6100 companies.  What if that was reduced by half or even two thirds?

Lets imagine it goes to 2000.  Still seems like a ton of companies in one industry.  So lets say it was done in a wonderfully strategic fahion.

  • savings can come from the fact that duplication of households needing to be serviced will shrink
  • savings will come because large national carriers will not need to redevelop smaller profitable companies.  Instead they can take advantage of the time savings and provide a cost savings these smaller companies will never experience
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08.02.15
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Rethinking claims and the causes

***Working thought, from an idea via a longtime friend***

So the scenario is quite common, friend calls and says they want to have some tree work done on their property.  Pretty common.  You can also insert, new roof, new furnace, upgrade to electric panel, drainage dug, fire alarm installed, etc.  Think of it as any proactive, likely preventive measure that can reduce the likelihood and at worse the severity of a claim.

“Bill, is there an extra discount for cutting down the trees?  Will they(the insurance company) pay for it?  ”    No and No.

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06.29.15
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Dear Insurance agent losing business to me;

I hope this finds you doing well.  It’s been a bit and I know things can be tough for some of us.  Safe to say it could be more challenging now than when you started in the business.   Honestly, if there was an insurance police this would be something they would want to know about, but since there is not I’ll just write this note to you.

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05.21.15
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When your “competition” helps you

So I was playing around with on-line quoting and of course had to use Geico.  Recently, now about 3 months late I received a well done email.  Obviously now part of a drip campaign.  This is not remarkable but what was there certainly is.

Coverage Coach

FANTASTIC.  First of all it is a very cool tool.  Clean screens, easy to use, etc.  But why is this important?

BECAUSE THE COVERAGE THEY OFFER IS NOT AS GOOD AS WHAT YOU DO!

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05.14.15
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Dear State Farm,

One thing that seems to continually bother me is when the wealthiest people and companies choose not to really do the world some good.  When they choose profits over people.  When they are genuinely in a position to change an industry for the better which will increase their profits and genuinely help the American public and they choose not to.  Baffled by it.

Why write today?

  • Because every time I receive another letter from you I wonder why another tree branch had to die.
  • Because I wonder why a huge company allows their product to be so diluted by advertising.
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03.23.15
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The future of Insurance brought to you by Virgin?

So  I had recentlly  read Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson and a smart friend, Chris Brogan, suggested Business Stripped Bare.  So glad I followed two “rules” of mine;

  1. Read about smart people
  2. Read books that smart people recommend to you
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03.12.15
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Big company fails

**Heavy on industry thoughts

1. I think they can do so much of a better job driving business.  Yup, driving business to them.  Depending on where you look, several hundred million dollars are sent simply to get attention.  That’s really all it is.  Attention.  Because once they get there, where is the follow through?

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03.04.15
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Google can be awesome for Insurance

So I stumbled onto this article with the headline “Google’s entry into insurance should frighten agents”  I am not sure that one statement could be further from the truth.

Disclaimer; I was not in the room when these comments were made.  Like most articles there is limited space available and the reporter must choose what to write.

FACT: The insurance industry is old and not nearly as technically advanced as most of the places you spend money. Think of Amazon and Zappos

FACT: Google has a lot of money and a lot of smart people.

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