Insurance Blogs hosted by Canadian Underwriter
Insurance Blogs hosted by Canadian Underwriter
Most of the time, our focus is to close the sale before our competition gets it. All we want is to add another number in front of our name. Sometimes, it’s the pressure from our employer that forces us to write more and more policies to win a competition or our own desire to be […]
The post Broker success rule #1 It’s not what you sell, it’s whom you sell. (Part 1) appeared first on Ehsan Rasul.
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Being an independent catastrophe adjuster is not easy. You get phone calls in the middle of a family celebration and are asked to drop what you’re doing, pack your equipment and head 4,500 km to work field claims in a…
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When illustrating the general trend in disaster losses just a handful of graphs tend to get used the most. When showing the international trend, the most frequently used exhibits are those published by Swiss Re and Munich Re. For the…
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Becoming a general Insurance broker is relatively easier and quicker than any other professional career in Canada. We just have to meet the minimum educational requirement, study couple of books and pass the entry level exam in order to become a licensed general insurance broker in a particular province or territory. But our real test […]
The post Why broker training & mentoring is crucial for success? appeared first on Ehsan Rasul.
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In human history, we have seen three major revolutions. Agricultural, Industrial and communication revolution which includes computers and internet. Now we are standing at the cusp of 4th revolution which is Artificial Intelligence, beyond analogs and computers. What we are facing now is a whole new ball game that we have never seen before. […]
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History tells us when ever we mix politics with business, results are nothing but economic devastation and complete collapse of free enterprise. This experiment was done many times in the world’s history when governments jump into running factories, food chains, phone companies, banking and even insurance, but failed again and again. It happened in Soviet […]
The post Insurance system in Alberta, fix it please appeared first on Ehsan Rasul.
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We, as Insurance brokers wear many hats. Sales person, underwriter, entrepreneur, and above all, an insurance professional. We often find ourselves at the crossroads when our business interests collide with our professional obligations. We have to make difficult but crucial…
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We demand and expect loyalty in every segment of our lives. Whether it’s business or personal relationships, loyalty is a virtue that is always appreciated and demanded. In insurance business, where products are intangible and quite similar in many ways, competition is tough and only few clicks away, it’s difficult to attract and retain clients. […]
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Most of the time we are too busy selling insurance products matching with client’s requests. A prospect ask us for Auto, Home or Business Insurance quote and we quickly jump on it and start preparing the best quote possible to beat the competition and close the sale. Sometimes, when I pause for a few seconds […]
The post Selling Solutions, not products appeared first on Ehsan Rasul.
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The market for property and casualty (P&C) brokerages continues to be intense. Books of business are attracting prices from 3.5x to 5.0x commissions – and even more for online business. So, are conditions right to start seeing more management buy-outs?…
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On a recent long haul flight I finally broke down and watched ‘Only the Brave’, the 2017 Josh Brolin movie about the 19 wildland firefighters killed at Yarnell Hill, Arizona in June, 2013. Up to that point, I had refused…
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The concept of Emotional Labour was first researched & elaborated by famous American Sociologist Arlie Hochschild and discussed in her best seller book “Managed Hearts”. Emotional labour is about managing our emotions in relation to our job or work. In service based economy, we are trained to hide our real feelings and display an emotional […]
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We live in an age of ‘Big Data’. And while it seems to me that the actual term is being used less and less these days (indicating, perhaps, that the concept has become mainstreamed), the overall notion is alive and…
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It’s a freezing January but what’s really hot is all the research and innovation in technology that is being unveiled at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. From artificial intelligence (AI) and driverless cars, to gadgets and consumer electronics, the pace…
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