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Posts - November 2009

Sircon put its ear to the ground and heard many agencies and brokers say that there was no blog dedicated to providing them with relevant industry news and innovation updates. Well, we didn’t just listen, we did something about it. Firm Alchemy is your spot for insurance industry information and technology snippets you can use. So bookmark us, check in from time to time, and transform your firm into the profitable, golden egg you always knew it could be.

Questions or comments? Feel free to drop us a line at: firmalchemyfeedback@sircon.com


Doing More with Less

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Doing more with Less

If like thousands of other insurance professionals, you take you career seriously, you have already been thinking about what regulatory changes are in store for you in 2010 and beyond, and how those changes will affect your business. Taking a page (or 23) from Celent's most recent, US Insurance Compliance Survey 2009, we have highlighted their best recommendations, those which each of us are able to implement right now.

  • Market the importance of compliance to your whole organization – penalty fees, censures, market conduct exams, and increased scrutiny is NOT something your firm wants to contend with. Be proactive about compliance and make sure your firm and its producers remain properly licensed and appointed with carrier partners.
  • Leverage automation – although yes, some states do still require paper applications, by using Sircon, even those forms can be completed without manual data reentry. Sircon's web-based solutions allow you to leverage trusted data and pre-populate most applications without typing a thing.
  • Improve existing technology with low or no hard dollar cost – An investment in the right core technologies will actually SAVE you money, in the long run. Sircon offers flexible solutions that realize full ROI in just months. In fact, hard dollar savings as a result of increased efficiencies and streamlined compliance processes is the concept we’ve built our business around.

If you have questions about how to put any of the CELENT strategies to work for you, give us a call. We will be happy to discuss your options. Sircon's Agency and Brokerage Team can be reached at 877-876-4450.

Visit us at NAILBA

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

NAILBA 28

If you're among the thousands lucky enough to find yourself in Hollywood, Florida this week for the National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies' NAILBA 28, we would love to see you at our booth. Join us to learn how your BGA can benefit from an exciting new partnership with Sircon, and while you're at it, register to win THE GREATEST PRIZE AT THE CONFERENCE (I hope you read that with your Wizard of Oz voice, as intended). While the prize is technically a secret, I feel like you deserve a hint, so here it is:

  • What is handy, compact, and has an lcd screen?

Okay, in fairness, I've just decribed 90% of the electronics developed in the last five years. This one, however, could have your name on it!

Hope to see you at NAILBA - mention FirmAlchemy the agency and brokerage blog sent you, and receive 10% off Sircon for Agencies and Brokerages, if you sign by December 31.