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The Cost of Termination for Convenience Clauses The pitfalls of non-disclosure agreements and how to avoid them. |
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Surviving Carrier Consolidation Consolidation definitely has its pros and cons. Your willingness to prepare yourself, diversify within the industry and maintain strong client and vendor relationships will help you succeed no matter how the landscape changes. |
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Shelby/Vesta Regains Agent Loyalty Insurance carrier puts policy management in the hands of its agents, thanks to LegaSuite tool. |
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Bypass Real Estate Agents and Save? There are some good reasons to stick with the traditional buying-and-selling process. Real estate agents may sometimes look like they're earning some easy money, but appearances can be deceiving. Here are some things to consider. |
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Compensation: How Is an Agent Paid? For an agent, the conventional boss/employee relationship and the regular paycheck fall by the wayside to make room for more sophisticated, and sometimes complicated, monetary arrangements. |
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Pay Less for Real Estate Here's how to find a real estate broker without going broke. |
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What Makes a Service Provider Easy to Do Business With? Telecom agents offer their opinions. |
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Get an Insurance Checkup: Part 1 The purpose of insurance is to protect you against risks that you face, and because the risks you face change over time, your insurance needs change over time as well. |
PHONE+
June 30, 2009 |
PHONE+ Asks If Residuals Still Rule Agents provide their own answers. |
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December 30, 2009
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Back Office: What Do You Need to Run an Agency? To be able to concentrate on selling to current customers and generating relationships that will hopefully create new customers, agents must be cognizant of everything that needs to happen smoothly behind the scenes. |
