Category: Opinion

What is the Best Insurance Sales Channel, Direct or Agent-Assisted?

Recently I read an article that cited a GEICO annual report that effectively expressed the philosophy that: (1) most consumers know what they need in an auto policy and (2) agents are “unnecessary and expensive” links in the distribution mechanism. Is this true? Can consumers distinguish the coverage subtleties between insurance policies and are agents largely unnecessary and expensive?

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On Policyholder Attorneys and Public Adjusters

If you watch many policyholder attorney TV commercials, you might come to the conclusion that most insurance companies and their agents are the spawn of Satan. As a result, or maybe from isolated personal experiences, you might view policyholder attorneys and public adjusters the same way. I’ve come to a different conclusion.

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COVID, Loss Control, and Chicken Soup

The government and media focus on the COVID pandemic has largely centered around vaccination. Very little has been said about other risk management techniques, especially the concept of loss prevention vs. loss reduction. So what does this have to do with the insurance industry? Likewise, what does it have to do with chicken soup?

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LearnNothing.com

Did you know that, in most states, it may be harder to earn a license to cut hair or fingernails than sell or service insurance? What has become of insurance education today? Is www.LearnNothing.com the future of insurance education? Given recent events, perhaps so.

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If Not Illusory, Is It Fraudulent?

If someone sells a policy they know does not cover 99% of what someone does for a living, does that constitute insurance fraud? If not, is it ethical? What if the provider is simply ignorant? If the coverage provided by the policy is largely illusory, will the courts support a claim denial?

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