| Quote(s) of the Month
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"Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting." -Christopher Morley
"I almost had a psychic girlfriend, but she left me before we met." -Steven Wright |
| Joke Time
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 Question: If an actuary, an underwriter and an insurance salesperson are riding in a car, where is each one sitting?
Punch line (aka "The Big Letdown"): The salesperson has his foot on the gas, the underwriter has his foot on the brake and the actuary is looking out the back window telling them where to go.
Source: www.workjoke.com |
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Dingbats Corner: Real Life Musings from the Dumbest Among Us!
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A jury in Fresno, Calif., awards $1.7 million in damages to Janet Orlando, who quit her job with home security company Alarm One after team-building exercises during which she and her colleagues were forced to eat baby food, wear diapers, or submit to being spanked on the bottom with a rival company's yard signs.
Source: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0701/gallery.101dumbest_2007/17.html; "101 Dumbest Moments in Business" Business 2.0 Magazine, 2006 |
| On the Cutting Edge: Critical Insurance Company Research More Valuable Than Ever!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  In an announcement met with excitement not shown publicly by the insurance In industry in some time, a major insurance company recently reported that conditions for filmmakers have significantly improved in many countries across the globe. "I thought all this time they were working on a way to solve the property crisis in Florida!" exclaimed Barkley Witman, owner of a small independent agency in Homestead, Florida. "But now that I know conditions for filmmaking in the Czech Republic are improving, Florida policyholders can wait!" Read the Article |
| News Flash: Rats Apparently "Okay" with Dept. of Health; Insurance Carriers Outraged
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 "A lot of good this does our efforts to justify our 'vermin' exclusion," voiced a concerned Sam Rickenbracker, senior underwriter for one of the many insurance carriers grief stricken by the clean bill of health issued by New York City Health officials to several fast-food restaurants visibly overrun by the king of all vermin. Read the Article |
| Tales from the HR Crypt: Slow Down, You're Moving Too Fast!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  After being married for well over half my life, I find myself single and dating. I recently became acquainted with a man via the Internet; we exchanged several e-mails and talked on the phone. As part of this process, I made it very clear (or so I thought) that I was interested in a friendship only and if he was looking for something more there was no point in proceeding with our communication. The experience that followed was proof that there are some people in this world whose communication skills have failed to mature past infancy. Read the Article
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| Brand Tip: Back to School for Your Receptionist?
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I received a flyer in the mail the other day for a half-day seminar called "The Outstanding Receptionist." The brochure says if you attend this class you'll learn how to polish your image, perfect your telephone skills and increase your value to the organization.
Every year I become a more fervent supporter of the value of the first person to answer the phone. For the agency owner, this person is one of your top-two brand touch points (the other is your Web site). I just never expected a training program quite like this.
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| Book of the Month: The Hamster Revolution-Stop Info-Glut-Reclaim Your Life!
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Inbox syndrome affects almost everyone. You know the feeling: firing up your PC first thing in the morning and there are already 50 e-mails that need your attention, all claiming the same level of urgency? They look great coupled with the 50 unfinished messages from yesterday and the day before, etc., don't they?
The authors of this text create a fun story to challenge workers to reduce their stress by effectively reducing the sheer quantity of information that arrives electronically to your inbox every day. The challenges are great for individuals and teams and are proven to save as many as 15 work days per year! Read it today!
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| Spring Sale!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Spring is springing! And you know what that means? Time to shuck off those winter clothes along with those winter blues! Time to let your IIF flag fly with a genuine, killer-slogan imprinted IIF T-SHIRT! And, with that sense of world-renowned perfect IIF timing, every IIF T-shirt is 15% off as of now! But don't delay - like Spring, these specials are refreshing, but won't last forever! Be among the first to burst forth in the new IIF colors of Spring! Order now: T-Shirts
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Picture of the Month
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"Risk Management or Natural Selection?"
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