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Next Chapter 15 Meeting will be Thur. Sept. 4th
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Greetings!
Chapter 15 Monthly Meeting
DUE TO THE TULSA TERRITORY MEETING TO INTRODUCE THE SMART AUTO PROGRAM, WE HAVE DELAYED THE SHOW UP TIME AT THE UFAA MEETING TO NOON WITH MEETING TO BEGIN AROUND 12:15PM
Join us Thursday, Sept. 4th NOON at the Shanghai Avenue Super Buffet 803 North Aspen S/E Corner of S. 145th East Ave & E. 71st St. next to Arvest Bank
Agenda From the President:
Speaker: Mike Wagoner- Compu-king Latest computer values & viruses
No lunch sponsor this month
Latest update on lawsuit
Rate changes for October
Agents Leaving or selling
News from our independent friends
Legal Contributions needed
NON-MEMBERS ARE WELCOME
If you plan to join us for lunch, Please Arrive for Lunch Promptly @11:30
UFAA Meeting begins at Noon.
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21st Century Returns Call, following Agent's Calls to Farmers Service Center.
Just received an 800 number automated call from 21st Century (800-206-4852)
at 12:26 pm, which claimed to be my insurance company and thanked me for
using the automated system and for being a customer. I don't have a 21st
Century policy. I have my auto insurance with Farmers but not Homeowners and
I had called Farmers Insurance at 10:55 am (888-327-6377) and then Farmers
Insurance again at (800-909-777) at 11:04 am. Both times, I used the
"automated system" to eventually talk to a live Farmers policy service person
to get the policy service fax number. I called both numbers to see if it
would be the same. It was.
I called the 21st Century number back and got a recorded message that said
"Thank you for calling 21st Century Insurance. Your call may be monitored
or recorded. Which of these can I help you with? Sales, Policy Services,
Claims or Homeowner?" Famers Insurance was not mentioned in the original
call or this call back to the listed 800 number from 21st Century.
Kind of strange that I called Farmers Insurance but get an automated call
from 21st Century Insurance thanking me for using the automated service and
for being a customer. Also strange that it mentioned Homeowner and I
wonder if the system recognized that I don't have my Homeowner policy with
Farmers anymore. Do you think there is a glitch in the system? Very unnerving.
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Pulse of the Agent Poll Results from last issue
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What do you think the other elements in premium growth could be other than Advertising?
Customer Service 0%
Claims handling 0%
Billing Systems 0%
All the Above 6%
Having Competitive Rates 94%
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Please tell us your experience concerning the Smart Office Inspection at your office.
My office inspection had good results 15%
My office inspection was okay with a suggestion or two 25%
My office inspection failed company guide 10%
My office inspection has not yet occurred 50%
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Do you think 21st Century & Bristol West sales dept should have access to our Farmers client's personal policy information aswell as our NB quote information to compete with us?
Yes 4%
No 96%
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Jim Schiro, Former Zurich CEO, Goldman Director, Dies at 68 
James Schiro, who led Zurich Financial Services AG through the credit crisis and became Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s lead independent director, has died. He was 68.
He died on Aug. 13, according to an e-mail sent today to employees of New York-based Goldman Sachs. Schiro died of multiple myeloma, a form of cancer, at his home in Princeton, New Jersey. Bloomberg 08.05.14
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The most-stolen new and used cars In America
Here's the list of the 10 most stolen cars from all model years taken during 2013, according to the National Insurance Crime Board (NCIB) in Des Plaines, Ill., with total units cited:
1. Honda Accord, 53,995
2. Honda Civic, 45,001
3. Chevrolet Silverado, 27,809
4. Ford F-150, 26,494
5. Toyota Camry, 14,420
6. Dodge/Ram Pickup, 11,347
7. Dodge Caravan, 10,911
8. Jeep Cherokee/Grand Cherokee, 9,272
9. Toyota Corolla, 9,010
10. Nissan Altima, 8,892
And here's the top 10 list of new vehicles (from the 2013 model year) stolen last year, also based on NICB data:
1. Nissan Altima, 810
2. Ford Fusion, 793
3. Ford F-150, 775
4. Toyota Corolla, 669
5. Chevrolet Impala, 654
6. Hyundai Elantra, 541
7. Dodge Charger, 536
8. Chevrolet Malibu, 529
9. Chevrolet Cruze, 499
10. Ford Focus, 483
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101 Sales & Marketing Ideas for Agencies
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Pulse of the Agent Poll Results from last issue
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What % of the million quotes do you think are followed up by 21st Century with all of our quote information?
None, they know better, no agent permission or, disclosed access 5%
30 to 60% as some agents are not inputting contact info for prospect 16%
60 to 80% They have full rights to work these quotes as they wish 79%
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What is your trust level for FIG relating to 21st Century competing with us for our prospects & clients? (#1 is highest trust level / #5 is lowest trust level)
#1 0%
#2 0%
#3 10%
#4 5%
#5 85%
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Insurers can cope with US $100 bn disaster
The growing market for catastrophe bonds has bolstered the insurance industry to the extent it could cope with a $100 billion disaster - bigger than that of Hurricane Katrina, the head of Zurich Insurance's general insurance division said.
Known as "alternative capital", the money investors are pouring into catastrophe bonds - sold by insurers to share the risk they take on for natural disasters - and other areas of the insurance industry is increasing competition and putting pressure on traditional players.
But the new capital also means the industry is more robust and able to cope with what Zurich's general insurance chief Michael Kerner sees as a growing trend of large catastrophe losses caused by climate change.
"The insurance and the reinsurance industry are at very strong levels of solvency, there is lots of capital in the business," Kerner told Reuters. "The industry can handle a $100 billion event, all the claims get paid, it's not a big solvency issue."
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42-year-old Owner of Body Shop
pleads guilty to wire fraud charges.
A 42-year-old Owner of Body Shop on Wednesday pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges. According to information presented in court, from June 2008 to November 2013, Antonio Govea Figueroa, the owner and operator of Tony's Kustom & Collision in Port Arthur, electronically submitted claims to Farmers Insurance for collision work. Farmers became suspicious of the invoices submitted by Figueroa, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. The inspection of 44 claims revealed Figueroa claimed repairs that were not actually done and claimed to use new parts when salvaged or inferior parts were actually used without the consent or knowledge of the insured, the release said. Figueroa faces up to 20 years in federal prison and restitution of $118,013.34 at sentencing. A sentencing date has not been set. The Enterprise 08.13.2014 |
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8 Ways to Protect Your Smartphone
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A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of Members of Farmers Insurance Group
A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings (ICR) of "a" of the members of Farmers Insurance Group (Farmers) and Farmers Reinsurance Company. Concurrently, A.M. Best has affirmed the ICR of "a" of Farmers' management company and attorney-in-fact, Farmers Group, Inc. (FGI) as well as the debt ratings on the outstanding surplus notes of Farmers Insurance Exchange (Exchange) and Farmers Exchange Capital. In addition, A.M. Best has assigned a debt rating of "bbb+" to the $335 million 6.151% surplus notes due November 2053 issued by Farmers Exchange Capital. The outlook for all ratings is stable. All companies are domiciled in Los Angeles, CA, unless otherwise specified. AM Best 8.21.14 |
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Oklahoma Continuing Education
Source: OID website 04.21.2013
All resident agents/producers, CSRs and adjusters are required to complete continuing education biennial. The requirements are as follows: Resident Producers (Excluding Title producers) are required to have 24 hours of continuing education, including three hours ethics and two hours of legislative updates. - Producers that sell, solicit, or negotiate Medicare Advantage or Part D Products or Plans are required to take a 4 hour Medicare Renewal course each renewal period.
- Producers that sell, solicit or negotiate Long Term Care insurance must take a 4 hour Long Term Care Partnership course each renewal period after the initial 8 hour Long Term Care Partnership course was taken.
- Producers that sell, solicit, or negotiate Annuity products are required to take a one time 4 hour course on Annuity products.
CSRs are required to have 13 hours of continuing education, including three hours of ethics and two hours of legislative updates. Resident Adjusters are required to have 24 hours of continuing education including three hours of ethics and two hours of legislative updates. Are you age 65 and been an agent for 20+ years? you may qualify for the free Okla. CE Mentoring Course worth 24 hrs credit hours and takes 10 minutes to complete. See CE Mentor pop up PDF HERE No documentation required. Just sign off on the OID form and return it. |
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Greetings!
From the Oklahoma Insurance Department
OID Notices to Producers: Rate and Form Filings 2014Click link heading above. Then, scroll to bottom of page and click [month] 2014. Then, scroll the entire document for rate & form filings for all companies in alpha order.
Look What's On the OID Website under the Licensing & Education TabUpdated on the OID website monthly
As we [the OID] work to help you comply, we will vigorously enforce 59 O.S. § 1310 (A) (21) which relates to failure to notify of change of address. ADDRESS CHANGE: Okla Ins Dept: Change of address or name more than 30 days after the change occurred shall be no less than a $100 fine. The Oklahoma Insurance Department encourages all licensees to update their mailing personal and business addresses and email addresses as often as possible. This feature is available free of charge by visiting the SBS website
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The Articles below are on our Home Page link this month. Some may have a link for direct access.
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