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Elder abuse: Protect your clients and your practice

Elder abuse: Protect your clients and your practice

Matthew Urback flags key points in the estates process where advisors can act to protect both their clients and their practice from the impacts of…

The curse of the big case

The curse of the big case

Jim Ruta shares some counterintuitive advice about insurance advisors focusing too much on big cases

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • June 13, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 05:00
Mastering the meeting follow-up

Mastering the meeting follow-up

Dan Richards explains four key elements of an effective meeting follow-up email to clients (Part 8 of 8)

IFIC introduces advisor centre portal

Make sure your passwords are secure

It’s a bad idea to use the same password for multiple accounts

  • By: Leah Golob
  • June 2, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 10:30
Get the most from your vacation

How to unplug on holiday

It’s tempting to check in with the office, but hitting the hit the pause button pays dividends in the long run

  • By: Leah Golob
  • June 1, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 11:00

How to step back from your business successfully

Make sure to focus on the business’s strategy while delegating the day-to-day business to your successor and staff for the succession process to work properly

Six sales and prospecting talks advisors need to practice

Six sales and prospecting talks advisors need to practice

Jim Ruta explains six sales and prospecting talks you need to have down cold to be a top advisor

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • May 29, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 05:30
Become a better negotiator

Networking key to finding a mentor/partner

Working with a senior advisor can help rookies overcome the challenges of launching a new business

  • By: Leah Golob
  • May 23, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 09:45
Does your meeting strategy drive clients away?

Does your meeting strategy drive clients away?

Dan Richards explains a common meeting pitfall for advisors, and gives tips on the simple communication rule that impresses clients face-to-face (Part 7 of 8)

Discussing elephant-in-the-room issues with clients

Discussing elephant-in-the-room issues with clients

Dan Richards explains how advisors can make it easier for clients to discuss topics that they are worried about but not comfortable raising (Part 6…

Is your wardrobe costing you clients?

Is your wardrobe costing you clients?

Dan Richards explains three key principles for advisors on how to dress to make meetings effective (Part 5 of 8)

A Navy SEAL’s top business tip

A Navy SEAL’s top business tip

Jim Ruta, former Agency executive manager, keynote speaker and coach at JimRuta.com, explains the top business tip from Robert J. O’Neill, .U.S. Navy SEAL Team…

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • May 8, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 05:15
Five qualities to consider when hiring staff

Five qualities to consider when hiring staff

Make sure your candidate has a knack for communicating with clients

  • By: Leah Golob
  • May 4, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 12:45
Talking to clients — Green light or red light?

Talking to clients — Green light or red light?

Dan Richards explains how to use the “traffic light principle” to boost clients’ interest and attention during meetings (Part 4 of 8)

You’ve been hacked. Now what?

How to deal with digital breaches before and after they happen

Lessons learned from recent cyber attacks

These examples reveal some of the tactics that hackers use and the steep costs they can have for firms

Keeping current on cybersecurity threats

Understanding the digital perils is the first step in protecting your practice

Are you showing more expensive life insurance products to clients?

Are you showing more expensive life insurance products to clients?

Jim Ruta explains how advisors can reveal the full value of life insurance to clients and prospects

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • April 25, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 14:05
The best way to introduce recommendations to clients

The best way to introduce recommendations to clients

Dan Richards explains the most effective way to make recommendations to clients, based on research from best-selling author and seminal sales theorist Neil Rackham (Part…

A tried-and-true strategy for reaching millennials

A tried-and-true strategy for reaching millennials

Jim Ruta explains how insurance advisors can use a proven communication strategy to reach millennial prospects

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • April 18, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 10:50

Cultivating procedural trust with your clients

Communication is key to helping your clients feel comfortable dealing with you

  • By: Leah Golob
  • April 17, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 09:50
Make HNW client meetings a positive experience

Make HNW client meetings a positive experience

Dan Richards explains how to create meeting agendas tailored to engage your high net-worth clients (part 2 of 8)

Become a specialist in a niche

Find your niche

Five tips for developing a specialist practice

Deliver substance with style

Deliver substance with style

Jim Ruta explains how insurance advisors can inspire clients and prospects by delivering facts and information with style

  • By: Jim Ruta
  • April 11, 2017 October 30, 2019
  • 15:10
Boost the impact of your client meetings by 30% in five minutes

Boost the impact of your client meetings by 30% in five minutes

Dan Richards explains how to improve results in client meetings by 30% with some straightforward tactics (Part 1 of 8)