In order for you to win a new client the incumbent agent has to lose. The incumbent agent needs to get fired in order for you to get hired. But how do you get the insured to realize their agent is a "bum" without you saying it? In this episode, host ⁠Charles Specht⁠ will teach you how to uncover problems with the incumbent agent and get the insured to admit to you that their agent is a "bum" and sign your Broker of Record Letter during the first appointment. Does it sound too good to be true? Well, it's not. You just need to learn the art of Superior Service, Reward Offered, Incumbent Expectation, Prospect's Lips.

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Key Topics:

Winning means someone else loses - your real job is getting prospects to fire their current agent and hire you

The "insurance agent bum" - producers coasting on renewals while delivering zero real value to insureds

Why badmouthing the competition backfires and makes the insured defend the bad decision they already made

Showing your superior service and its reward first, then asking if the incumbent agent does the same

Workers' comp submission tactic: including an injury and illness prevention program to unlock 3-7% rate reductions most agents never pursue

The one-agent-one-quote trap that trained insurance buyers to bring in multiple agents instead of granting exclusivity

Renegotiating with underwriters after a carrier is selected - averaging 11% savings on standard and up to 17% on surplus lines

Open-ended questions designed to make insureds conclude on their own that their agent is a bum

Micro-niching as the foundation for uncovering the gaps that make the BOR request inevitable

Charles's California commission network: 12 agencies selected to receive construction referrals directly from his consulting client base

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⁠Charles Specht⁠

Visit:

⁠Permission Network⁠

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