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1. The Total Solution for the Independent
Agent and The Proven Distribution
Model for Strategic Partner Companies
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Mission Statement
Agents United is dedicated to the creation,
growth and retention of the
Independent Insurance Agency
distribution system.
3. Agents United parent company SIAA has
assisted over 4,200 insurance professionals
realize the dream of owning their own
insurance agency.
Over our 35 years, we have developed a successful formula.
While you are the master of your own destiny, Agents United
can provide access to all of the tools to help you create and
build your independent insurance agency.
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About Agents United
Access to competitive companies
Higher commissions
Regional incentives & profit sharing
SIAA national incentives
Tools to DEVELOP & GROW your agency
INCREASE YOUR
AGENCY INCOME
& VALUE
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Origin of SIAA
INCREASE YOUR
AGENCY INCOME
& VALUEProven concept founded in 1983
SIAA’s Original Master Agency
360+
Member
Agencies
$718,000,000
Premiums
Operating
in 9 states
SIAA Formed in 1995 as a means to
replicate the SAN concept across the U.S.
Providing other independent agents the ability to grow
their own agency as an alternative to merging,
clustering, selling, brokering or aggregating
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About SIAA
SIAA by the numbers – In-Force Premium Growth
7. Agents United has partnered with SIAA to bring
this business opportunity to YOU and YOUR
agency.
Agents United Information:
• Formed in 2002
• 85 Member Agencies
• $105+ Million in Premium
Agents United
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Tools to Make You Successful
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…and much more!
Size and Stability ● Perpetuation ● Lowered Expenses ● Increased Revenue per Employee
Tools to Develop & Grow
Marketing and Advertising ● Training & Education Opportunities
Agency Development ● Business Insurance Advantage
Revenue Opportunities
Profit Sharing with No Minimum Volume Requirements
Regional Incentives ● National Strategic Partner Incentives
Premium Financing Service/Association
Access to Markets
Ability to Earn Direct Access ● AccessPlus Programs
and Specialty Markets ● E & S Opportunities
Benefits of Membership
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The Total Solution
1. AccessPlus is used to access non-appointed
carriers
Goals of AccessPlus
– Testing of carriers for competitiveness prior to appointments
– Writing business to earn additional direct appointments or sub-
codes
– Used in competitive situations to provide quotes in addition to
your direct appointments
– Ultimate goal is to place less than 5% of your business in
AccessPlus
AccessPlus Commissions – 65% paid to YOU
Company Access – a 2 stage process
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2. Direct company access
Sub-codes or direct appointments
Direct access to carriers and plaques on walls
Minimum volume commitments
Receive Profit Sharing, Portfolio Management Services Fees℠
(PMSF) and Overrides
Commissions paid directly to you
Ultimate goal is to have 95% of your business placed in direct
codes
Company Access – a 2 stage process
The Total Solution
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Personal Lines
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Commercial Lines
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How this benefits a Member Agency
Access to more companies to:
⁻ increase sales and retention
⁻ offer more products to customers
⁻ grow the overall agency
The 2-stage process, exclusive to SIAA, allows agents
to write business with non-appointed carriers while
using that business to earn direct codes
Company Access
The Total Solution
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How revenue is enhanced
Higher commissions
Preferred agency agreements
Local and regional incentives
National strategic partner incentive programs (PMSF)
No minimum volume commitment for incentives
(must have direct code)
Profit sharing paid up to 60% loss ratio
Enhanced Revenue
The Total Solution
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The value of your independent agency can be
enhanced in several ways:
Stable company representation
Fixed compensation deals
Increased revenue per employee
Higher and more stable commissions
Better retention
Lowered expenses
Higher new business and growth
Enhanced Value
The Total Solution
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Strategic Partner National Incentives
Changing how Agents are paid!
Fixed quarterly payments
Year-end performance payments
Paid on all written premium (not just new business
or growth)
Over and above local profit sharing, incentives, and
supplemental commissions
Strengthening the relationships between SIAA
Member Agencies and Strategic Partner Companies
Enhanced Revenue
The Total Solution
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The Big Picture
Our 4 pillar approach, along with the size and scope of [Master Agency]
and SIAA creates a significant part of insurance distribution for the
future of your agency, if you qualify.
Company Access
Enhanced Revenue
& Increased Value
Alternative market
Access & Placement
Agency Development
& Support Services
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The Total Solution
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The Total Solution
SIAA MarketFinder
Alternative Market Access & Placement
26 National Programs
3 National & 5 Regional E&S Partnerships
Coverage for 100s of classes via SIAAMarketfinder.com
Midmarket coverage via 2 National Brokerage
Partnerships
Wide variety of special coverage for PL & CL
Direct access to partners
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MarketFinder & AccessPlus
MarketFinder AccessPlus
Excess & Surplus and program
market access
Direct appointment to
program partners
Wholesaler access for hard to
write risks
Helps you build specific
program markets in your
agency
Life, financial and identity
theft products available
Access to standard markets
that the agency doesn’t have
Carrier access to assist you in
competitive situations
Assist you in building carrier
premium, with intent of
gaining direct company access
Helps you understand who is,
and who isn’t, competitive in
your geographical area
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The Total Solution
The Agency FOUNDATION
Establishing the BUSINESS Foundation of
your Insurance Agency
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Agency Foundation
The Agency Foundation is a consultative program including
discounts, checklists, access to 3rd party providers,
consulting and helpful hints to establish the foundation of
your insurance agency
Agency Development
Consultant
AccessPlus Mentor
Office Set-up Checklist
Orientation
Training & Education
Comparative Rating
Management System
Website
Monthly Marketing
Webinars
On-going Support
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The Total Solution
SIAA Marketing Services
SIAA’s exclusive marketing and advertising division
Dedicated to supporting all levels of SIAA Member
Agencies and initiatives
⁻ Access to websites and mobile apps
⁻ Online Store
⁻ Marketing webinars
⁻ Insurancedeals4u.com (ID4U)
Agency Development & Support Services
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The Total Solution
Member Agency websites and mobile apps at excellent pricing
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The Total Solution
Online Store – Printed Materials, Mailing Lists, and more!
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The Total Solution
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The Total Solution
The website attracts consumers and small businesses
Connects them to our member agencies through
a back-end application
We provide our members with the contact information of those
leads
OR – they self-select and reach out directly to member agency
OR – we place the site visitor into the member agent’s online
quoting system
6,900 Points of Sale – choices of the BEST insurance companies!
Internet presence and sales – local INDEPENDENT options!
Agency Development & Support Services
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Market Webinars
Online Storefront
Marketing Overview
for New Members
Target Marketing
101
Marketing Your
Agency with
Facebook
Using LinkedIn to
Grow Your Agency
Digital Opportunities for
your Agency - ID4U
Digital Opportunities
for your Agency -
Mobile Apps
Digital
Opportunities for
your Agency -
Websites
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The Total Solution
Agency Development & Support Services
The SIAA Training & Learning Center provides access to proprietary and
unique educational content to SIAA Member Agencies. Most of the content
was developed specifically by/for SIAA. Gain the knowledge and skills
necessary to grow your agency.
Agency development courses and webinars
Prepare you and your staff for the future
Continuing education credits through WebCE
Ongoing commitment to providing additional
new and meaningful content
QuickStart Series
Agency Growth Systems
Fear-less Sales
BOP 101
Acord
Risk Analyzer
Risk Management
Workers’ Compensation
6 Part Coverage Series
Closing Tactics
Interviewing, Hiring, and
Managing
Member Benefit
Mainly original content
24/7/365
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The Total Solution
Agency Development & Support Services
SIAA Business Insurance Advantage (BIA) – created to
enable Member Agencies to start and/or grow a profitable
Business Insurance book of business via a specific,
easily-adopted methodology using SIAA resources.
Agencies of the future will be full-service
Profitable, stable business, deeper client relationships
Increased compensation (commissions, PMSF, local deals, profit
sharing)
Become a valuable resource for other local businesses
Step-by-step process to create or more efficiently grow YOUR
Business Insurance book
Education – Training – Marketing – Carrier Access – Ongoing Support
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Member Agency Subscriptions
$25 a month
Includes:
• Full course access for all unlicensed staff
• Continuing Education for one Principal with WebCE
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The Total Solution
NAVIGATING ALL
THAT SIAA OFFERS
• Business Insurance Advantage
• Agency Staffing – testing and video series
• SIAA Marketing
• Websites & Mobile Apps
• Mergers, Sales and Acquisitions
• SIAA Online Store
• Training & Learning Center
• Continuing Education
• MarketFinder
• Automation Vendors
• Marketing Vendors
• Data Security & compliance
• NetWeb
• Videos
• Calendar of Events
• More!
siaa4u.com – portal to all SIAA
Member Agency resources
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The Total Solution
What’s in it for You?
Access to Competitive Companies
Size and stability
Revenue Opportunities
Programs and Specialty Markets
Marketing and Advertising
Training & Education Opportunities
Agency Development
Business Insurance Advantage
Lowered Expenses, increased revenue per employee
E & S Opportunities
Premium Financing Service/Association
Perpetuation
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Now What
Next Steps…
Complete the Appointment Application and provide
Company Experience reports for the last 3 years
Review Benefits, Services, and Investment Schedule for
qualifications
Begin Financial and Agreement Review
Continue open dialogue for questions, comments and
concerns
30 day mutual Due Diligence begins today
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The Dollars – Investment Schedule
Agency Foundation:
Agency Development Consultant
AccessPlus Mentor
Agency Set-up Checklist
Orientation
Training and Education
1 year Comparative Rating
1 Year Management System (reimbursement)
Website (Cloudbridge first 2 months)
Monthly Marketing Webinars
Ongoing Support
NOTE: Master Agency can customize this slide
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The Dollars
Beginning 30 days from the date of Agreement, the monthly
consulting fee is the greater of $300 or the percentage of
actual growth in commissions:
10%
of the first
$10,000
8%
of the next
$8,000
6%
of the next
$6,000
4%
of the
remainder
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The Dollars
This means you will receive:
90%
of the first
$10,000 in
Growth
92%
of the next
$8,000 in
Growth
94%
of the next
$6,000 in
Growth
96%
of the
Remainder in
Growth
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The Dollars What is the anticipated return on investment
for prospect?
Case Study 1: 15 Year History
Year
Monthly Investment
(Annualized) Initial Investment Commission Income Mo Percentage AccessPlus PS and Over-rides ROI
Year 15 $20,226.21 $0.00 $213,583.25 9.46% $18,936.83 $20,097.70 $18,808.32
Year 14 $20,392.67 $0.00 $209,375.36 9.73% $16,735.05 $23,193.61 $19,535.99
Year 13 $18,585.00 $0.00 $194,947.90 9.53% $16,691.00 $22,499.37 $20,605.37
Year 12 $17,551.12 $0.00 $180,527.76 9.72% $19,756.88 $33,605.36 $35,811.12
Year 11 $16,658.98 $0.00 $167,797.15 9.92% $21,493.62 $35,861.63 $40,696.27
Year 10 $16,316.06 $0.00 $167,632.74 9.73% $18,949.05 $32,270.70 $34,903.69
Year 9 $16,421.63 $0.00 $159,479.23 10.29% $13,907.61 $26,270.30 $23,756.28
Year 8 $14,120.65 $0.00 $144,110.13 9.79% $16,085.13 $26,044.70 $28,009.18
Year 7 $12,794.22 $0.00 $133,806.24 9.56% $15,406.44 $31,873.14 $34,485.36
Year 6 $11,637.42 $0.00 $115,612.15 10.06% $19,877.57 $11,663.56 $19,903.71
Year 5 $10,166.69 $2,400.00 $102,346.18 9.93% $14,723.48 $1,424.11 $3,580.90
Year 4 $9,091.64 $2,400.00 $93,202.72 9.75% $22,996.92 $5,193.46 $16,698.74
Year 3 $8,219.95 $2,400.00 $82,893.48 9.91% $15,069.58 $7,460.41 $11,910.04
Year 2 $6,073.30 $2,400.00 $62,575.46 9.70% $14,126.85 $8,134.81 $13,788.36
Year 1 $4,613.13 $3,000.00 $49,611.73 9.29% $10,098.58 $5,705.35 $8,190.80
Agency Value
Commission
Income
Agency Value (X2) Deferred Payment
Deferred
Payment %
$213,583.25 $427,166.50 $ 121,791.63 28.51%
$291,298 of Profit Sharing and Overrides
$330,684 Return on Investment
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Case Study 2: 12-Year History
Year
Monthly Investment
(Annualized) Initial Investment Commission Income Mo Percentage AccessPlus PS and Over-rides ROI
Year 12 $11,003.22 $0.00 $112,486.84 9.78% $2,510.49 $22,857.51 $14,364.78
Year 11 $9,672.31 $0.00 $101,218.59 9.56% $3,036.00 $20,034.62 $13,398.31
Year 10 $8,256.75 $0.00 $82,137.45 10.05% $3,526.26 $16,832.06 $12,101.57
Year 9 $6,598.42 $0.00 $66,338.80 9.95% $3,891.82 $19,362.27 $16,655.67
Year 8 $4,986.53 $0.00 $51,107.82 9.76% $8,796.18 $7,206.27 $11,015.92
Year 7 $6,469.07 $0.00 $64,389.12 10.05% $9,676.48 $13,819.76 $17,027.17
Year 6 $5,253.09 $0.00 $52,013.71 10.10% $14,986.00 $10,336.59 $20,069.50
Year 5 $4,220.72 $2,400.00 $37,628.65 17.59% $16,335.95 $4,142.51 $13,857.74
Year 4 $3,911.48 $2,400.00 $20,494.03 30.80% $17,596.81 $4,799.27 $16,084.60
Year 3 $3,600.00 $2,400.00 $8,088.19 74.18% $7,592.71 $670.15 $2,262.86
Year 2 $3,600.00 $2,400.00 $726.75 825.59% $4,438.87 $183.98 ($1,377.15)
Year 1 $300.00 $3,000.00 $0.00 0 $43.03 $23.13 ($3,233.84)
Agency Value
Commission
Income Agency Value (X2)
Deferred
Payment
Deferred
Payment %
$112,486.84 $224,973.68 $67,492.10 30.0%
The Dollars What is the anticipated return on investment
for prospect?
$120,268 of Profit Sharing and Overrides
$132,227 Return on Investment
Editor's Notes
Presenter Notes: As you go through this presentation, SIAA has provided notes and hints for your use. These notes will not appear when you are in presentation mode so you should practice and know this presentation well. The goal of this presentation is to keep you in track and make sure that you are providing a verbal and visual representation of what we can do for THEM. The goal is to create ‘What’s In It For Them (WWIFM)’.
We have also provided suggested time frames to complete a slide so as to not make the presentation last too long. Some slides are simply visual representations and do not requite you to provide detail. They are ‘teasers’ to build interest. An additional tool in completing this presentation is knowing some of the ‘hot buttons’ or challenges the prospect may be facing. What are their goals? Knowing these topics helps the presenter to DIRECT the conversation to cover those points.
The SIAA and your Master Agency business model are NOT simple ones. We don’t simply write business, we create and grow agencies. We are the Total Solution for agencies and are becoming a form of insurance distribution – not just an alliance or group. Therefore we offer much more in services and benefits and you can paint that picture here. The ‘competition’ does not do these things….
Any good presentation is like a good story. It has a start a middle and a finish. Your goal should be to:
Tell the prospect what you are going to tell them (set the hook and expectations)
Tell them what you want to tell them (provide facts and answer questions)
Tell them what you told them (make sure to summarize your points and confirm that they have an understanding)
Time: 10 seconds
This is our mission statement, ‘as we go through this presentation we will show you what we mean by it and how we back it up’
Time: 1-2 minutes
Explain the fact that its our goal to get them appointments. Appointments are the cornerstone of our business model.
These are sub-codes or direct appoints – both function the same
They will deal directly with the carriers and underwriting for quoting and placement of business
With codes, they qualify to participate in profit sharing and national overrides based on their results and production.
‘You receive commissions directly and will remit an ‘override back’ to the Master Agency.’
Time: 1-2 minutes
Explain the fact that its our goal to get them appointments. Appointments are the cornerstone of our business model.
These are sub-codes or direct appoints – both function the same
They will deal directly with the carriers and underwriting for quoting and placement of business
With codes, they qualify to participate in profit sharing and national overrides based on their results and production.
‘You receive commissions directly and will remit an ‘override back’ to the Master Agency.’
Time: 1-2 minutes
Explain the fact that its our goal to get them appointments. Appointments are the cornerstone of our business model.
These are sub-codes or direct appoints – both function the same
They will deal directly with the carriers and underwriting for quoting and placement of business
With codes, they qualify to participate in profit sharing and national overrides based on their results and production.
‘You receive commissions directly and will remit an ‘override back’ to the Master Agency.’
Time: 1-2 minutes
Explain the fact that its our goal to get them appointments. Appointments are the cornerstone of our business model.
These are sub-codes or direct appoints – both function the same
They will deal directly with the carriers and underwriting for quoting and placement of business
With codes, they qualify to participate in profit sharing and national overrides based on their results and production.
‘You receive commissions directly and will remit an ‘override back’ to the Master Agency.’
Time: 1-2 minutes
Explain the fact that its our goal to get them appointments. Appointments are the cornerstone of our business model.
These are sub-codes or direct appoints – both function the same
They will deal directly with the carriers and underwriting for quoting and placement of business
With codes, they qualify to participate in profit sharing and national overrides based on their results and production.
‘You receive commissions directly and will remit an ‘override back’ to the Master Agency.’