Interview with Big I’s Bob Rusbuldt, Take 2: Agency-Company Relations Under Pressure
Relationships between independent agents and their companies are showing some signs of strain these days, according to Bob Rusbuldt, chief executive officer of Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. The Big “I” executive identifies the sources of the tensions – including contingent commission plans – and explains why he thinks the two will work out any problems in this excerpt from an Insurance Journal video interview.
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Members of The Insurance Journal, MyNewMarkets.com and ClaimsJournal.com staff have put together a short video to thank YOU…our readers, viewers, and advertisers. It’s filmed entirely on Flip video, and the music was created on an iPad. Enjoy!
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October 30, 2007 at 12:49 pm