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Is you agency’s email security up to date? InsurBanc discusses business email compromise that is affecting small to medium sized businesses. A type of phishing attack that involves cyber criminals impersonating an employee or executive at a company or a trusted vendor, such as your bank. Employees are then tricked into moving money or reveling sensitive information.
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Is your agency’s cash management system up to date? Are you aware of the latest cyber protections? In InsurBanc’s latest article for IA Magazine, Patricia Smith discusses three ways to improve outdated cash management and security practices that could be hurting your agency. Whether your agency still deposits checks manually or doesn’t invest enough on cybersecurity protection, then you might want to consider modernizing your agency to improve cash flow and protect your assets so that your agency doesn’t fall behind competitors.
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InsurBanc’s Keith Mangini discusses the average bank’s tendency to base loan value on tangible assets. InsurBanc, however, considers all of an insurance agency’s assets, including the agency’s book of business and predictable cash flow in the agency loan structure.
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InsurBanc’s Pattie Smith discusses the need for new and established insurance agencies to consider creating an effective cash management strategy to handle the collecting, management and investment of an agency’s cash.
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InsurBanc’s Keith Mangini and Scott Freiday speak on what documents insurance agencies should expect to submit when applying for agency financing. Financial forms include the agency’s tax returns and financial statements, along with the agency principals’ personal tax returns and financial statements.
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InsurBanc’s Barbara Carlevale speaks on the role of the business online banking administrator and how important it is for the safety and security of an agency’s online banking system. Three key responsibilities to consider are creating a unique ID for each user, establishing the employee’s access level and maintaining user access. How can your agency benefit from this essential role?
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It is with great excitement that we officially announce the launch of our InsurBanc YouTube Channel! We’ve created this channel as a place independent insurance agents can go to view educational videos on topics such as agency financing, cash management, trends in the industry, cyber security and other related content important to the insurance industry.
Currently, we have a few videos of original content demonstrating a variety of financial topics for the independent insurance agents and there will be more videos added every week. The short 2 minute to 4 minute videos cover a range of financial topics including “Intro to InsurBanc”, “Why Agencies Borrow”, “Cash Management Strategies” and “Business Email Compromise (cyber security)”.
We welcome you to explore the channel, SUBSCRIBE to stay informed, and to like and share our videos!
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Revenue isn’t always the best measure of agency value, nor should it be a principal’s main concern when trying to grow or sell your agency. Smart agency owners recognize that steady and predictable cash flow is a better determinate of value. Read David Tralka’s article “Why Agencies Should Focus on Cash Flow” to learn more.
In InsurBanc’s latest article for IA Magazine, Robert Pettinicchi discusses the insurance industries’ lack of promoting opportunities to attract young adults, and some strategies to draw them into the field. Young workers today are unaware of the benefits that a career in insurance has, one that provides flexibility and autonomy from a healthy income. So other than relying on family to perpetuate their agencies, owners should consider reaching out to a local college or starting an internship program to promote themselves to young employees.
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InsurBanc’s David Tralka recently wrote an article for The Standard, where he advices agency owners the importance of analyzing the risks of their business, and the steps to eliminate them in order for their business to remain prosperous. Often times, agencies are so focused on their clients’ needs that they neglect their own, placing themselves at increased risk of a cyber attack, etc. These are seven risks you need to assess to protect your agency.
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InsurBanc understands independent agents and their businesses. We specialize in insurance agency financing. Whether your needs include agency perpetuation funding, insurance agency acquisition or simply understanding your cashflow as it relates to your banking needs, InsurBanc can help agencies nationwide.
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