This afternoon, the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) signed a consent order approving Slide’s assumption of the vast majority of United Property and Casualty’s (UPC) Florida homeowners policies. Under the agreement, Slide will assume approximately 72,000 HO-3 and DP-3 policies through a cancel/rewrite transaction. Slide also acquired the renewal rights for an additional 21,000+ UPC poli...

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I have talked to many people throughout my 35-year insurance career. During that time, I gathered some great advice and instruction that I wish I had known at the beginning of my career. So, if 57-year-old Jeff Odom could talk to 22-year-old Jeff Odom, here are the six things I would tell him to do that will put him on the right track to success. (First, I would tell him not to eat so many carbs.)

The six things are:

1. Make doing business with you memorable.
2. Always be prepared.
3. Don’t sell on just price.
4. Make word of mouth your best marketing tool.
5. Know the difference between sympathy an...

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Citizens recently issued a personal lines bulletin for flood eligibility for renewal policies. This bulletin describes the process agents will undertake when renewing a personal lines policy on or after July 1, 2023.

If you have not done so already, please consider registering for one of the upcoming webinars Citizens has scheduled this week. These webinars are designed to provide information regarding the eligibility requirements and respond to agent questions. I included the registration links and bulletin in this blog.   

Citizens Live Webinars

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