Improve Your Future
with
Solutions & Strategies for the
P&C Insurance Industry
SERVICES
Position you agency for a better future!
Burand & Associates provides specialized services to help insurance professionals find opportunities in today's challenges.
We take time to learn our clients' specific issues and design solutions to fit each individual situation. Let us help you pave your future with gold with our comprehensive services.
SEMINARS
Expert ideas and know-how for your audience!
Chris Burand has worked with hundreds of agencies and brings his broad knowledge and experience with him into every dynamic, highly interactive program. Chris provides the pertinent information and practical methods agents need to improve operations, strengthen profits, and build value.
Chris consistently receives top scores across the U.S. for his seminars. Let Chris Burand help make your event a success!
INFO & INSIGHTS
Resources and formation for a better tomorrow!
Chris Burand is a widely-published insurance industry author. His valuable articles are published regularly in a numerous trade publications, including the Insurance Journal. Chris was also the "For the Manager" monthly columnist for American Agent & Broker for 12 years.
NEWSLETTER
Get tips, strategies & more delivered to your inbox!
Burand's Insurance Agency Adviser is a free, bi-monthly newsletter full of pertinent information, news, and tips for agencies.
FORMS
Checklists and More!
We have compiled a number of popular forms for agencies to use as a basis for developing their own forms.
EDUCATION
Empower your agency's success with Burand Insurance Education!
We offer a comprehensive suite of insurance education services through Burand Insurance Education, LLC. Our holistic approach to agency education arms agencies with the tools their employees need to protect their clients' needs, increase sales and reduce E&O exposures.
Check out all of our education services at burandeducation.com.
Let's Build a Stronger Tomorrow
We apply our 20+ years of experience and knowledge to help agencies:
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Identify strengths and opportunities
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Optimize productivity and profits
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Implement real-world strategies
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Leverage their resources
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Develop realistic plans of action
In today's demanding market, agents face a long list of challenges from declining sales to increasing expenses to planning for the future. As specialists in the P&C insurance industry, Burand & Associates is here to help. Our comprehensive services include:
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Determining Agency Value
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Planning for Perpetuation
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Developing Producer Compensation Plans
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Minimizing E&O Exposures
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Identifying Unstable Carriers
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Reviewing Profit Sharing Contracts
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And more...
The Latest
Insurance Banter
Check out our new Podcast for insightful and engaging discussions on the latest insurance topics!
Whitepaper
This “must-read” annual state of the property/casualty insurance industry report includes an analysis of the current financial condition of of the industry and forecast for the future. The latest edition of the State of the P&C Insurance Industry is available for $130 at: Insurance Journal's Research and Trends.
Book
The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents has compiled a 34 page eBook outlining Chris Burand's eight steps of agency perpetuation planning. The eBook is available for $49.99.
Order your copy today by clicking on the link below and returning the form to the Michigan Association of Insurance Agents:
Blog
For an abundance of insights, trends, ideas and suggestions, check out: "Burand's Blog: A Cornucopia of Insurance Thought."
Podcast
Check out The Insurance Huddle's podcast with Chris where they discuss "The Importance of Understanding Producer Contracts." You can find the podcast here or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Here's the complete link: https://the-insurance-huddle.captivate.fm/episode/importance-of-producer-contracts
Webinar
"What to Know About Agency E&O," sponsored by the Insurance Journal:
research/research/what-to-know-about-agency-eo/
What you'll learn:
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Current state of the agency E&O market
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E&O exposures and best practices to manage the risk
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How COVID-19 will impact agency E&O
Presentations
Two perpetuation presentations are now available on demand through Live Oak Bank:
Perpetuation Equity Over Time Strategies:
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1875858/4755D165B7B71B1133E877C1213CDD60
Agency Perpetuation Preparation:
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1875861/B28DB9270907EB41AEE0505F646C31AE
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Innovative Industry Partners
Our industry partners provide innovative and effective solutions for tackling age-old problems.
Partnering for growth through tailored producer recruiting, training and coaching.
Atlante Partners provides independent agencies tailored producer recruiting, training, and sales coaching in an integrated model designed to drive profitable growth. Atlante Partners mission is to help agencies grow by attracting and developing the best new talent.
To learn more, contact us at:
616-277-7092
Captivate the Room provides an incredible immersion into all aspects of how you use your voice to lead, connect and sell. Insurance Industry professionals will learn how to use their voice to communicate in more effective ways with current clients, future prospects and their own internal teams. Participants will learn to use their voices in a way that saves time, builds connections and influences and persuades.
In the program, we work on:
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Connection, what is blocking your ability to create quick connections and establish yourself as the perfect fit for a company’s business.
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Impact and influence, adjusting your voice so you lead with authority to save you time and get more of what you want quickly as you lead others strategically and effectively.
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Vocal variety and creating emotional connection so you compel others to take the actions you want them to take.