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This past Wednesday, I was reading the article "Shooting Straight," in the Feb. 20 edition, when I came across the following line by Ruth Hollan – "What gives our sheriff the authority to buck the federal government?"
At that point I had to stop and did not know if I should laugh at Hollan's statement or to feel sorry for her. Perhaps the "what" she is searching for could come from the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Printz vs. US, in 1997. In the ruling Judge Scalia's summary stated the following:
Thank you for printing the letter to the editor entitled, "Coal ash isn't best option," in your Feb. 6 edition.
I agree with Dave Barnes concerning the problems with using coal ash on our streets.
The county does a great job with snow removal and brine applications and I'm very happy with those efforts. The decision to stop using coal ash would be most welcomed.
Roger McGee
I have recently moved to Spencer County in the Elk Creek Road area. Since moving in, my husband and I have noticed that there seems to be some issues with people speeding. The speed limit is 45 mph, but from the stop light in Elk Creek to the church on Elk Creek Road, there are some who feel the need to go faster.
This is increased on the weekends because neighbors and myself believe drivers think law enforcement may be more lax than on the busier street.
This is a thank you to the Spencer County volunteer fire department for all their efforts in containing the fire at our farmhouse on Overlook Road on Jan. 22.
Without your help, we might have also lost livestock, hay and barns.
This was a job well done by many highly trained young men in a very cold early morning fire. I can't thank you enough.
Also thanks to a local restaurant for food and hot drinks and just a lot of emotional support. Without the help of friends, where would we be?
On Feb. 20, 1993, I took a walk down memory trail. I went to the nursing home in Taylorsville and I would like to say to the people who dread facing another day and don't have anything to smile about — just walk into that nursing home and in a few minutes if you can't find something to smile about, then you are in worse shape that those people in the nursing home.
We wanted to say thanks for the many people who participated in our 4th annual candy buy-back "Treats for our Troops" event.
I know it can be hard to give up your hard earned candy, but your teeth and our troops say "thank you."
We even included toothbrushes and toothpaste in each box to keep our troop's teeth healthy.
Special thanks go out to the Henrichs family and Jackson Ransdell for their creativity and help.
Thanks also are due to the wonderful staff of The Spencer Magnet for their community interest and support.
I would like to bring to our community's attention the Spencer County Road Department and the help they have been. My hat's off to all the road department's staff and the hard work that goes with being a part of the task in keeping our roads drivable, especially the way our weather has been the past several years.
This last freezing weather really told the story about their work and the effort that goes forth in helping us get our kids to school as safe as possible.
In reference to the article last week noting that Fiscal Court had approved two Dodge trucks for the Sheriff's Office — a large portion of Chrysler is now owned by the Italian company Fiat. Chrysler is not even considered an American company by many these days because of the purchase by Fiat.
I understand Ford is not currently building a "police package" so the Chrysler cars I see running about town are understandable.
I would like to ask the citizens of Spencer County if they agree with the road department spreading coal ash on our roads.
It tracks onto my driveway and into my garage and house. It washes off the roads and pollutes the streams and lakes. When it's dry, the traffic kicks up dust.
I do appreciate them brine treating and plowing. I believe coal ash is a hazardous material. I would rather deal with the snow than black ash.
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Steelers fans have enough to worry about with the health of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, so they will be happy to know that they can strike any worries about the quarterback missing a game for the birth of his first child.
Roethlisberger's wife Ashley gave birth to a baby boy on Wednesday night. Roethlisberger said that he would miss a game for the birth of his son, who the couple named Benjamin Roethlisberger Jr. Given the lack of a timetable for Roethlisberger's return, there wasn't much of a chance that he was going to miss a game he would be medically cleared to play but it's now totally off the table.
The quarterback announced the news on his website Thursday.
"Ashley and I welcomed a healthy, beautiful baby boy into this world. Benjamin Jr. is 7 lbs., 1 oz. and is 19 1/2 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing well. We want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers. It really means a lot to us. God is so good! We will have pictures to post this weekend. We hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving" — Ben, Ashley and Benjamin."
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Saturday, February 18, 2012
Major Changes Coming Soon....
7 comments:
- a Matula ikrek said...
You're right to do less custom-order, you wouldn't burn out and fell out of love with sewing and designing, right? I think so, just as you, that some custom orders can be inspiring but too much of them boring...
(I love that yellow dress!) :o)
- Saturday, February 18, 2012 12:23:00 PM
- elle.mental said...
Blessing to you as you branch out and taste more of life! Good for you!
- Saturday, February 18, 2012 2:56:00 PM
- Lilac Bud Gal said...
I think that is a very wise decision, Atlanta. :) I agree that it must be fun to do custom orders, but, like you said, it is very time consuming.
So, good for you for making that decision! :)
Love you and miss you!! Sarah
- Saturday, February 18, 2012 7:59:00 PM
- cindy-the vintage hat shop said...
Remember-- "Change is growth". Always an exciting challenge to do things in a different way. Will be anxious to see your progress.
- Monday, February 20, 2012 9:46:00 AM
- Nuranar said...
Wow, that is a change! But I think you're very wise to look at where your time is going, and focus on more cost-effective options. Good luck to you!
- Monday, February 20, 2012 10:09:00 AM
- Michael Deibert said...
If you're switching to the more wholesale manufacturing method, I highly recommend checking out http://www.fashion-incubator.com/, if you haven't already!
Kathleen, who runs the site and also has a book out which I highly recommend as well (purchasing the book gives you a year's access to the member forum too!) "The Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing" http://alturl.com/m42jr
The book and the forum is extremely useful in things from costing to determine your prices, sourcing fabrics, modifying patterns for multiples, etc.
While my costuming business is on the side right now due to job issues, I've already used it to set up a model to make multiples of a garment in graded sizes to retail. The forum is extrememly useful as well!
- Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:39:00 PM
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Thanks for the recommendation, Michael! I put the book on my wish list as it really does look like a must read!
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Students honor MLK with day of service
BRIDGEPORT -- The smell of peanut butter filled the University of Bridgeport Student Center cafe Monday as volunteers mixed the gooey brown paste with oats, cinnamon and water -- an odd, but sweet way to honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr.
At one of the large round tables, Janette Torres and Christian Rosado worked on getting the lumpy mass into red circular molds and those shaped like hearts and bones. The Park City Magnet School eighth-graders were excited to learn how to make the peanut butter treats -- later donated to the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter in Branford -- on their day off from school.
Working with volunteers of different ages and ethnicities for the service project on the day the nation honors King was fitting, the 13-year-olds said.
"Without Martin Luther King, we wouldn't have half the friends we have now," Rosado said.
The activity was one of many projects held at UB and throughout the county by hundreds of volunteers participating in the local Day of Service. Coordinated by the university, Southwest Connecticut Area Health Education Center and Public Allies, off-site projects ranged from pitching in at Harborview Towers, an elderly housing complex, to cleaning and organizing at the Bridgeport YMCA.
Two tables away from Torres and Rosado, members of the university's Black Student Alliance and African Student Association worked on turning white wastebaskets into works of art. Lindsey Leiis-Westbrook, a psychology major, said the Day of Service held special significance this year, not only because of the holiday, but because of President Barack Obama's inauguration.
"It's good that we're all going out to do something together," she said, as she painted bright flowers on the small wastebasket. When she learned the wastebasket would be filled with goods for women at local homeless shelters, Leiis-Westbrook thought it was obvious to go with a feminine and colorful theme.
A few feet away, another group of volunteers from the university and Stratford High School, worked on larger canvases, creating unity murals that would likely end up in the children's ward of Bridgeport Hospital. While Rui Jiang, who arrived last year from China to study accounting at UB, worked on sketching images of children of different ethnicities for one mural, another group debated what color to use for the Freedom Riders Dream Bus on their mural.
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"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity," read the words once spoken by King.
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Monday, January 17, 2005
Nostalgia and Rememberance
The first Pedal Ubin training at Noordin Beach on 12 oct 2003.
We tend to forget how something used to be like after a long period of time has passed. Sometimes people simply got so used to what it is now that after a while and a generation or two, people start forgetting what it used to be like and think they "KNOW" that it has always been this way. They simply never know any different.
I love this photo for it serves it purpose to remind us that there was never always this coastal fence that now separates us from a clear (and well unprotected) coastline.
For our children, singaporeans and visitors alike who never knew how it was or whom will only see this for the first time in the future, this photo is for you.
The same site at Noordin Beach on 05 September 2004.
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~~Alexander Hamilton to John Laurens, August 15, 1782
Ron Paul is Right0 comments Posted by Hercules Mulligan at 2:38 PM
Some days ago I was reading some of the speeches of Congressman Ron Paul, a Republican from Texas, and a candidate for the Presidency in 2008. I support Paul because of his strict adherence to the Constitution, our Founding Fathers original intent, his Christian worldview, and his unimpeachable voting record. I am very sorry to understand that the mainstream evangelical Christian conservative Right is not supporting him as much as they should be, and that they seem more comfortable with candidates like Huckabee, Romney, and even Guliani (here is a blog who addresses the issue well).
But back to the point. I was reading this speech by Ron Paul, delivered before the U.S. House on March 10, 2004, entitled "An Indecent Attack on the First Amendment." Here, Ron Paul discusses the "Broadcast Indecency Act of 2004," which was soon to be debated on the House floor.
We will soon debate the "Broadcast Indecency Act of 2004" on the House Floor. This atrocious piece of legislation should be defeated. It cannot improve the moral behavior of U.S. citizens, but it can do irreparable harm to our cherished right to freedom of speech. ... Though [it] may be motivated by the good intentions of improving moral behavior, using government force to do so is fraught with great danger and has no chance of success.This act was no doubt sponsored by many concerned citizens, most of them Christians, who, with the best of intentions, wanted to take some sort of action against indecency on the airwaves. However, as Ron Paul points out in this address, this bill, and others like it, will do more harm than good in solving the problem with society which we are witnessing today. Ron Paul explains:
What Congressman Paul continues to say, and what is his whole point is that the government bill
Regulating speech is a dangerous notion, and not compatible with the principles of a free society. The Founders recognized this, and thus explicitly prohibited Congress from making any laws that might abridge freedom of speech or of the press.
But we have in recent decades seen a steady erosion of this protection of free speech. ...
And it will be assumed [by the Right, who endorse the bill] that if one is not with them in this effort, then one must support the trash seen and heard in the movie theaters and on our televisions and radios. For social rather than constitutional reasons, some on the left express opposition to this proposal. [emphasis added]
But this current proposal is dangerous. Since most Americans – I hope – are still for freedom of expression of political ideas and religious beliefs, no one claims that anyone who endorses freedom of speech therefore endorses the nutty philosophy and religious views that are expressed. We should all know that the 1st Amendment was not written to protect non-controversial mainstream speech, but rather the ideas and beliefs of what the majority see as controversial or fringe.The temptation has always been great to legislatively restrict rudeness, prejudice, and minority views, and it's easiest to start by attacking the clearly obnoxious expressions that most deem offensive. The real harm comes later. But "later" is now approaching.
- is not constitutional, since it contradicts the Bill of Rights by regulating speech and press; if any act should be passed by a legislature banning garbage on the air, it should be the state and local legislatures, not the federal legislature.
- will be completely ineffective in fulfilling its own aim: improving the moral character of the nation, or at least curbing the immorality so boldly expressed nowadays.
- will eventually make the way for future government officials to pass bills restricting permissible content on the airwaves, such as Christian evangelism or making a stand against immorality in society.
Merely writing laws and threatening huge fines will not improve the moral standards of the people. Laws like the proposed "Broadcast Indecency Act of 2004" merely address the symptom of a decaying society, while posing a greater threat to freedom of expression. Laws may attempt to silence the bigoted and the profane, but the hearts and minds of those individuals will not be changed. Societal standards will not be improved. Government has no control over these standards, and can only undermine liberty in its efforts to make individuals more moral or the economy fairer. ...If the Christian conservatives and voters, and other concerned citizens would learn this lesson, which Schaeffer and other like him (not to mention our long-lost-friend the Holy Spirit) has been trying to teach us, than we would be winning the "Culture War," and not struggling in the mud. We would realize that our victory lies not in the number of professing born-again Christians in our government, or in the proclamations they make which pander to Christians, or in bills and acts and court decisions which ban abortion, sodomy, etc., but rather in the ability of the people to govern themselves. Right now, Americans do not have that ability. To demonstrate this, let me ask if, in actual practice and not merely in creed, the majority of Christians in this country base their views and their morals (in everyday circumstances) upon the Word of God, or on what the majority thinks at any given time. Even in Christian circles, if someone were to object to something, and cite Scripture as the authority, that person often gets blank stares and is ignored, if not slighted and patronized. Our own daily lives demonstrate that we are not, as a nation, morally and intellectually prepared for what we riotously clamor: a smaller government. Until the moral character of this country changes, which, as Congressman Paul rightly deduced, must begin, not in the legislature, but in "our families, churches, and communities," and it MUST being in that precise order, than we will always need big government.
We should not ignore the smut and trash that has invaded our society, but laws like this will not achieve the goals that many seek. If a moral society could be created by law, we would have had one a long time ago. ...
If it is not recognized that this is the wrong approach to improve the quality of the airways, a heavy price will be paid. The solution to decaying moral standards has to be voluntary, through setting examples in our families, churches, and communities – never by government coercion. It just doesn't work.
Nevertheless the foundation of God still stands, having this seal: "The Lord knows those who are His," and "let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity." 2 Timothy 2:19 (NKJV)
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them."Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!' Matthew 7:15-22 (NKJV)


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Chris Higgins is a very good hockey player. We have seen him thrive as a Canuck since coming over at the 2011 trade deadline, and the team rewarded his strong play with a $10 million contract extension last week. Higgins is currently out with an injury (somewhere on his lower body we have been told), which should keep him out of the lineup for an undetermined period of time. How's that for a report?
He is the type of player who can have no shots on goal, no goals, and no assists, and still have a strong game. Don't get me wrong, for $2.5 million per season (starting next year), the Canuck are hoping/expecting 15-20 goals a season. But Higgins does all of the "little things" at such an elite level, that he makes life a lot easier for his linemates and teammates.
Against the Oilers last week, his ability to excel at said "little things" was on full display.
Higgins finished the game with one goal, six shots, four takeaways, and 19:11 in total ice time. He instantly clicked on a line with Derek Roy, and the two dominated Edmonton's second line (centered by Sam Gagner). What makes Higgins so good is his chameleon-like ability to change his game to his surroundings. With Roy, he simply found a way to skate fast and get open. Roy found him on numerous occasions for high quality scoring chances (Higgins generated eight scoring chances, according to Dimitri's game recap).
But it was his work on the penalty kill that was just as – if not more – impressive. Higgins gave Edmonton's top skill players fits all game long with his speed, tenacity, and active stick. Let's look at a few instances of it.
It is hard to demonstrate a smart hockey play in the snapshot format, but here goes nothing. Higgins spent the previous five seconds hounding Gagner (89) up the ice, and he (along with Kevin Bieksa) force Gagner wide into a two-on-two situation. Any time you are on the penalty kill, getting an even-up (one-on-one, two-on-two) situation is a great thing.
Higgins proceeds to knock two Oilers off of the puck before spinning and firing it down the ice. One for one.
Later in the game. Different penalty kill. Same play. Higgins is all over the puck. Look how aggressive the Canucks play this. They (and most teams) are at their best when they are extremely aggressive, but to play that way you need to have smart players with great sticks (and the four Canucks in the above frame – Tanev, Bieksa, Higgins, and Burrows, are all examples of that).
Higgins and Burrows force Jordan Eberle into attempting a very low percentage play. Edmonton's three left wingers remain open.
After clearing the zone, Higgins foils another Edmonton zone entry attempt with a great stick. He cleanly intercepts Hall's attempted pass and fires it down the zone again. Edmonton was pretty brutal at moving the puck in this game, but a lot of that is because of Higgins and Vancouver's penalty kill.
Higgins clearing the zone (like a boss). Again, another great example of Vancouver's aggressiveness. Three Canucks and two Oilers involved in the play.
And one more clear for good measure.
This is a very selective look at Higgins (as most snapshots are, especially in a sport as fast-paced as hockey). He has struggled a bit in 2013 when put with less skilled linemates (relative to previous performances as a Canuck, at least). And he isn't always this sharp on the kill. But his impressive performance against Edmonton highlighted why the Canucks were happy to give him both term and money for the next four years. He's the perfect "sixth man" for this team (a reference to terrific bench players in the NBA). Is Higgins a second line winger? With second line quality linemates, most definitely.
On the Canucks, it doesn't really matter where he fits in. Scorer, checker, left winger, right winger. He's done it all. The goals and points are great, but its the little things that make him such an effective two-way forward. And the Canucks will need him at 100% if they have any hopes of repeating 2011's postseason run.
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Truth Heals – Creative Expression And The Fifth Energy CenterTuesday, September 1st, 2009
The fifth energy center, located at the throat, is primarily associated with creative expression. Its key theme is speaking the truth – expressing who we are, what we feel, and what we believe – whether through verbal or nonverbal communication. Sound comes through the throat and enables expression through spoken words and the songs we sing. The "messengers" of the fifth energy center are voice and choice.
We manifest how we live, what we wear, what we eat, and even what our dreams are by giving them voice. Choice gives voice to our desires and, in turn, our voice expresses our choice.


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Professional driver and dobro player Ben "Kitt" Kitterman '06 has toured the United States and the world with indie singer/songwriter Ben Kweller, whom he met while at Wabash. Kitt's musicianship not only is a highlight of Kweller's seminal CD Changing Horses, but also inspired its content.
In December 2008, the BBC2's Dermot O'Leary invited Kweller and Kitterman to their studios in London to talk about the new CD, but the conversation quickly turned to the dobro and Kitterman's extraordinary talent:|
BBC: I'm fascinated by Kitt. This guy is like an alchemist with this [dobro]. Is this something you've played since childhood?
Kitt: No. I played cello for probably 11 years. My mom drove me to play cello; she's an orchestra conductor, so I had to do that. And I hated it. Quit. Didn't play anything for a couple months. Then randomly decided I wanted to play dobro and pedal steel guitar, which are, like, two of the toughest, most random things you can learn. And I've been doing it six, maybe seven years.
BBC: It sounds beautiful.
Kitt: I appreciate that.
BBC: And how did you guys meet?
Ben: I was doing a concert at Wabash College in Indiana, opening for Ben Folds, and Kitt picked me up at the airport, because he was basically running the show. And we just became friends from that night on.
I had another gig in Indiana the next week, and I called him and said, "Hey, wanna come up for the gig, and just hang out?" And we became really tight.
I'll bet a month went by before I realized he was a musician. He just never mentioned it. And one night we were at my old apartment in Brooklyn…[CC2]he got [the dobro] out of the case, I started playing a new song, and the second I heard what he could do, I was just beside myself. I knew he had to be on the album.
BBC: Kitt, how do you feel about of all this?
Kitt: I'm flattered.
Kweller: It's actually hard to get him out of the driver's seat. He's a professional driver, drives tour buses.
Kitt: That's my real passion.
BBC: Really?
Kitt: Yeah.
BBC: So the guitar is, like, your pastime, and driving is, like, your passion?
Kitt: You nailed it, buddy.
Kweller: Basically, I book tours and if he feels in the mood, he'll call me last minute and say, hey, I'll come along. (Kitt laughs)
BBC: So what's the best tour bus out there?
Kitt: What an excellent question. Neil Young's bus is the best bus in the entire world.
BBC: How come?
Kitt: It's a piece of art.
BBC: How fast can it go?
Kitt: I think my dad got it up to 96 miles an hour.
BBC: So you're saying this runs in the family?
Kweller: His whole family—like back to the guy who drove the wagon…
Kitt: My grandfather was a milk wagon driver.
BBC: Seriously? This is great!
(Ben and Kitt play Neil Young's "From Hank to Hendrix" from Kweller's new album.)
BBC: That's beautiful. Kitt, you've got to give up driving—or at least play guitar full time.
In photo: Kitterman and Kweller play a concert in the UK in 2008.
Editor's Note: Ben Kitterman continues to drive buses for musicians on tour while accompanying Ben Kweller at selected concerts. "I feel the greatest peace driving the bus and playing dobro, so this is the best of both worlds," Ben says. "And as a driver, I always know where my next gig is going to be. As a full-time musician, I know that's not always the case."
This article originally published in WM Spring 2009.


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Theresanolsen needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 101 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
Funderdome is a new, high energy, 8,700 square foot, indoor playground and café based in Ft Lauderdale, Florida that promotes fun, fitness and togetherness for kids and adults. The facility offers quality programming and free time, and is designed to be a place where everyone can participate as much – or as little – as they like. The main facility is open for free play to adults (who are accompanied by a child).
The indoor play space is a great alternative to the beach or other outdoor activities. This is especially valuable in South Florida, where heat and rain often limit chances of free play.
Playground equipment includes a rock climbing wall, ropes course, trampolines and a high-energy laser maze. A separate section for toddlers is available for free play, and will also be used for "Mommy and Me" type classes.
Funderdome also has a café attached, which is separated from the play space by a glass wall, so parents can relax with a coffee and use free WiFi while children enjoy free play or a class. The facility also has several party rooms available.
The vision for this facility theming is high-energy/industrial/modern/primitive, but please don't let these concepts influence your own creative direction too heavily. If you see an opportunity for taking this in another direction, please go with it!
Our target audience is families with children from 6 months to 13 years old.
Locals in South Florida (from Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and Boca Raton) as well as the many tourists who come to the area for our beautiful beaches, tropical weather, and to depart on cruises from the largest port in the U.S.
Located near Ft. Lauderdale's Port Everglades, this facility will also serve as an attraction for cruise passengers who need something to do before/after their cruises.
In this initial phase, Funderdome is requesting proposals from graphic designers to develop a logo to represent our new, high energy, play place and café based in East Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A good connection with a graphic designer at this initial phase presents ongoing opportunities to work together as we build this facility, then move on to others.
Phase 1 (this contest):
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(Note: please avoid use of stock images & clip art in the logo. If you do use it, please let us know.)
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Insurance is a necessary part of modern life. Having insurance coverage can be required by law for many activities, like driving a car or owning a home, depending on jurisdiction. Apart from these cases where it's mandatory, there are many others in which not owning insurance would be simply foolish. When life presents you with an unexpected challenge, a good insurance policy is often the only thing that can save you from financial ruin.
Given all of this, it's no surprise that consumers are very careful when they shop for insurance. It's also no surprise that the insurance market is very competitive and that insurance agencies and agents compete fiercely for new clients. In such a competitive environment, the selection of internal IT solutions can be the factor that makes or breaks a company.
Thankfully, there's a category of software designed to give insurance agents and agencies the upper hand. Insurance customer relationship software (CRM) is tailored to the specific processes and workflows used in the insurance industry. It can improve the efficiency of internal operations (saving time and money) and improve the client's, or prospective client's, customer experience.
In this buyer's guide we look at customer relationship management software used in the insurance industry. Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Insurance CRM Software?
Common Features of Insurance CRM Software
Evaluating Insurance CRM Software
How Is This Software Priced?
Customer relationship management (CRM) software for insurance companies is designed to automate and simplify the entire insurance workflow. Starting with lead generation and moving into application, policy rating and policy issuance and then reporting and referral management, an insurance CRM solution will reduce or eliminate data entry and the need to carry around physical case folders making for far more effective use of an insurance agent's time.
This added efficiency has other benefits as well. Internal efficiency leads to improved experiences for external customers and clients. This in itself can become a competitive differentiator, helping your agency win more clients from your competition.
In addition to standard CRM features like sales force automation, direct dialing and marketing campaign management, look for some of the following features in insurance CRM software:
|Insurance workflow automation
|Insurance CRM software is designed to make the sale and qualification process as simple as possible. Starting with standard lead generation and sales, an online application will plug directly into a quote engine, issue a rating and then the policy itself, eliminating the need to re-enter any data.
|Policy tracking
|This refers to an insurance CRM's ability to manage the policy data, including policy type, price, payment status, change in risk and life change (e.g., birth of a child) that might trigger an opportunity for upselling.
|Insurance reporting engine
|Since all of the information is kept in one secure database, reporting on insurance sales, company growth and policy data should be easier than ever. The system should have standard insurance reports like risk and portfolio analysis, with the ability to create custom reports as well.
|Agent management & activity tracking
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|Referral marketing
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Insurance CRM software automates most of the lead generation, sales, application, reporting, policy tracking and marketing processes, eliminating heavy and expensive paper use and letting the agent focus on business growth and customer service rather than data entry and mundane details. Since there are many different facets to the insurance industry, it's important to select the right program that suits your individual needs.
When selecting insurance CRM software, ask the following questions:
Customer relationship management software for insurance companies has pricing models that are comparable to other types of CRM software. Generally speaking, it can be purchased either through a subscription plan or with a perpetual license fee.
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by Micah Hart
Here is defending World Champion Dirk Nowitzki talking about pitching with defending two-time near World Champions Derek Holland and Scott Feldman of the Texas Rangers:
One thing I've always wanted to know — how much do same city/opposite sport professional athletes hang out? Do they have networking mixers? LinkedIn groups? WHAT???
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