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Scott M. Primiano (Author)
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Book Description

April 15, 2003 097295550X 978-0972955508
As the new economy continues to emerge from the rubble created by the current global economic disaster , re-insurers, carriers, and agencies, along with the five million people working in the insurance industry, are scrambling to redefine their place in the market and return to prosperity. Hard Market Selling: Thriving in the New Insurance Era provides them with the tools to do so.

Hard Market Selling guides each reader down a path of self-discovery and performance improvement. Starting with a state-of-the-industry: whatÂ’s right, whatÂ’s wrong, what needs to change, and how the changes will effect the market, the reader is challenged to cast aside traditional, "legacy" presumptions, historical performance benchmarks, and antiquated selling styles and replace them with an innovative, relationship-driven client development and service strategy that promotes value delivery, integrity, and partnership.

Novel as this approach will appear, itÂ’s based on ten years of functional, hands-on field experience. Hard Market Selling is not another "how to" book about the process of selling and servicing products. There are already plenty of those, and none of them effectively weigh in with any remedies for the real-life, day-to-day struggles of the professionals in the insurance industry.

Hard Market Selling brings methods and motivation together in the context of the down-to-earth reality experienced by the average producer, underwriter, account executive, agency principal, and customer service representative. It is an insiderÂ’s guide for survival and achievement within an industry that is rapidly redefining itself.


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"New business production increased by over 30% in our first year of using the Hard Market Selling approach." -- Fleet Insurance Services

"Revenue from new business increased nearly 30%, Commercial Lines combined ratio decreased into the 90s, close ratios dramatically improved." -- Harleysville Insurance Group

"Scott hits the bull's eye with Hard Market Selling. This is required reading for anyone seeking sustained personal/professional success." -- Jim Kosa, President & CEO, Catalyst Parners, Inc.

"The strategies presented in Hard Market Selling . . . are clearly winners. I could not be a bigger supporter of this book". --Richard A. Coskren, President & CEO, Insurance Educational Association

About the Author

Scott Primiano is the President and founder of Polestar Performance Programs, Inc., a premier consulting and sales management company in the insurance industry. Recognized nationally for his innovative Service Oriented Selling program, Scott has committed his professional life to improving the industryÂ’s sales and client service standards and practices.

Scott’s experience in the insurance industry spans a decade and includes work with a long list of carriers, associations, and agencies. He is the author of "Hard Market Selling – Thriving in the New Insurance Era" and has written a number of articles for insurance industry trade publications. Scott is a dazzling speaker and a popular addition to conventions, association meetings, sales conferences, and company functions.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 222 pages
  • Publisher: Polestar Publications (April 15, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 097295550X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0972955508
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #926,097 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars It's about time, November 8, 2003
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george nordhaus (Los Angeles, California) - See all my reviews
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It's about time someone wrote a DEFINITIVE book on sellng Porperty and Casualty Insurance in a tough marketplace.

But hard or soft market aside, Hard Market Selling is a "MUST" book to read, hold, refer to and distribute to anyone in the sales business.

We've referred it to our 2500+ insurance agency force...and will keep on doing so, no matter the difficulty of the marketplace.

It is purely and simply the best book I've ever read on selling in our industry...or any other for that matter.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally - a book on selling that works!, November 21, 2003
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I've read so many sales and service books before - none have been as good and as useful. Hard Market Selling is making me a better producer and a better person. Thanks Scott!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Complete Selling Course In A Book, July 17, 2009
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Our firm just completed a 6 month Sales Training course with Scott "The Dude" Primiano. About 20 producers participated - from 6 newbies to some old timers like me. Scott is a gifter presenter, teacher, coach, friend, encourager, and accountability partner. This week every participant presented their one year game plan to the other participants. These were remarkable - 20 producers with new, detailed tracks to run on.

There is an excitement in the agency that is unlike anything in the past. In June we booked 19 new accounts with record breaking total revenues. Needless to say, we are continuing our relationship with Scott.

The text for the course was this book. You can achieve these kind of results if you apply the principles in this book in a diligent, disciplined way. What are you waiting for? . . . Buy It Now and get on to record breaking sales!
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