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Agent for the Future™
Growth Without Compromise

Our Agent for the Future™ survey reveals that IAs want to focus on growing their business. The question is, how to do it without impacting customer service & retention?

The answer: divide and conquer with your trusted carrier partners. Leveraging carrier customer service programs not only meets customers’ changing needs & helps safeguard retention, but can also boost your business.

by 2020 IAs want to spend more time on new business and less on retention and servicing clients

  • now
  • in 2020

retaining clients

responding to
service needs

quoting new
business

prospecting for
new clients

how IA's plan to grow in the next 5 years

  • cross-sells [icon]

    increasing cross-sells

    78%
  • lead sources [icon]

    new lead sources

    50%
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    adding new producers

    50%
  • chat [icon]

    new digital capabilities
    (mobile, chat)

    48%
  • target [icon]

    increase marketing investment

    38%
  • group [icon]

    new market segments

    31%

customer service

millennials expect customer service 24/7, 365

55%

55% of IAs surveyed believe that millennials (the largest segment of the pop) will have a major impact on their agency by 2020

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27%

however, 27% of calls to Safeco Gold are after business hours

56%

56% of those surveyed don’t think there is a need for extended hours.

Safeco Gold customer service program is available to customers 24/7, 365

driving growth

agencies who participate in Safeco Gold experience average rates of

7%
lift in new business
2%
increase in client retention

Safeco Gold can increase cross-sells

  • lead sources [icon]

    upselling to higher limits and options

  • cross-sales [icon]

    cross-selling and quoting of auto, RV, boat, motorcycle, umbrella and renters

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    1 in 12 customer calls to Safeco Gold leads to a cross-sell opportunity. We close nearly 50% of the time

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    generated $39 million in new business for Safeco Gold agencies in 2016

carrier service reps can help customers address emerging risks

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30%

30% of those surveyed believe the sharing economy will have a major effect on their agency by 2020

32%

only 32% are very comfortable selling gap coverage for ride/homesharing

Safeco Gold customer service reps have expert knowledge of their product lines

new market segments

67%

67% of IAs surveyed believe change in ethnic makeup will have some effect on their agency by 2020

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42%

42% of IAs surveyed don't think it's important to speak other languages

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Safeco Gold team offers Spanish language support, with other languages supported via interpreters

Go Confidently in the pursuit of growth: embrace digital solutions and extend your agency's potential with Safeco Gold

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