Who is ASNOA?
The Agent Support Network of America (ASNOA) is a fully integrated marketing and service network for independent insurance agents. We offer more than just carrier and market access, we support your entire business with our list of services, which includes accounting, licensing, marketing, training, and ongoing education. Contact us today to see how we can help you grow your agency.
Our Most Recent Blogs
Self-driving Cars: Where will they steer the insurance world?
Autonomous vehicles, a concept we’ve always associated with sci-fi movies is now integrating into our reality. This new decade will bring a rise in the popularity and availability of ‘self-driving’ vehicles, but what does that mean for the insurance industry? Based on research conducted by Tesla, Thesimpledollar.com stated that the...
Ask Anissa: EPIC Downloads
Let’s start off the New Year right with Better Downloads! As you may have noticed, the training department will be purging suspense come January 6th, 2020. Now is the time to check suspense for all of your agency policy downloads and have them assigned out. It is crucial to follow-up...
Ways to put more cash in your pocket as an insurance agent: Limiting MVR chargebacksÂ
Ways to put more cash in your pocket as an insurance agent: Limiting MVR Chargebacks One quick and easy way to put more cash in your pocket as an agency owner is to look at your MVR chargeback conversion percentages. These seem like small one-off charges, but they add up...
Webinars: Worthless or Worth it?
Five Questions to Ask Before You Register for a Webinar to Know If It's Worth Your Time We know there have been a lot of emails going out about upcoming webinars. They are great, inexpensive alternatives to classes and conferences that you can attend right from your home or office....
Introductory Meeting with Carriers
Your First 180 Days as an Independent Agent: Recommendations for Success In this blog, we are going to cover what you should ask during your introductory meeting with carriers, documents to gather, and a template to keep it all organized. This will be the first in a series of blogs...
Adding Financial Planning to Your Offerings
Are you leaving money on the table? According to The Overlooked Gap in Financial Advice, by Chubb and Oliver Wyman, "research reveals that nearly 40% of successful individuals would consider switching to a financial advisor who provides P&C support." However, "only 28% of advisors currently provide P&C support." That leaves...
Tips to Track Profit and Loss from EVP
Profit and loss is top of mind for every agency and network as we enter into the fourth quarter. That means now is a great time to revisit your profit and loss ratios with each of your carrier partners. ASNOA wants to continue our profitability trend, paying out agents with...
Applied Epic 2019 Latest Changes
Have You Tried Turning It Off and Back On Again? The latest update from Applied Epic 2019 If you haven’t already noticed, Applied Systems has updated to Epic 2019. While this is exciting news, many new features need to be set up on your end. Whenever a simple update comes...
Confessions of an Ex-Farmers Agent
Why I Ended My Partnership with a Farmers Insurance Agency For almost 15 years, I gave my Farmers Insurance agency everything that I could  – my financial investment, energy and, most importantly, the majority of my time. In return, I received an incredible education, met some of the most skillful...
Insurance Automation: what is it?
What is 'automation?' Chances are by now that you’ve heard automation talked about in insurance at least half a dozen times now. Automate this, automate that - but what does it really mean? When these insurance leaders talk about how automation is changing the game in insurance, what specific processes...