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Are You Ready to ShakeOut?
Are you and your policyholders prepared for the Great ShakeOut? Take advantage of this worldwide earthquake safety drill to get ready before the ground shakes, and to sell more earthquake policies.
Take Advantage of National Preparedness Month—and Free Direct Mail
September is National Preparedness Month, but many Americans remain unprepared for a natural disaster. Here’s how you can help your policyholders prepare for an earthquake, and prepare yourself to use CEA’s free direct mail to sell policies.
Setting Up a CEA Agent Roundtable in Your Area
Guest blogger Mark Toohey, CEA’s Agent and Community Liaison, discusses how a recent agent roundtable came together, and offers insights into how agents can set up a future roundtable in their area.
Keeping Pets Safe in An Earthquake
The jury is still out on whether animals can predict earthquakes, but we need to take steps to be sure that our pets are safe when the ground shakes.
A Leading Agent’s View of Earthquake Insurance
Guest blogger Todd Anglin—an agent and a member of the CEA Advisory Panel—discusses earthquake insurance, the right questions to ask your customers, and the need to be an ambassador.
How to Prevent a Disaster: Condo-Unit Owners Part 2 – Loss Assessment
After an earthquake, if your condo-unit policyholders get a special earthquake damage assessment imposed on them by their condominium HOA, will they be prepared for it financially?
How to Prevent a Disaster: Condo-Unit Owners Part 1 – Coverage Options
Help your condo-unit owner policyholders be prepared for the next damaging earthquake by understanding the coverage options available to them.
Preparedness Auction Raises $176K for Red Cross Disaster Relief
Our Get Prepared, California! Auction has now raised more than $1.2 million over the last seven years for American Red Cross disaster-preparedness and relief efforts in California. It also helps you show your policyholders the need for earthquake preparedness, so they can be prepared before the next damaging earthquake strikes.
Hitting Earthquake Insurance Home Runs
Guest blogger Mark Toohey, CEA’s Agent and Community Liaison, recently attended “CEA Night at the Ballpark” in Rancho Cucamonga. In this blog post, he highlights the brainstorm between local insurance agents and CEA CEO Glenn Pomeroy on how to get more policyholders covered with earthquake insurance.
The Right Information at the Right Time
When Californians come to you with questions about earthquake insurance or their CEA policy, they expect answers—the right answers—each and every time. Here’s how to make sure they always get what they need.