STRETCHING THE BUSINESS-REACH GEOGRAPHICALLY – Building on BRICK-AND-MORTAR or Mobile-eCOMMERCE setup, which is more effective? Expanding business reach nationwide is not exactly easy nowadays. With underwriting agents and multi-tier agency models gone since the 1990s, widening the business network has become rather difficult. In the mid 1990s, most insurers worked tactically along simple analogy...
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Tags: Changing Times, e-commerce, Insurance Online for Malaysian Agency, Intermediary, Mobility
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Last week the Malaysian dailies reported that all online (eCommerce) businesses must be registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (or SSM in Bahasa Malaysia)? The dailies further reported that more than 400 online businessmen are being charged in court for not registering their online business. …they were charged under Section 12...
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Tags: blogging for money, e-commerce, Insurance Online for Malaysian Agency, online business
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Open Web Asia, 13 & 14 July was some eye-opener for those who are not a techie or a geek… anyway there are not that many non-techies or geekies around either. In summary, the topics discussed were divided into three main tracks: The 2010 OpenWeb Asia schedule Forum on growing Digital in Asia –...
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Tags: Changing Times, e-commerce, Insurance Online for Malaysian Agency, internet-Insurance Agency, Technology
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In 2009, the Malaysian non-life insurance industry had resolved to provide MANDATORY discount on all motor insurance purchased directly from the insurers – the scheme of discounting was such that it would be 5% for the first year of implementation and thereafter at 10%. Thus, come 1st July 2010 and onwards all Malaysian non-life...
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Tags: Agency Commission, Changing Times, e-commerce, Insurance Online for Malaysian Agency, internet-Insurance Agency, mandatory direct rebate, Motor Insurance, motor insurance commission, Motor Insurance Matters
Posted in Consumer, Insurance eCommerce, Intermediary, Motor Insurance | 2 Comments »
Getting traffic to a brand new blog is a lot easier than you think. This blogging article will explain how to drive traffic to a brand new blog in its first 24 hours.
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Tags: Blogging, blogging for money, e-commerce, freestyle blogging
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Just got through another year of cyber-rendezvous, and if my memory could still takes me back to the days of 1997 I am sure I would be able to remember the day when I first created a website. The purpose then was about connectivity and to recreate those friendships and happy moments gained while at the Insurance School of Japan...
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Tags: blogging for money, e-commerce, freestyle blogging
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Blogs are a way of exporting your site's content and message to an audience beyond traditional search. Creating a quick blog post and clicking Publish can instantly update several of your social media accounts while at the same time adding new content to your site, which keeps the search engines happy.
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Tags: Bloggers, blogging for money, Changing Times, e-commerce, freestyle blogging
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Since the early 1990′s after the sun had dawn on the now defunct underwriting agency channel and their network of sub-agency, insurance companies had totally discontinued allowing the issuance of policy documents (other than cover notes) by agents. Moreover the Bank Negara then was very much against intermediaries issuing policy and settling claims on behalf of their principal(s)....
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Tags: Bank Negara, compliance, e-commerce, Intermediary, internet-Insurance Agency, Motor Insurance, Motor Insurance Matters
Posted in BlogTalk, Grapevine, Insurance Practices, Intermediary, Motor Insurance, Statutory | 5 Comments »