Polls Archive

Should the level of risk commissions for advisers be linked to quality factors?
  • Yes (52%)
  • No (29%)
  • Not sure (19%)
Start Date: August 13, 2013 @ 9:02 pm
End Date: September 3, 2013 @ 1:41 pm
What are your top five solutions to the issue of life industry sustainability?
  • Black-list serial churners (16%)
  • Create better policy retention initiatives (16%)
  • Restrict serial churners to level commission only (12%)
  • Simplify policy upgrade processes (12%)
  • Punish licensees who house serial churners (12%)
  • Make level premium offers more attractive (11%)
  • Offer hybrid or level commission only (10%)
  • Remove upfront commissions (6%)
  • Retain upfront commissions, but extend the clawback periods (3%)
  • Offer level commission only (2%)
Start Date: July 30, 2013 @ 6:51 pm
End Date: August 13, 2013 @ 9:01 pm
How likely are you to switch to a risk-specialist dealer group in the next 12 months?
  • Not likely (38%)
  • Extremely likely (25%)
  • I already belong to a risk-specialist dealer group (25%)
  • Somewhat likely (12%)
Start Date: July 16, 2013 @ 4:46 pm
End Date: July 30, 2013 @ 6:59 pm
Are you FoFA-ready?
  • No (63%)
  • Yes (37%)
Start Date: July 2, 2013 @ 2:24 pm
End Date: July 30, 2013 @ 6:50 pm
Which of the following best describes the main reason you engage with a BDM?
  • To resolve issues and administration problems (47%)
  • To learn about their product, underwriting and claims services (31%)
  • I do not engage with BDMs (9%)
  • To provide sales and marketing support for my business (8%)
  • To help me build my business plan and track my progress (2%)
  • To review my client base and identify new business opportunities (2%)
  • Other (1%)
Start Date: June 18, 2013 @ 5:56 pm
End Date: July 2, 2013 @ 3:14 pm