Running Clock Rant “Cessation of Some Agencies”

Another Running Clock Rant – More “jobs in jeopardy” due to Allstate’s poor management and greed?

“Friday I listened to the quarterly report..I do realize they are speaking to a group of investors..but I couldn’t get over the double speak…First of all, as they spoke of cessation of some agencies…this is a polite way of saying…we’re firing some agencies…there was no big support of the agency program,,outside of the fact that it is one of three distribution points,,,,nowhere did Mr Wilson indicate the % that comes from the agency force.

In addition, they are still trying to ‘crack the code’ on the loyalty index. However, it is tied to profit sharing, agency expectation etc…but they haven’t cracked the code yet…How about, treat your agents fairly…what dumb smuck will sign up with this outfit AND YET they are advertising in Texas and Florida.

All in all it was a numbers game, with Progressive losing some,,Geico gaining some and we’re at 11% penetration…with 25 mIllion policyholders..

Meanwhile, I listened to an agent who hadn’t made his numbers in 2 yrs and after 25 yrs is resigning the fact that he will be asked to leave next year…hope he can find a buyer…my response…NO ONE in the unit qualifies for a purchase…he said “oh, s,,t! that’s right..” The statement…”Asked to leave next year…and the C.L.I OR A.L.I. just doesn’t seem to fit those words..

If an agency is below 60% loss ratio…who gives a rat’s patoot….what they do….they are making money. I just heard of an manager going into the sales force and then after two years scrabbled to get back as a manager…The old saying “Them that do,,,sell. Them that don’t…go into management.” It holds true here as well….”

The (mis) Education of Hank Tiller

Here’s a screenshot of Hank Tiller’s website taken on March 13th, 2009 at 13.14 GMT. We respect his copyright, and are posting it under the Fair Use Doctrine.

All we can say is: the man still doesn’t get it.

He’s changed the spelling from “Tiller’s” to “Tillers’” and it still isn’t right. Get a clue, Hank, the apostrophe is not needed. “About the Tillers” would work just fine, thank you.

He’s also corrected the name of the school in England. Yes, Hank, it is WARNBOROUGH, no need for further changes.

This is the same Hank Tiller who was accused of harassing Mary Jane Womac. As a result, he was put on “job in jeopardy” status by Allstate.

Are you in good hands with Allstate?

The Education of Hank Tiller

Here’s a screenshot of Hank Tiller’s website taken on January 31st, 2009 at 16.34 GMT. We respect his copyright, and are posting it under the Fair Use Doctrine.

Some of the wording is pretty interesting:

“Hank is a graduate of Red Bank High School and has a B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee. Hank also attended The Warnbrough House College in Oxford, England. Hank is a former 20 year agent/agency manager with Allstate Insurance Company. Hank was also the district manager at Farmers Insurance Group for six years.”

You’d thnk a man who brags about his education would at least spell the name of the school properly! It is not WARNBROUGH but WARNBOROUGH.

It is also worth mentioning that this college is not part of Oxford University. This article is worth reading if you would like to know more about that.

We’re not sure what subject Hank studied there. It almost certainly wasn’t English, though, or he would have learned that “The Tiller’s” refers to something belonging to a single person named Tiller or possibly someone who works on a farm or ship. If he wanted to refer to his family, he should not have used the apostrophe, and ‘The Tillers” would have been the thing to write.

We’re pretty certain this is the same Hank Tiller mentioned here. If this is true, then it seems he has learned quite a few things.

In good hands with Allstate? We certainly don’t think so!