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INSURANCE AGENTS CAN MAKE BIG BUCKS |
| Message Name: |
I understand Corrie. |
| Date Posted: |
01/21/2000 |
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Dear Vault Users:
My name is Corrie, and I'm the Community Manager at Vault.com. Recently, I noticed some poor discussions taking place on several insurance company message boards. The purpose of our boards is to provide an open forum for professionals to ask questions, provide information, and network with one another. I urge posters to refrain from using these boards for personal attacks. Vault.com hopes that you will continue to use and enjoy Vault. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at community@staff.vault.com.
Regards,
Corrie Moore
Community Manager
Vault.com
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| Message: |
I understand Corrie what you are saying. Many of my friends at my internet company, post messages on vault.com and sometimes the passion might get a little hot.
However, if I may defend some of the more "out there" posts, let me try. First and foremost there has been much evil perpetrated by insurance executives and agency managers in the last 15 years. The abuse of employees and a lot of salespeople has been so extreme, that it is perfectly understandable why so many need to at least vent here. No outsider who has never worked at one of these captive agent companies can ever "feel the pain" of the hundreds of sales people and employees who have been and continue to be abused. The turnover in the insurance industry is legendary, but not because selling is hard, but because of the inexcusable lack of support - both financial and logical from insurance management. Vault has performed a great service by "leveling the playing field" at this time. I think vault.com will remain a smash hit as long as it keeps its impartiallity, keeps confidences and doesn't get steamrolled by the obviously upset executives and their lawyers who call in to complain. If vault can stay neutral - which they should since internet law,or (lack thereof)permits it - then vault will continue to grow in popularity. If vault were to compromise on its wonderful, albeit, short history of integrity - well then, we all know there are competitor sites more than willing to allow sales people and employees to vent. I do not condemn your admonishment - but, there is a standard of free speech that it has to be balanced against.
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