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        "uri": "/2011/09/22/broker-performance-has-rebounded-but-will-it-last/",
        "title": "Broker Performance Has Rebounded, But Will It Last?",
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        "prettyDate": "September 22, 2011",
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        "summary": "After a couple of years of minimal (or even negative) organic growth and declining profit margins, insurance agents and brokers have put some halfway decent numbers on the board so far in 2011: Organic growth stands at 3.3 percent for the industry through the second quarter, and agents and brokers...",
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        "uri": "/2010/03/07/agencies-need-to-change-their-tunes-in-tough-times/",
        "title": "Agencies Need To Change Their Tunes In Tough Times",
        "byline": "Shirley Lukens, Brian Deitz",
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        "prettyDate": "March 07, 2010",
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        "summary": "When Bob Dylan wrote the iconic 1960s song, \"The Times They Are A-Changin',\" he captured the social and political upheaval that characterized the times.",
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        "uri": "/2009/04/26/agency-earnings-alert-contingent-income-at-risk/",
        "title": "Agency Earnings Alert: Contingent Income At Risk!",
        "byline": "Shirley Lukens, Brian Deitz",
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        "prettyDate": "April 26, 2009",
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        "summary": "During our annual valuation work for agencies and brokerages across the country, one trend we're noticing is most are forecasting significant declines in contingent income this year, even though commission revenues are holding or increasing slightly.",
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        "title": "New Best Practices Benchmark Can Help Justify Investment In Agents",
        "byline": "Brian Deitz",
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        "prettyDate": "November 25, 2007",
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        "summary": "Does personal lines business have an important role in your agency's future growth? Most midsize and large agencies don't have a clear picture of the strategic role personal lines should play. Part",
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