Does your business need a little boost? I'm sure it does. Even if you're doing extremely well you know you are competing in one of the toughest industries around. Kids want to grow up to be firemen, policemen, and sports stars, but I don't think any ever say: Gee teacher, I want to be an insurance agent when I grow up. It's a tough business and getting tougher.

So how do you grow? How do you compete?

Sometimes it requires thinking differently, doing things differently. Doing the things others are unwilling to do. Isn't that what success is... doing what your competition is unwilling to do?

I'd encourage you, during these down economic times, to double down on your investment in your marketing education... and your investment in your business.

If you are unfamiliar with Dan Kennedy, I recommend you check out any of his books and his monthly newsletter. I believe his newsletter is among the very best published on marketing. You might also pick up any of Seth Godin's books. Those who invest in their marketing skills gain a significant competitive advantage over the rest.

Regarding your business, BrokerCEO is quite possibly the only tool available to the small group health broker that can provide such a competitive advantage that prospects can't ignore you and clients can't leave you. BrokerCEO, like an in-depth marketing education, will pay exponential dividends far beyond your investment.

Make 2009 the year you create a business to be envied by all of your colleges.

Our members are constantly telling us of great ideas that should be implemented in BrokerCEO. As a member and daily user we want to provide you every competitive advantage available.

So...

We launched BrokerCEO Ideas. Through this new location you may submit your ideas and suggestions. Eventually, we will post the top recommendations and let each of our members vote on which should be implemented first. This will ensure that we are always building, into BrokerCEO, the functionality that is most important to you.

Check it out: http://www.brokerceo.com/idea.asp

Post your ideas before you forget them! Our product management team will not ignore you. We want to know what is important to you.

Irving, TX--(September 4, 2008) - BrokerCEO, the leader in small group enrollment automation software for Health Insurance Brokers marketing to small employer groups of 2 to 50 employees, today announced the release of their Secure Underwriter Portal. The portal guarantees secure communication between BrokerCEO members and each Carrier. It further ensures the secure delivery of fully complete electronic carrier applications.

The BrokerCEO Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model guarantees BrokerCEO members increased security, fast implementation, significant productivity and price stability as well as regular updates without requiring any external maintenance.

"When we started BrokerCEO, we were unable to find a single solution specifically designed to help the small group health broker succeed without adding a lot of overhead," said Jonathan Pototschnik of BrokerCEO. In 2009, BrokerCEO will be dedicated to empowering growth-oriented health brokers benefit from enrollment automation."

According to Pototschnik, "there has never been a greater need to protect one's book of business and protect clients from the significant increase in competition. With P&C commissions falling, today's small group health broker faces new competition from those wishing to enter new markets and protect their take home pay. Health Brokers must make quick moves now to protect their book and secure new clients."

About BrokerCEO
BrokerCEO, the leader in small group enrollment automation software for health insurance brokers marketing health insurance to small employer groups who want to more efficiently serve their clients while also rapidly growing their business is a secure, paperless, web-based product that complies with the privacy requirements of HIPAA. BrokerCEO allows brokers to attain complete and accurate employer-client data, securely store, retrieve, and transfer that data to company-specific enrollment applications for underwriting. Once an employer makes a final health insurance plan selection, BrokerCEO will complete applications for either electronic or wet signature by the employer and employees for submission to the carrier.

For more information, visit www.BrokerCEO.com.