Will Working From Home Joy End for Account Execs?
Is the working from home tide turning and will hundreds of insurance account execs find themselves ordered back to the office, where they could be marooned and, if there has been a buyout, working within a company culture never before experienced ‘in person’. The writing appears to be on the wall. The UK economy is […]
Appointed Representative Programme Opens for Nationwide Applications
The Gauntlet Group Appointed Representative network’s groundbreaking new route into becoming an independent broker and brokerage owner – Gauntlet Brokerage Builder – is now recruiting account executives from locations nationwide. This follows huge success in its Yorkshire and Northern phase. The unique, game-changing AR programme allows talented account executives to achieve their dream of running […]
How to Start an Insurance Brokerage: the Podcast
If working in an employed insurance sales role is getting you down, or you just don’t fit the new company culture after a consolidator’s purchase of your former employer, it may well be time to consider whether or not you should go it alone. If you want to know more about how to start an […]
Time to Drop the Lemon Tart?
Over the past few months, we’ve been explaining the model that Gauntlet Group has pioneered – and which other networks have sought to copy – Gauntlet De-authorisation Fast-track (GDF). But now, we want to explain it in a different way, as it’s occurred to us that it’s pretty much like looking at a deconstructed dish […]
Why Imposter Syndrome Holds Back Great Appointed Representatives
Is Imposter Syndrome holding you back from becoming an appointed representative and starting your own insurance broking business, becoming one of the new broker start-ups of 2021? The chances are that it might be. If you don’t know what it is, it’s that little voice in your head that tells you that you’re not good […]
Gauntlet’s 2021 Appointed Representative Conference
Our 2021 Gauntlet Appointed Representative Conference took place in glorious sunshine in Harrogate, where we commandeered several rooms at the Old Swan Hotel – the venue in which Agatha Christie holed up, during her mysterious ‘disappearance’. The suspense as to who had won our 2021 AR Awards remained until dinner and we shall leave the […]