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MY DREAM..Was yours protected by AmFam like mine was? 2/9/18
Leave My Employees Alone ... Now! 8/6/17
Store Front Offices Compete with Field Agents…Wave of the Future?? 2/23/17
Agent Thinks AmFam Upper Management not unlike Enron's 2/16/17
Special Discount to U of W Alum undercuts rates available to agents! 1/28/17
Agent Responds to "Amfam's Conversion to a Mutual Holding Company" Survey 8/29/16
Cleared by the IRS 3 times….thanks to the SECA Kit 8/17/16
Hollander responds to Travis Williams. 8/17/16
Another former agent responds to "Please remove me from your mailing list." 1/5/15
Agent feels AmFam is using a Constructive Termination procedure! 9/13/14
Retired Agent Bemoans Devious Direction of AmFam! 3/21/14
Former AmFam Agent Comments on Company Tactics! 3/21/14
To the Consumer, it appears My Office Computer is in WI or MN! 3/21/14
Agent Feels Price Optimization is a Deceitful Scheme by Ins. Co's! 2/4/14
Agent Expresses Opinion on Price Optimization! 2/8/14
After much soul searching agent departs! 1/28/14
The Moral of the Snicker Bar Sale! 1/28/14
Response to "Control Your Destiny" article in Summer NAAFA Report! 8/22/13
I Borrowed $50,000 to run my Agency, Never Believing I could be Fired for Production! 7/20/13
Another Infamous Word from Will Anderson! 5/4/13
Agent Likes NAAFA Report! 3/23/13
Are AmFam’s Commissions in Line with the competition? 2/1/13
Short, Sweet, and Right On! 1/18/13
Agent expresses thanks for SECA Kit, NAAFA Report, and faithfulness of NAAFA! 1/11/13
Yet another agent wins by using SECA Kit! 1/11/13
Agent sees the light; eager to support NAAFA after 40 years! 12/22/12
By using SECA Kit, another former agent avoids paying SECA tax! 12/22/12
Is there something wrong with me? 11/16/12
Why on earth would you publish an anonymous article that is Pro-Captive? 11/16/12
Agent’s Income up 9.5%. Suggests Agents Quit Whining and Start Selling! 11/9/12
Agent Expresses Grief over Homeowner Deductible Changes & Increased Rates! 11/9/12
Agent Sounds Off on Deputy Homeowner Cancellation! 10/26/12
Reader tells NAAFA to GIVE UP the fight! 10/16/12
Agent comments on Koch’s article and how it relates to life at AmFam! 8/16/12
Agent says company testing of integrated stores might really hurt field agents! 6/28/12
Elimintaing Perks while increasing compensation Packages Does Not Equal Cutting Expenses! 6/8/12
Agent Discusses Secretary Loyalty! 6/8/12
Another Agent is Successful in using SECA Kit When Audited! 5/1/12
Regarding AmFam’s Rush of Terminations! 3/28/12
Writer Adds His Memories of Harvey Pierce! 3/17/12
Agent Likes the New Format! 3/3/12
My thoughts after reading the Harvey Pierce Bio! 2/18/12
What is Wrong with “Occupy Wall Street and elsewhere” Demonstrations? 11/2/11
O.M.G. You Can't Miss This One! 11/2/11
Allstate and the Guild — Anonymous 9/15/11
Agent Expresses Opinion about Unionizing! 7/28/11
AmFam asks My Customers NOT to rate me less than a 10! 3/25/11
Agent comments on Home Page article “350 Most Admired Companies.” 3/17/11
Agent responds to “Long Time Agent Ponders Life At American Family.” 3/5/11
Long-time Agent Ponders Life at American Family! 2/26/11
Terminated Agent Asks You to Write Letters! 2/18/11
Letter and Response regarding Agency Council! 1/7/11
Anonymous Letter from Scared Agent! 1/7/11
20 Agents in WI West Set Up for Possible Termination! 12/14/10
Agent Sounds Off about Devlin’s “Financial Strength Through Profitability” article! 12/14/10
Just Wondering ... 12/4/10
Why Smart Agents Will Boycott AMFAM's National Business Owners Conference! 12/4/10
Think Twice Before Filing Ethics Complaints! 11/12/10
Agent Publishes Resignation Letter! 10/30/10
Illinois...One Great State? 10/14/10
Donor Gives Large Gift and Words of Praise! 10/2/10
Agent’s Message Urges all to Vote! 9/17/10
VP of Actuarial Does Not Have AmFam Insurance! 9/11/10
Eight Year Agent Sounds Off! 9/11/10
Agency Council Members Acronym 6/12/10
Who is this Mr. Anderson? Just another Brain-washed Agent? 6/1/10
Reply to Agent on Agency Counsel! 6/1/10
Another Agent Responds to Will Anderson! 5/28/10
Former Agent Wishes He Had Left Five Years Ago! 5/21/10
Comments from a Member of Agency Council! 5/21/10
Agent Sounds Off about AmFam Salaries! 5/3/10
Tiers and Strike 3! 5/3/10
Bored At Work? Kill a Few Flies! 3/20/10
Terminated Agent's Wife Sounds Off! 2/19/10
The CLAWS of AmFam! 2/13/10
We Need To Support Each Other! 2/6/10
Agent Comments on Winter 2009-10 NAAFA Report! 1/29/10
What AmFam thinks about Agents & Reasons Agents are Employees! 1/15/10
Understand your agents and make millions! 1/15/10
The “American” Family Circus! 1/15/10
Anonymous email asks about Alliance with Liberty Mutual! 1/15/10
AmFam Agent Contract is Poorly Drafted! 12/5/09
Rest In Peace! 12/5/09
Variable Product Discontinuation! 12/5/09
Gerry Benusa’s Warning to District Managers! 11/6/09
A Different Slant on Positive! 11/6/09
MTV Reply -- First to Farmers, Now to "The Ruins"? 11/6/09
Will Sponsoring Ads on "The Ruins" Ruin AmFam? 11/6/09
Agent Concerned with AF's Management & People Skills! 10/31/09
Agent Asks Questions and Expresses Opinions! 10/25/09
Reader Comments on How the Mighty Fall! 9/19/09
Agent Questions Source of $280M Equity! 9/4/09
Finally, I am a Happy and Truly Independent Agent! 9/4/09
Verbatim! 8/29/09
How Disingenuous is AmFam! 8/26/09
Because of AmFam’s Call Forwarding, Agent Loses Referral! 7/11/09
Agent Comments on Indiana Town Meeting! 6/20/09
I Received the Spring NAAFA 2009 Report! 5/23/09
Writer Responds to Article "$17M Jury Award Against AmFam Mutual Reinstated" 5/16/09
Cruise Control and Wet Roads 4/25/09
Agent Comments on 2008 AmFam Corporate Salaries 4/18/09
Agents, Do You Want to Let AmFam Own Your Name? 4/4/09
Agent Reminds Us of Sales Basics! 2/14/09
Senior Ohio Agents Being Threatened for Lack of Production! 2/14/09
Two Wolves 11/15/08
Forty Years Later-Part 6, Large Ships & Twin Screws-an Update 11/15/08
Should Policyholder News Disclose AmFam's Jet Purchase? 11/15/08
NAAFA Agent Quiz 10/25/08
Forty Years Later | Part 5 -- Large Ships and Twin Screws! 10/25/08
Forty Years Later | Part 4 -- How to Start Your Day On a Positive Note! 10/25/08
Forty Years Later | Part 3 10/18/08
The Truth about the State of AF's RPM! 10/18/08
Forty Years Later | Part 2 10/18/08
Where Are We Today? 10/11/08
My Vision of AmFam's Board of Directors! 10/11/08
Speaking About the Plane! 10/11/08
Forty Years Later! 10/11/08
In Response to the NAAFA Report..Corporate Officers and Politians! 10/11/08
Does Red Signify the Blood of Agents? 10/11/08
Are You There for the Wrong Reason! 10/11/08
The Trade Secret Mess! 8/16/08
The Buzzard, the Bat and the Bumble Bee! 7/25/08
Keeping Agents Informed! 7/11/08
Standing Up to American Family! 6/1/08
Oh, the Games Some District Managers Play! 2/29/08
Why Agents in Nevada and Southern Utah are so Discouraged 2/21/08
If I Had $22 Million to Invest, Would I Buy a Jet? 1/19/08
Pondering the American Family Agent's Situation Today" 1/19/08
A Lesson From History 1/14/08
AF Agent submits his "Agency Wish List" 1/10/08
PhD Expert responds to American Family's Agent Survey 1/03/08
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