Iowa State
Holmes Murphy
Sales Basics
Insurance
100

This is the largest university in the state of Iowa. 

Iowa State University!

100

Holes Murphy was established 91 years ago and the first Holmes Murphy office was located in this capital city. 

What is Des Moines? 
100

To make unsolicited contact with (someone), by phone or in person, in an attempt to sell goods or services.

What is to cold call? 
100

This type of insurance is needed to protect your things. 

What is Property Casualty?

200

Lancelot and Elaine were introduced to this lake in the middle of campus in 1932. 

What is Lake LaVerne? 

200

The main business done by Holmes Murphy is within these two types of insurance.

What are Employee Benefits and Property Casualty?
200

This is someone who is in the market for your product or service and has the resources needed to buy it but has not purchased it yet. 

What is a prospect?

200

This type of insurance is given to workers at a company as a part of their compensation package.

What is Employee Benefits? 
300

This tradition states that a student officially becomes an Iowa Stater when kissed under the bells.  

 What is Campaniling?

300

Holmes Murphy has 15 different offices in these many states.

What is 12? 

300

An introduction from a known and trusted associate, a referral from a trusted individual, is known as this. 

What is a warm introduction? 

300

A type of organization that represents a company in the marketplace. 

What is a broker? 

400

Students studiously avoid stepping on this bronze relief embedded in the floor of the Memorial Union's Gold Star Hall to avoid flunking their next exam.

What is The Zodiac? 

400

We have these many employees across all of Holmes Murphy. 

What are 1400+?

400

When the seller and buyer agree to the conditions of the sale and the buyer makes a firm commitment to the transaction, the seller has done this to the deal. 

What is closed?

400

This type of insurance is when businesses come together to form their own insurance company.

What is a captive? 

500

Iowa State University was established in this year, the same year as Minnesota becoming the 32nd state. 

When is 1858?

500

This Caribbean island is the home of our only international office. 

What is Grand Cayman? 

500

While it might feel like your first meeting is to present about the product or service you're selling, it's really about this. 

What is listen, gain trust, build rapport?

500

A specific bond guarantees to the owner of a construction project that the contractor will perform the work specified by the contract. Contractors are required to post these bonds for all federal or state projects, and for most local public projects.

What are performance and payment bonds?