OREANDA-NEWS. March 26, 2008. During the 6 months of 2007, ROSNO had been holding an Agent 2007 contest among its regional sales managers to identify the most successful of them.

According to the contest rules, all of the company’s retail sales managers were entitled to participate. The agents having sold maximum number of insurance products during the contest accumulated the respective points, which served as a basis to determine the best of them. In total, 84 prizes were drawn. The participants fought to win the following nominations: Trainee Agent, Specialist Agent, Professional Agent, and Expert Agent.

In the solemn setting, all winners and awardees were handed over memorable certificates, monetary prizes, and valuable presents. One of the super prizes — tour certificate — was awarded to Ms. Irina Karaseva, insurance agent employed by the North-Western Directorate. Her performance was named best. Agent 2007 will travel to the United Kingdom, homeland of the superagent James Bond. Answering the question on how she has managed to won the contest, Irina said: "I try to find individual approach to every client, taking account of his or her needs and life situation and seeking to select an optimal product or service and find the best financial solution."

It is worth noting that agents of the North-Western Directorate have been awarded in all nominations. According to Ms. Valentina Sharugevich, head of the Retail Insurance Product Sales Centre, such contests induce sales agents to conduct active sales, and increase the number of universal agents.