One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.
An agent is usually a representative of a company who handles the ordering and supplying of journals for you. You pay them a lump sum and they do the work for you, including issuing claims to the publisher. Other names for this company include Jobber or Supplier
An individual who legally represents another individual or company. (See also, Independent Agent.)
1. A person certified to use online registration within the Title Processing System (TPS). 2. A person with the authority to sign on behalf of a company or person on specific types of instruments that can be registered in the system.
Broker, paid on commission (generally 10%), who sells stories and talent to the production companies.
(Agent d'assurance) An insurance agent is one who represents the insurer and also assists in arranging the insurance contract with the applicant or insured. Agents who are usually bound by contract to represent one insurer are usually called exclusive agents. The insurers they represent are known as direct writers.
A person who sells insurance products of the insurance company. The person responsible for your insurance coverage needs.
Software that acts as an intermediary for a person by performing some activity. Agents can "learn" an individual's preferences and act in the person's best interest and may even negotiate and complete transactions. A purchasing manager's agent may learn corporate specifications, determine when inventory is low and search the Internet for the lowest-cost supplier. [Go to source
Part of a system's software that performs information retrieval & exchange on behalf of a client or server application.
A general term for someone who handles telephone calls in a call center. Other common names for the same job include, but are not limited to: operator, attendant, representative, customer service representative (CSR).
Any person obtaining a permit on behalf of the permittee.
A person who acts for one or small number of companies, particularly in selling insurance.
One who acts on behalf of someone else. In Principal-Agent Theory, the person whose job it is to act to the benefit of someone else (the principal), but who may require some incentive to do so.
A person with a real estate license who works acts on behalf of another for a fee.
1. An individual or firm that effects securities transactions for the accounts of others. 2. A person licensed by a state as a life insurance agent. 3. A securities salesperson who represents a broker-dealer or issuer when selling or trying to sell securities to the investing public; this individual is considered an agent whether he or she actually receives or simply solicits orders.
One who represents another called a principal and has authority to act for the principal in dealing with third parties. The relationship is referred to as an agency. Someone authorized to act for another (called the principal) in business matters. Back to the Top
A forwarder, agent or broker who is recognized and approved by IATA, appointed by a carrier and authorized by the respective carrier to receive and prepare shipments and to collect charges. See Cargo Sales Agent.
The decision-maker in a principal-agent relationship.
A person who represents an author by showing the author's manuscript to prospective publishers, handling contract negotiations, helping to sell subsidiary rights, and managing the author's business and financial transactions.
a liason between a writer and their publisher or editor. They try to sell the manuscript to a publisher or editor and they usually take a 10-15% fee from the royalties and the advance.
(a) Psi term for a person who makes the attempt to communicate information to another (termed the "percipient") in a clinical ESP experiment. (b) The subject in a controlled psychokinesis experiment. (c) The person who is the central focus of poltergeist activity.
provocateur person employed to detect suspected offenders by tempting them into open action.
One who is empowered to enter into binding transactions on behalf of another.
A person or entity who acts on behalf of another person or entity with the principal's authorization.
A licensed person or organisation authorised to sell and service insurance policies for a particular insurance company.
An individual that acts as a representative for the company and sells insurance, usually on a commission basis. This individual could be an "exclusive" or "non-exclusive agent."
a person who acts on behalf of a company or individual to sell its products or services... an agent is typically compensated on a commission only basis... also see broker
Someone who is permitted to act for or under the direction of another person.
The part of a networked system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a software entity.
Person to whom the power of attorney is granted (a.k.a. “Attorney-in-fact”).
A person authorized to act for and under the direction of another person or entity. The person or entity who authorizes the agent to act on behalf of the person or entity is called the principal. An agent can enter into binding agreements on the principal's behalf and may even create liability for the principal if the agent causes harm while carrying the duties on behalf of the principal.
A person who is authorized by an insurer to act on its behalf to negotiate, sell, and service managed care contracts.
A bona fide representative with proper credentials from the party represented.
One authorized by a client (principal) to act in his/her stead or behalf and owes the client a "fiduciary duty" (Trust).
One who legally acts for another.
person who negotiates purchases and sales in return for commission or a fee.
1) Broadly, one who acts or has the power to act: more usually, one that acts as the representative of another. Most frequently in travel, a specific kind of agent such as a retail travel agent. 2) Person that obtains engagements for entertainers, is paid by the entertainers and has no contract for production responsibilities. 3) Person in a speaker bureau/agency that acts on behalf of the seller (speaker) or on behalf of the buyer (customer).
A person authorized to sell the products or services of a supplier.
The seller's or buyer's representative in the conduct of a timber harvest. Often the seller's agent is a consulting forester.
A person in the world of life working to free the Keeper.
An insurance salesperson who is licensed by the state to represent an insurance company.
a sales and service representative of an insurance company; an agent is also called a life underwriter. Page 367
A person who represents candidates in their dealings with the electoral authorities and runs their campaigns.
Generally, a person authorized by another (known as the principal to act for or in place of him. An agent can enter into binding contracts or take legal action on behalf of another. In the corporate setting, a company’s officers, directors, and employees may act as corporate agents depending on their level of responsibility.
One who is permitted to act for or in place of someone else.
Usually another moving company appointed to act as a partner in your move. The most likely situation is that your mover will appoint someone at destination to receive your shipment, clear it through Customs and arrange final delivery. The agent's services will be included in your quotation.
One who solicits, negotiates or effects a contract of insurance on behalf of an insurer.
Someone who sells insurance policies.
A person who is given authority to act for another person known as the "principal".
The person that handles calls in a contact center. Also referred to as customer service representative.
A Customer Service Representative whose job it is to handle incoming or outgoing telephone calls, for example an agent in an ACD group.
Seeks and contracts employment opportunities for artist - artist pays commission
Code that processes queries and returns replies on behalf of a client or server application.
An insurance agent is a person who acts on behalf of that insurance company with whom he or she is engaged. They may be a "Captive" or "Exclusive" agent which means they represent only one company, or they may be "Independent" agent which means they can represent more than one company.
The insurance company (Canada Protection Plan) representative and adviser who sells insurance policies to consumers.
The person who handles incoming or outgoing calls. There are many names for this and largely depend on the organisation but examples are, customer service representative (CSR), telephone sales or service representative (TSR), rep, associate, consultant, engineer, tech support engineer, operator, technician, account executive, team member, customer service professional, staff member, attendant and specialist.
A person who represents one or more insurance companies in selling insurance to consumers.
Program acting on behalf of another person, entity, or process. [Web Arch
A person or company that has the power to act on behalf of another or to transact business for another, e.g., a title agent under contract with Old Republic Title to issue policies of title insurance.
An agent is one who is legally empowered to act for another. The agent acts for his/her principal. The agent can legally bind the principal to a contract. An agent may have broad or very limited power, depending upon the wishes of the principal.
A foreign representative who tries to sell your product in the target market. The agent does not take possession of and assumes no responsibility for the goods. Agents are paid on a commission basis.
An agent is a person who is employed to act on behalf of another. An insurance agent usually has a contract with the insurance company to sell the insurance company's policies to the public, on behalf of the insurance company and is paid a commission on such business.
Individual licensed to sell real estate
A person who acts on behalf of an individual or company, without usually being employed by them.
An agent, or broker, represents one or more insurance companies in selling insurance.
Advisor(s) who work on behalf of the insurance company to assess your insurance needs and protect your financial future.
There are two types: (1) An individual who sells and services insurance policies either as an independent agent representing at least two insurance companies and services clients by searching the market for the most advantageous price for the most coverage or (2) a direct writer (captive agent) representing only one company and sells only its policies.
A person who represents one or more insurance companies, under contract, in a sales or service capacity and is paid a commission.
is a licensed person or organization authorized to sell insurance from more than one insurance company.
Also called an Underwriter, Life Underwriter or Sales Representative. This is the sales and service person representing a life insurance company.
A life insurance sales person that represents an insurance company.
A person who acts for another person by the latter's authority. The distinguishing characteristics of an agent are that the agent acts on behalf and subject to the control of the principal, does not have title to the property of the principal, and owes the duty of obedience to the principal's orders.
A person who sells insurance policies.
An insurance professional/intermediary who markets and explains insurance products to insureds and prospective insureds. Agents, like brokers, are licensed by state regulatory agencies. However, they are restricted in the marketing and placement of coverage to those carriers with whom they have a contractual relationship. Some agents have relationships with a number of companies, while others represent a single insurer. An agent, therefore, represents the company or companies with whom she or he has a relationship.
In a test of general extrasensory perception, the individual (human or animal) who looks at the information constituting the target and who is said to “send” or “transmit” that information to a percipient; in a test of telepathy, and in cases of spontaneous extrasensory perception, the individual about whose mental states information is acquired by a percipient; the term is very occasionally used to refer to the subject in a test of psychokinesis or the focus in a poltergeist case. [From the Latin agens (agentis), derived from agere, “to drive, do
One that acts for or represents another.
A person who is authorized to represent either an insured or an insurer when dealing with insurance matters.
A person who acts for or in place of another with authority (either written or implied) to do so from that other person. Also known as a sales associate.
A literary professional who markets book-length works to publishing houses. They usually charge a 10-20 percent commission, and good ones are worth every penny: they cut deals, line up more work, and can often land you a large advance. Writers who don't deal with book-length works don't typically need to worry about agents. NOTE: Never deal with an agent who charges a fee. Scrupulous agents make their money by selling their clients' books.
a representative of UNE authorised to provide recruitment and related services.
An individual who markets creative works to publishers. Agents charge a commission of around 10 to 20 percent, rather than charging a fee.
Is a licensed insurance professional who represents insurance companies. Agents are paid by commission from the company they represent when they sell you a policy.
A person who performs services for another person under an express or implied agreement and who is subject to the other's control or right to control the manner and means of performing the services. The other person is called a principal. An agent may or may not get paid. The agency agreement may be oral or written.
Commission-based sales representative familiar with a local market or specific industry.
An agent is a person who acts for another person in business. An agent is authorized to sign a contract, buy or sell merchandise, or represent another person at a conference or business meeting.
A company that is authorized to sell magazine subscriptions, other than the magazine publisher.
A person who is licensed by the state to represent an insurance company.
Agent includes an attorney-in-fact under a durable or non-durable power of attorney, a person who is authorized to make decisions concerning another person's health care and property.
A representative of an insurance company authorised to sell insurance policies. Agents identify the financial needs and future goals of their clients and recommend appropriate products to suit. Also dubbed advisors, they have agency agreements with one or more companies to sell life insurance and investment products for that company (or companies).
A book industry professional who represents authors and illustrators, helping them to place their work with publishers, collecting their payments, and performing other duties on their behalf.
Means a person authorised expressly by the data subject to act on his or her behalf.
Person who helps jockey obtain mounts in exchange for 20% or more of the rider's earnings.
refers to a person or firm who meets the requirements of the trade marks Office as defined under Regulations Section 21.
Any person who acts on behalf of another
A person that places customers into a book for a commission.
A peson who represents the company and sells insurance on a commission basis.
A person licensed by the state who represents a buyer or seller in the purchase or sale of a house. Real estate agents earn a commission from the sales transaction, and they must work for a licensed broker or real estate company.
An entity that negotiates or deals with contracts of insurance as representative of an insurer.
A securities firm is classified as an agent when it acts on behalf of its clients as buyer or seller of a security. The agent does not own the security at any time during the transaction.
A piece of software performing some function on behalf of its user; usually independently, remotely, and unattended.
the contractor carrying out the process on behalf of the CCL.
A licensed person who represents participants in real estate transactions.
Insurance salesperson. (a) An independent agent does not work directly for an insurance company and sells the policies of more than one insurer; (b) An exclusive agent works for one insurance company and only sells its policies.
A representative of talent, petitioning, on their behalf, for work within the filmmaking community. Agents, by law, have the right to both solicit employment and negotiate terms for the artists they represent. Not to be confused with Manager.
A licensed representative of the state to conduct real estate transactions.
A licensed transactor of insurance who always represents the Insurance Company. Within the title AGENT is the authority to Bind coverage. (see BROKER)
A licensed person authorized to sell insurance by or on behalf of an insurance company. Also called an insurance producer.
A person who represents an athlete, actor, or other celebrity, particularly in contract and licensing negotiations.
The person who acts on behalf of the author to handle the sale of the author’s literary properties.
A person authorized by another to act in his or her name, under his or her direction.
A representative who sells insurance for one or more companies.
An organization or individual that is authorized to represent a company and sell their insurance products.
A person or organization licensed by a state authorized to sell insurance on behalf of an insurance company.
A representative appointed by an insurance company to solicit, negotiate, and enter into contracts with consumers on its behalf. The legal intermediary between the insurer and the insured.
A licensed individual or organization authorized to sell and service insurance policies for an insurance company.
The authorised representative of the insurer, licensed by the Government of India to canvass insurance.
intermediary, working on commission, who sells an exporter's products to foreign customers
One who acts on behalf of another and can form legally binging agreements on the principal's behalf: Estate Agent, Letting Agent, Managing Agent, Commercial Property Agent, Insurance Agent - property sales, lettings, management and insurance.
In a client/server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server. In the phrase, intelligent agent, it implies an automatic process that can communicate with other agents to perform some collective tasks on behalf of one or more users.
An intermediary or person hired to carry out transactions on behalf of another person.
A person who is authorized to act on behalf of another individual or entity during a public auction.
Anyone who solicits insurance, delivers policies and collects premiums on behalf of an insurance company.
Sells and buys cattle on behalf of clients. (See also 'livestock agent' and 'stock and station agent').
A person or company that is authorised to act on behalf of another in real estate transactions.
The part of a system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of an application.
A person authorized by an owner to act on his or her behalf in leasing a property.
Moving companies affiliated with van lines are "agents" for that van line. In the course of a move you may be dealing with a booking, origin, hauling and destination agents.
Licensed salespersons that represent one or more health insurance companies and present their products to consumers.
Part of the distribution channel. An agent is effectively a wholesaler who represents buyers and sellers on a relatively permanent basis, performs only a few functions and does not take title to goods
A software component in OSG that operates on behalf of a User or Resource Owner or another Agent.
An agent is a person who is licensed by the state and who contracts with one or more health plan companies to sell health policies, usually on a commission basis. Consumers interested in buying a Individual and Family or a Medicare health plan can go directly to an agent for information on the various plans offered.
A person licensed to sell insurance. An agent is helpful in guiding you to coverages that are appropriate to you and your family and for giving you more personalized service. Our Agents, along with the entire AAA family strive to provide Legendary Service. ( See: Finding offices near you)
There is always some piece of software acting as the "agent" for the user making the request. There is a standard way for that software to tell the web server it's name, version number, and possibly other information. The agent information is not always put into the log file. NCSA Combined logs contain it. WebSTAR logs agent information when the "AGENT" or "CS(USER-AGENT)" tokens are included. Many web browsers "lie" about their identity. Some web browsers can be directly configured by the end user to send what ever string the user wants. Microsoft Internet Explorer will normaly "pretend" to be Netscape Navigator, but then indicate latter on who it is really
A licensed person employed to facilitate the sale of the property on behalf of the vendor.
is used to describe a person or organisation employed by the awarding institution to facilitate a collaborative arrangement or aspects of an FDL arrangement through the provision of service functions.
Software construct designed to perform a specific function on behalf of its owner, i.e. scheduling, communications, news retrieval, travel arrangements, etc.
A real estate representative who is usually an independent contractor working for a broker.
One who represents another from whom he or she has derived authority.
A person licensed by the state insurance authority to sell insurance products. The agent represents the insurance company in all transactions. See also broker; producer.
One who acts for and with authority from another called the principal.
An agent, or tied agent, is an insurance sales person that works for one particular company and sells the products of that company only. The term agent has been substituted for advisor during the recent past and some companies allow certain advisors to sell products from competitors and refer to them as independent advisors.
Controlled by a principal, an agent has either express or implied authorization to act on the principal's behalf when involved in transactions with a third party.
Packing company can authorize to act on their behalf for custom clearance or some other work.
An agent helps a writer to find work and/or sell their screenplay. Their fee is commission based and is 10%. A WGA agent is signatory to the Writers Guild of America and agrees to abide by certain rules established by the WGA.
Traditionally, insurance company salesmen have been referred to incorrectly as agents. The confusion comes as in some situations agents act on behalf of the client and at other times they are acting on behalf of the insurance company.
A person who books rides for a jockey. Must understand form to find the best chances of winning.
This is another moving company that has been commissioned / appointed to act as a partner in the move, or is an affiliate alliance company. The agent services are typically included in quotation, and will be responsible for receiving the shipment at destination and clearing it through customs.
An independent agent is an independent business person who usually represents two or more insurance companies by selling and servicing their policies and who is paid by commissions on each policy sold. An exclusive agent represents only one company, usually on a commission basis. A company that uses salaried employees to sell and service policies is a direct writer.
The individual appointed by an insurance company to solicit, negotiate, effect or countersign insurance contracts on its behalf.
Person who obtains engagements for speakers, and has no contract for production responsibilities.
A person authorized by another to act on their behalf. An agent can enter into contracts and other legal binding functions on behalf of another. For example, directors act as corporate agents of the company.
This is a person or a company who acts for one or a number of insuers when selling insurance products. Agents tend to deal with only a small number of insurers. Larger concerns tend to refer to themselves as Brokers or Intermediaries
Agents are the actual warm blooded, living, breathing human beings there to answer your questions and put you at ease. They are experts certified by the state to know everything about insurance and are allowed to sell it.
The person you name under your durable power of attorney to make your health care decisions if you are unable to do so.
A representative in a foreign market who attempts to sell your good or service through his or her network. Agents may be exclusive or represent many companies. They usually do not take responsibility for delivery or servicing of your product and are paid on a commission basis.
An insurance salesperson. A) An independent agent usually represents two or more insurers in a sales and service capacity and is paid on a commission basis. B) An exclusive agent or captive agent represents only one company, usually on a commission basis. An agent represents the insurance company, not the consumer.
Application that acts for a customer by completing transactions, seeking information or prices or communicating with other agents and customers.
A company (or person) which does business on behalf of another company based on a contractual agreement.
A man or woman who has been licensed to buy or sell real estate.
One who is authorized to act for or represent another (principal), usually in business matters. Authority may be expressed or implied.
A generic name for call center employees, encompassing both CSRs (Customer Service Representative for inbound calls) and TSRs (Telephone Sales Representative for outbound work).
A party who is authorized to act in the best interests of a principal/client, and is obligated to place the principals interests before the interests of any other parties, including the agents own interests regardless of whether the agency relationship is with the seller of the property or the buyer.
An individual who can act on the behalf of another. An individual who acts on the behalf of a corporation and can legally bind the corporation.
One who acts for and in the place of a principal for the purpose of affecting the principal's legal relationship with third persons. The power of an agent to affect the principal's legal relations for lawful purposes is called authority.
a person who works for an agency or who has a privately held business to book models.
sometimes called a scrutineer, this person represents a candidate at the polling station and observes the voting and the counting of ballots.
A person appointed by a principal to act on the latter's behalf in business.
Someone who represents another. In corporate governance terminology, management is the agent of the principal stakeholders in a principal-agent relationship.
A person who helps arrange bookings and aides in the promotion of talent he/she represents.
A person authorized to act for another. An agent is one who stands in place of his principal.
A person or individual who arranges jobs for a model that they are representing.
An authorized person who manages or transacts business for another. Laws governing real estate--especially relating to agents--vary considerably from state to state. While some standardization has been achieved, it is best to check the particulars in each state.
An insurance company representative licensed by the state who solicits, negotiates or effects contracts of insurance and provides service to the policyholder on behalf of the insurer.
A person authorized to act on the behalf of a jockey or owner. Generally refers to a jockey's agent who lines up rides for him or her
An licensed person who represents buyers, sellers, or both in the sale or purchase of real estate property.
An individual or organization that legally represents another, a state-licensed professional who represents the insurance company in the sale and servicing of insurance, the direct link between the insurance company and the policyholder.
A person who acts for or in the place of another individual or entity by authority from them.
A party to a loan transaction that acts on behalf of a client The Agent typically does not take in risk in a transaction.
A person licensed by a state insurance department who solicits, negotiates, or effects insurance contracts on behalf of one or more insurers.
A natural person who is the named representative of and acts on behalf of, or for the benefit of a legally distinct entity such as a club, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or out of state licensee who holds a liquor license in Arizona. An agent must meet the qualifications of an individual licensee; except that, an agent for an out of state licensee need not be a resident of Arizona. An agent is not synonymous with MANAGER but may be the manager. See MANAGER. ARS 4-202(A)
A person authorized by another, i.e. the principal, to act for him.
A person who contracts to act for, or on behalf of, another person who is known as the principal.
Licensed representative of the seller who assists both buyers and sellers with information, advice, and assessment of current market conditions.
Usually an insurance company appointed representative which is licensed by the state in which they do business. They can solicit, market, negotiate, bind, and administer insurance policies for the insurer.
An individual employed to act on behalf of another (the principal).
A person or company appointed by your mover to act on their behalf, or a member of a Van Line.
One who is authorized by a principal to represent him/her in business transactions with a third party, In the real estate profession it refers to a licensed brokerage.
a licensed individual who represents several insurance companies and sells their products.
An intermediate person or organization who buys or sells financial products on behalf of a consumer. Within the financial industry there are mortgage brokers, investment dealers, insurance agents, etc. who focus on delivering personal service to their clients. In some cases these brokers work for a single company (e.g. a State Farm Agent will only sell financial products from State Farm) while in other cases these agents will sell multiple products from multiple companies. In most cases these financial brokers are licensed by a regulatory body.· See Also · Broker · Managing General Agent
A person authorized by another to act on their behalf. Thus, an agent can enter into contacts and other such legal binding functions on behalf of another. Usually, the corporation’s officers act as corporate agents.
Someone acting on behalf of another. Insurance company salesmen have been known as agents.
One authorized to represent and to act on behalf of another person, called the principal.
The person who handles incoming and outgoing calls. Also commonly known as customer service representative (CSR), telephone sales or service representative (TSR), customer service professional, operator and team member etc.
A person who acts on behalf of another person. For example insurance salesman is an agent of an insurance company.
Any bonafide representative with proper credentials from the party represented.
An agent is someone who acts on behalf of another person. For example and Insurance salesman could be called an Agent as he is acting on behalf of the Insurance Company.
person appointed/hired to oversee the land patent process to ensure legal procedure is followed; often given power-of-attorney.
The local moving company representing a national van line. May serve as booking, origin, destination, and/or hauling agent. Inventory: Form on which the van foreman lists each shipping unit (piece of furniture, carton, or other individual item not otherwise packaged) in your shipment and describes their pre-move condition.
a.) An insurance salesperson. b.) An independent agent who does work for any insurance company and sells the policies of more than one insurer; Broker: An insurance sales person who deals with agents and companies to find insurance for the customer. ARAI Automobile Research Association of India or ARAI is a non-profit co-operative industrial Research orginisation formed by the Indian Automotive Industry. Affiliated to Ministry of Industry, Government of India. The institute is an autonomous orginisation registered as a research association under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. ARAI is a Ministry of Road Transport & Highway Government of India's authorized certification agency. Major certification activity is performed at ARAI. It helps Government of India to formulate the automotive standards as well as provide technical support. ARAI also carries out sponsored research for the automotive industry in the area of engine, emission, structural dynamics, NVH, electronics etc.
Acts on behalf of anotherThe annual cost of credit over the life of a loan including interest, service charges, points, loan fees, mortgage insurance and other items. representing that personâ€(tm)s interests.
one who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him or her; one entrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy. Managers and supervisors are agents of the employer. Return to course
A person licensed by the state to represent buyers or sellers of property, to whom the agent owes a "fiduciary duty" of honesty, faithfulness and loyalty.. An agent may not represent both buyer and seller unless all consent to such representation.
Laws of all states require all insurance agents to be licensed by the state to sell insurance. Agents may be categorized as: (1) An Exclusive Agent, who is a sales employee or sales representative of one and only one insurance company or its affiliated group of insurance companies, and seeks and services business exclusively for that company or group. (See Direct Writer.) (2) An Independent Agent, who usually represents two or more insurance companies or groups in a sales and service capacity as an independent business person.
A person who represents an insurance company to solicit or sell the company´s insurance products. An agent may represent a single company or multiple companies. An agent must be licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance to legally sell insurance in the state.()
A body or person who is authorised to act on behalf of the client in the sale, purchase, letting or management of real property.
Person or body authorised to act on behalf of a client in the sale, purchase or management of property.
A person who buys or sells stocks for the account and risk of another person. An agent undertakes no financial risk and receives a commission for his/her services.
a piece of software which acts to accomplish tasks on behalf of its user [ McGill 96].
A person who solicits insurance on behalf of an insurer.
Licensed commercial agent who acts on behalf of the plaintiff or judgment creditor in lieu of a solicitor.
A function that represents a requester to a server. An agent can be present in both a source and a target system.
A deceptively simple concept. An agent is a person authorized by and on behalf of an insurer to transact insurance on its behalf. Agents must be licensed by each state in which they intend to do business. An appointed agent is an agent for whom an insurer has filed a notice of appointment with the insurance department of a particular state. Generally, an appointed agent is presumed to be acting on behalf of the insurer. That means the person you think of as your agent in most cases is legally the agent of the insurer.
Two types of agents sell Insurance. Independent agents are self-employed business people who typically represent two or more insurance companies and are paid on a commission basis. An agency company is a company that markets products via independent agents. Exclusive agents represent only one insurance company. They may be salaried employees or work on a commission basis.
a local moving company authorized to act on behalf of a larger, national company.
One who formally represents another.
Person or company authorised to act on behalf of a client in the purchase, sale, or management of a property.
Someone who acts on behalf of another for a fee. In real estate, the term refers to a person with a real estate license who works under the authority of a real estate broker.
A person authorised to act on behalf of another (the principal). A general agent (or universal agent) is one with general authority to act, or with authority to act in transactions in the course of his/her ordinary business. A special agent is one with authority to act for a special purpose only. An agent of necessity is a person deemed to have authority to act as an agent for another in an emergency. An agent’s remuneration is usually a commission or a fee.
One who acts or who has power to act for another. A licensed real estate broker authorized to act under a listing or management agreement executed by a property owner (the Principal); this creates a fiduciary relationship under the law of agency.
A person authorized to act on behalf of another in dealings with third parties.
An insurance company representative licensed by the state who solicits, and produces contracts of insurance for an insurance company.
A person or broker employed to buy or sell a property. Fees and commissions are usually paid by the vendor.
A call center staff member handling outgoing or incoming calls. There are a variety of names that a call center agent may be known as such as CSR (Customer Service Representative), operator, or communicator, to name just a few.
Acts on behalf of another, representing that person's interests.
A software process empowered to transparently act for or represent a user by completing transactions, seeking information of specific interest, or communicating with other users and agents. The Firefly online service is a good example of agent technology at work, http://www.firefly.com
A licensed individual or entity authorized to act for an insurance company and/or its affiliates in the solicitation and/or sale of the company's and/or affiliate's products.
Or insurance agent. Person authorized to represent an insurer and solicit insurance business. An insurance agent is tied to an insurance company. Compare with insurance broker.
a person who serves you under a power of attorney.
A person who is engaged to act on behalf of another.(Source: Dictionary of Insurance)
A person authorized, by and on behalf of an insurer, to sell and service insurance policies.
A person authorized by the owner to conduct business transactions with potential purchasers.
An insurer's representative, an agent negotiates the policy on the behalf of the company.
A professional representative who markets creative works to publishing houses. Reputable agents charge a commission (a fee collected only when they sell the creative work) rather than charging up front representation fees.
The representative of the insurance company who sells and handles insurance policies.
a person with the authority to act for or in place of another person.
A person or organization licensed by the State of Florida to sell insurance by or on behalf of an insurance company
An insurance salesperson. a) An independent agent does not work for any insurance company and sells the policies of more than one insurer; b) an exclusive agent sells the policies of only one insurance company.
(1) A player cheat who frequents casinos and works with casino dealers and employees. (2) Person who for a fee or commission lures people to a crooked game to be fleeced. (3) An accomplice.
A person who has the authority to act on another's behalf. An insurance agent solicits buyers and provides service to them on an insurer's behalf. See "Broker."
A company appointed by the carrier to act on their behalf. It could be a local moving company that contracts to perform services for the carrier. They perform such serves as estimating, packing, hauling, storage, unpacking. They are known by several names: the booking agent, the origin agent, the hauling agent and/or the destination agent. Also, each company operates under its own name. IE: "Cor-O-Van Moving and Storage, Inc., agent for North American Van Lines".
A person who acts on behalf of another person. A person need not receive payment in order to be an agent.• Liability for Others• Tenancy - Residential Tenancies Act
A person empowered by another individual, corporation or partnership to act on behalf of that individual, corporation or partnership. To make a registration in MTO on behalf of another person, an agent must be authorized by that person in the registry.
A person who is authorized to act for or represent another person in dealing with a third party.
A representative of an insurance company that is authorized to service and sell life insurance policies.
An authorized representative of an insurance company who sells and services insurance contracts.
A securities broker acts as an agent on behalf of a buyer or seller when the securities traded in a transaction are not held by him.
A sales and service representative of an insurance company. In a life insurance company, an agent is also often called a life underwriter.
A person who engages in a clandestine activity.
A person who acts on behalf of another, called the principal. The principal may authorise the agent to enter into a contract and the agent acquires rights or incurs obligations on the principal's behalf. An agent's act, done within the scope of his or her authority, binds the principal.
Acts of behalf of another, representing that person's interests and serving as an intermediary.
A party to a loan or borrow transaction that acts on behalf of a third party client. The agent does not usually take any risk in the transaction
Insurance is sold by two types of agents: independent agents, who are self-employed, represent several insurance companies and are paid on commission, and exclusive or captive agents, who represent only one insurance company and are either salaried or work on commission. Insurance companies that use exclusive or captive agents are called direct writers.
A program that creates a model of a computer user's personal interests and tastes, and acts as a proxy in searching out and prioritizing information for that user. Agent technology is often used to classify and prioritize information for custom delivery via push technology.
Also called the sender; in ESP experiments, it is the person who is attempting to transmit the information to the subject, or receiver. In regards to psychokinesis or poltergeists, it is the person who is causing the phenomena.
In the client-server model, the part of the system that performsinformation preparation and exchange on behalf of a client orserver application.[Source: RFC1208] Aggregate
An individual/entity who transacts, represents, or manages business for another individual/entity. Permission is provided by the individual/entity being represented.
individual who sells and services insurance policies in either of two classifications: 1. Independent agent represents at lease two insurance companies and (at least in theory) services clients by searching the market for the most advantageous price for the most coverage. The agent's commission is a percentage of each premium paid and includes a fee for servicing the insured's policy. 2. Direct writer represents only one company and sells only its policies. This agent is paid on a commission basis in much the same manner as the independent agent.
An investment dealer operates as an agent when it acts on behalf of a buyer or a seller of a security and does not itself own title to the securities at any time during the transactions. See also Principal.
An insurance company representative licensed by the state who solicits, markets, negotiates, binds, and administers contracts of insurance while providing a valuable service to a policyholder for the insurer.
An affiliated moving company authorized to act on behalf of a motor carrier (Paul Arpin Van Lines, United Van Lines, etc.). The affiliated moving company may serve as the booking agent, the origin agent, the hauling agent and/or the destination agent.
See "Licensed Insurance Agent."
1. 1. Generally, software that processes queries and returns replies on behalf of an application. 2. 2. In a network management system, a process that resides in all managed devices and reports the values of specified variables to management stations.
(1) Person who attempts to communicate information to another in an ESP experiment. (2) The subject in a psychokinesis experiment. (3) Person who is the focus of poltergeist activity.
A person authorized to transact business for and in the name of another.
A person who has legal authority to act for and represent another party in dealing with third parties.
Insurance company representative licensed by the state who solicits, negotiates, or effects insurance contracts and who provides services to the policyholder for the insurer.
A person or legal entity with the proper authorization to act on behalf of another person or legal entity.
In an agency relationship, the one who is authorized to represent another (the principal).
A person employed by another (a principal) to act for him or her.
Someone who is authorized to represent another individual (the principal).
One who solicits, negotiates or effects contracts of insurance on behalf of an insurer. His right to exercise various functions, his authority, and his obligations and the obligations of the insurer to the agent are subject to the terms of the agency contract with the insurer, to statutory law, and to common law. (G)
a person you authorise to act on your behalf in your business dealings.
A firm that executes orders for, or acts on behalf of, another party (the principal). An agent does not have title to the principal's property, and owes the duty of obedience to the principal's orders.
Generally, software that processes queries and returns replies on behalf of an application. In the context of network management, an agent is a process that resides in all managed devices and reports the values of specified variables to management stations.
A person who acts on behalf of another (the principal) and is subject to his control and authority.
An independent person or firm authorized by contract to write business with a number of insurance companies, to provide coverage in accordance with the agreement and to collect premium on the insurance company's behalf.
A confederate or collusion partner in cheating.
A person empowered by a Principal to act on behalf of the Principal in dealings with third parties. The third party is entitled to rely upon the agreement, assurances or statements of the Agent as being binding on the Principal.
A person who has been authorized to act on behalf of another.
An autonomous program, similar to a robot, that works on behalf of a user to perform a user-defined computing task, like searching for specific information or comparing data from different sources.
One who legally represents an individual or corporate body.
The relationship existing between two parties by which one is authorized to transact certain business for the other.
A licensed person who represents the seller (and/or buyer) and who provides market assessment, sales or buying strategy, recommends various services and sources important to the seller or buyer.
A person acting on behalf of another (the principal). A stockbroker is an agent.
In immigrant visa processing the applicant selects a person who receives all correspondence regarding the case and pays the immigrant visa application processing fee. The agent can be the applicant, the petitioner or another person selected by the applicant.
A person acting on behalf of another, called the principal.
Anyone who is authorized to act on the behalf of another. A Corporation acts only through its agents; therefore, it is important to define what actions an agent is authorized to perform.
One who has permission to act.
An affiliated moving company authorized to act on behalf of the van line. The agent may handle the booking, origin, hauling, and/or destination services.
An operator, transcriber, telemarketing or sales representative, or other employee. In this guide, agent refers to any person using an analog station device who can be connected to a caller or recorded message through the MSI/SC board.
Licensed individual selling the insurance policy
In the client-server model, the part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server application. [Source: RFC1208
In the travel industry, a company or individual selling travel arrangements.
A person authorized to act for and under the direction of another person when dealing with third parties. The person who appoints an agent is called the principal. An agent can enter into binding agreements on the principal's behalf and may even create liability for the principal if the agent causes harm while carrying out his or her duties.
The person appointed in a Durable Power of Attorney who acts to protect the financial interests of the person who is unable to speak for him or herself.
A person or company that has the power to act on behalf of another or to transact business for another Air Rights - The right to ownership of everything above the physical surface of the land.
A person authorized by a principal to act within a scope of authority granted and to bind the principal accordingly. An auctioneer is an agent of a seller.
A person who represents someone else.
An individual or a company representing a buyer and/ or seller
A party who is authorized by another party, the principal, to act on the principal's behalf in contractual dealings with third parties. Called a mandatary in Quebec.
An agent is a program acting on behalf of a person or organization. (This definition is a specialization of the definition in [Web Arch]. It corresponds to the notion of software agent in [Web Arch].)
A third party who places a writer with a client for a percentage fee. Different from an agency or broker because the writer is employed by the client directly.
container Container An individual or organization empowered to act for or represent another individual or organization.
A licensed individual or organization authorized to sell insurance by or an behalf or insurer.
A person appointed to act on behalf of someone else (known as "the principal").
means a person acting for or on behalf of the Licensee in exercising Rights to the Licensed Material. Without limitation, the criteria which may assist in determining that a person is acting on behalf of the Licensee include: - the activities of the Agent form part of the ordinary functions of the Licensee; - the Licensed Material is made available to the Agent by the Licensee; - the activities are carried out under the direction or control of the Licensee; and/or - the Licensed Material is to be returned or dealt with as directed by the Licensee on completion of the activities(Compare ' Third Party')
An insurance company representative who solicits, negotiates or effects contracts of insurance, and provides service to the policyholder for the insurer, usually for a commission on the premium payments.
An authorised person or body that can act of behalf of their client in the sale, purchase or management of property.
A person or entity authorized to act on behalf of another party. While a person can act on his own, a corporation can only act through its agents.
One who is authorized to represent and act on behalf of another.
Someone who acts on behalf of another. Traditionally, insurance company salesmen have often been called agents. This has led to a certain amount of confusion since in some situations they are acting on behalf of the client and at other times they are acting on behalf of the insurance company: the distinction is not always clear.
Consumers' primary link to an insurance company. Agents work with consumers to assess their needs and plan for long-term financial stability. Agents may also be referred to as insurance advisors, financial advisors, financial representatives, associates, life underwriters, and field underwriters.
Software that processes queries and sends responses on behalf of an application.
A person who acts for another by proper authorization.
One who undertakes to transact business or to manage affairs for another, with the authority of the latter.
A person granted the authority to act on behalf of another person or entity, known as the “principal.†The actions and decisions of the agent can be binding on the principal.
An individual or company (corporation) designated by another company to act on behalf of an Applicant (see also Applicant).
An individual designated to represent the interest of a buyer or seller in locating a property, a qualified buyer or a source of funding for a real estate purchase.
an authorized representative of an insurance company who can help you decide what insurance you need and help you update your insurance protection as necessary.
One who represents another for a fee
represents the author's work to the publisher, negotiates the contract, acts as a liaison through the publishing process.
Individuals or companies (agencies) that represent buyers or sellers. Typically, agents are compensated on a "success" basis, receiving cash commissions or royalties. Agents usually do not take title to goods. See also broker, distributor and manufacturers' representative.
An licensed insurance company representative who solicits, negotiates or effects contracts of insurance, and provides service to the policy holder for the insurer.
The person who handles incoming or outgoing calls. Also referred to as customer service representative (CSR), telephone sales or service representative (TSR), rep, associate, consultant, engineer, operator, technician, account executive, team member, customer service professional, staff member, attendant and specialist. Did we miss any
An enterprise authorized to transact business for, or in the name of, another enterprise.
One who acts for another. When a firm acts as agent, it is acting as a broker, bringing together a buyer and a seller. As agent it does not buy or sell for its own account.
Defined as: Client/server model --- Part of the system that performs information preparation and exchange on behalf of a client or server application. PSDN --- Initiator of a call. Network management --- Portion of an entity that is responsible for monitoring and controlling the entity's service element; accepts directives (management requests) from a director through the entity's management interface, and then performs the specified operations.
Is a party who acts on the behalf of another. This occurs when a broker executes a trade for the benefit of the customer. Here, the broker receives a commission. This compares to a dealer transaction.
A person who owns a license to act as a mediator or agent in buying/ selling and renting/ letting property transactions. A licensed agent will be professionally indemnified against negligence, whereas a non- licensed agent will not. A mere property marketing company is not a licensed estate agent. Moreover, the latter's fees are exempted from capital gains costs at your expense
A security firm acting on behalf of a client. The agent acts as intermediary between buyer and seller, undertaking no financial risk, and charging a commission. (vs. Principal). See: Broker.
One who solicits, negotiates or sells surety bonds on behalf of a surety company.
One who acts for another, called a principal; one who represents another from whom he has derived authority.
A person who represents another (a principal) by the principal's authority.
An agent employed to act on behalf of the maker of the proposal.
One who has authorization, either expressed or implied, to act for or represent another party, usually in business matters, such as issuing title insurance policies on behalf of a title insurer for a portion of the premium.
Under a power of attorney, the person granted the legal right to act on behalf of the principal. Also sometimes referred to as an attorney-in-fact.
An individual authorized by a principal to execute orders for or act on behalf of that principal. The principal may pay the agent a fee or commission.
A person acting for an employer or a union. Acts of the agent implicates the principal for whom the agent acts in matters of unfair labor practices or of conduct subject to court action whether or not specifically authorized or approved.
A licensed person or organization authorized to sell insurance by or on behalf of an insurance company.
One who represents another from who he has derived the authority to represent; an employee of a principal.
A person or organization that acts on behalf of another. In the telecommunications industry, Agents typically are independent individuals or companies that market the services of a carrier as if they were employees of that carrier.
In insurance, the person authorized to represent the insurer in negotiating, servicing, or effecting insurance policies.
A licensed person or organization authorized to sell and service insurance policies for a particular insurance company.
individual or business that acts on behalf of a company to locate and negotiate with production facilities. Agents often represent companies that do not have buying offices in particular countries, or are used to supplement a company's buying staff. Because they are often based locally and have established relationships with factories, agents are sometimes called upon to play a role in a company's internal monitoring.
Persons authorized to act for another. A corporation acts through its officers, directors and employees, all of whom are "agents" of the corporation. Generally, an authorized agent can bind the corporation to contracts and commitments. In some cases, even "apparent authority" is enough to bind the corporation. For example, a Vice President's signature on an Employment Contract would probably bind the corporation evenif its policy was that only the President could sign such documents.
persons who act on behalf of another person (the principal) by their authority, express or implied, in dealings with third parties.
A person who acts with authority of another person (called the principal).
Nominee A person or company authorized to act on behalf of a client in the sale, purchase or management of a property
A person licensed by the state to conduct real estate transactions.
One that acts or has the power to act; one that acts as the representative of another. (The American Hertiage Dictionary, Second College Edition). In the case of homophobia and other types of prejudice, the agent can be a person or an institutional device. When a person expresses an attitude of prejudice against a targeted group of people, or a member of such a group, that person is acting to perpetuate a power imbalance created by prejudice against the group. The agent's behavior represents socially established intolerance toward the group and its members. When a law, regulation or custom discriminates against a group of people, the agent is institutional.
A person who is authorized by another to act on their behalf.
A person authorized by another (principal) to act for or in place of him; one entrusted with another's business. An agent can enter into contacts on behalf of a principal and legally bind the pricipal to another. In a corporation, its officers (ie. president, treasurer) typically act as its agents.
A person authorized to work on another person's behalf in order to secure a contract to buy or sell a house.
A life insurance salesperson who represents an insurance company.
A person who solicits bets for a bookmaker and gets a commission.
A letting – rent collection – management – estate agent or other duly authorised person (or company / organisation) who is acting on behalf of the landlord.
One who represents Canada Life when providing services to clients
a middleman who places players into a sports book for a commission.
one who introduces a business to an insurer for commission, but can continue to act as an intermediary between the insurers and the insured.
Anyone who acts on behalf of another. A person who introduces purchasers of insurance to an insurer.
A program which moves from server to server on the Internet and accesses resources like news, stock quotes, or the like, in the name of the person who started it.
An individual who represents an insurance company and can typically bind coverage.
A person who helps arrange contracts and establishes contacts to promote Talents that he/she represents.
An insurance professional who represents an insurance company. An independent agent is unaffiliated with any particular insurer and represents a range of companies. Either type of agent can provide group health quotes.
Acts on behalf or another, representing that person's interests.
A living person who is the focus of poltergeist activity.
A person empowered to transact business for a stable owner or jockey, or empowered to sell or buy horses for an owner or breeder.
A licensed insurance company representative who sells, negotiates insurance policies, and provides service to the policy holders
A person authorized to represent his principal when conducting business with other parties.
Someone who acts for one or a number of companies, particularly in selling insurance.
The party who is acting on behalf of the principal or client.
A person or entity that is authorized to represent you and/or your company.
An independent contractor who represents one insurance company, called an exclusive agent, or more than one company, called an independent agent, with express authority to act for the company or companies in dealing with insureds.
An affiliated moving company authorized to act on behalf of a motor carrier (in this instance, United Van Lines, Inc.). The affiliated moving company may serve as booking, origin, hauling and/or destination agent.
One who acts under an authority (express or implied) from his principal. The extent of the agent's powers to bind his principal are limited to the terms of the authority given by that principal or by law and by the capacity of the principal himself to act.
Has two meanings in real estate. First, in general terms, someone who acts on behalf of another frequently for a fee, such as a real estate broker or an attorney. Second, a type of real estate licensee who works under the authority of a real estate broker.
An entity acting for and on behalf of a principal, which may be either a resource provider or a beneficiary.
An agent is a person who acts on behalf of someone else in business.
An agent is a type of software program that is instructed to go out onto the Internet and perform a specific function on behalf of a user. The most common type of agents are programs called spiders and worms, which roam the Internet, collecting and indexing its content and creating their own searchable databases of the content found. New and custom uses for agents are being developed that will let users do such things as searching online music sites to compare prices for a specific CD title
a role the director assumes in representing the cooperative to third parties or acting on the cooperative's behalf, the cooperative then assumes the character of the agent-director's principal, to whom the director owes fiduciary duty.
Short for Freight Agent. A person, association or corporation authorized to publish and file rates and provisions for a carrier's account in tariffs published in the agent's name.
One who legally represents a person or company in business transactions.
A person sending a telepathic message.
A person authorized to represent or act for another in business matters.
The person to whom you have given the power of attorney to act on your behalf.
A local moving company that books long distance moves through a van line. Agents usually perform local moves, intrastate moves, packing, storage, and perhaps other services.
One who is authorized to act for or represent another. Authority may be either written or implied.
A person who has received the power to act on behalf of another, binding that other person as if he or she were themselves making the decisions. The person who is being represented by the agent is referred to as the " principal."
1) A person who is employed to act on behalf of another. 2) An insurance agent is one who contracts with one or more insurance companies to sell their insurance policies to the public and is paid a commission on or receives compensation for such business. See also Broker.
a person authorized by another to act on his account and under his control. (See AGENCY and Florida Statute 626.015(3))
An insurance company representative licensed by the state, who sells insurance and provides service to the policyholder for insurance company. Also known as Life Underwriter.
A person who is acting on the authority of another (the principal).
Individuals or businesses that are licensed to sell life insurance by the State Departments of Insurance. The agent or insurance sales person or entity has primary duties to the insurance company and not to the applicant. Agents may represent just one-ore many-insurance companies, and are generally paid commissions by the insurer with whom the policy has been written.
A legal representative of buyers, sellers or shippers of natural gas in negotiation or operations of contractual agreements.
The representative of an insurance company responsible for selling and servicing policies. Can be an employee representing only one company (sometimes called a "captive agent" or a "direct writer" or an "independent agent" who, through contractual agreements, may represent several different companies without being an employee of any of them.
A person (natural), corporation, society, association or partnership (legal persons) acting by authority of a principal in a realty transaction for compensation.
(a) Person who attempts to communicate information to another in an ESP experiment. (b) The subject in a psychokinesis experiment. (c) Person who is the focus of poltergeist activity. Last updated:March 8, 2006
A person authorized by a written agreement to act on behalf of another person.
your local representative authorized to act on behalf of a larger, national company.
A representative of an insurance company who is authorized to sell the company's products and services. Laws of all states require all insurance agents to be licensed in each state they conduct business in and appointed with each carrier to sell insurance. Agents may be categorized as: (1) An exclusive agent is a sales employee or a sales representative of one and only one insurance company or its affiliated group of companies who seeks and services business exclusively for the company or group. (2) An independent agent usually represents two or more insurance companies or groups in a sales and service capacity as an independent businessperson.
(May be referred to as a practitioner or representative) - one who is not an attorney but is authorized to act for or in place of the applicant(s) before the Office, that is, an individual who is registered to practice before the Office.
Licensed salespersons who represent one or more health insurance companies and presents their products to consumers.
One who legally represents another, called a principal, from whom express or implied authority has been derived.
an independent sale representative who can either work exclusively or non-exclusively for a telecom provider.
A legally independent person, authorized by another person (the principal) to act on his behalf as an intermediary or to conclude business transactions. The agent usually receives a fee or a commission (often a percentage of the sale price) for the services rendered. In a syndicated loan, the agent is the bank which manages the loan on behalf of the participating banks. Français: Agent Español: Agente, representante, mandatario
A person who is responsible for co-ordinating shipping services for particular vessels. Can be engaged by either the ship owner or the cargo owner.
An authorized representative of an insurance company who is licensed to sell and service insurance contracts.
a person who acts on behalf of another and in the case of insurance is the intermediary between the proposer and the insurer.
Someone who is authorized to act on behalf of the principal
The individual—usually a trusted family member or friend—authorized by a power of attorney to make legal decisions for another individual. In scientific terms, “agent” sometimes refers to a drug as well.
A Packing company that is authorizde to act on their behalf for custom clearance or some other work.
A local person or company authorized to act on behalf of another person or company.
A person who is authorised to carry out activities on behalf of his principal and to enter into commitments by which the principal will be bound. The term usually refers to a businessman who finds business for you and takes a commission.
A person or company that acts on behalf of another to transact business, generally in exchange for payment. In real estate, it is a person or company with a real estate license working under the authority of a real estate broker
A businessman who acts for, or in the place of, another to buy or sell merchandise in exchange for a commission. Also called a"Broker" or a "middleman".
Autonomous software program acting on a users behalf.
A person acting on behalf of somebody else who is the principal to the trade when completing the trade. A common example is when a broker dealer buys or sells shares on behalf of a customer with a market maker.
(1) In agency law, a party who is authorized by another party, the principal, to act on the principal's behalf in contractual dealings with third parties. See also principal. (2) In insurance, any person or entity representing an insurance company and selling insurance. See also agent-broker, broker, general agent (GA), and personal producing general agent (PPGA).
See on: Wikipedia Investopedia An individual or firm that places securities transactions for clients. A person licensed by a state to sell insurance. A securities salesperson who represents a broker-dealer or issuer when selling or trying to sell securities to the investing public.
One who represents another from whom he has derived authority. A fiduicary agent of the principal.
An affiliated moving company authorized to act on behalf of a motor carrier (i.e.; Mayflower, North American, Allied, Paul Arpin, etc.). The affiliated moving company (the agent) may serve as the booking agent, the origin agent, the hauling agent and/or the destination agent.
A software process empowered to transparently act for or represent a user by completing transactions. Such as www.firefly.com.
A person who acts on behalf of another party (a principal). In a syndicated loan, the agent is the bank which acts on behalf of all the lenders and is responsible for administering the loan and acting as a conduit for all payments. Usually called the facility agent.
A person acting on behalf of another person.
One who acts on behalf of another (the principal) in dealing with a third party. Examples include a sales agent and a purchasing agent.
Anyone who has the authority to act on the behalf of another, representing the business interests of that person.
One who is authorized by a principal to represent the principal in business transactions with a third party. In the real estate profession, it refers to a broker.
Alternate term for Artist's representative.
One who sells and services life insurance policies for one or more life insurance companies. The agent is paid a commission or salary by the company, but as a rule, earnings depend primarily on the amount of insurance sold. Life insurance agents may sometimes be referred to as life underwriters.
A program that can travel over the Internet and access remote resources, on behalf of a user. A proper agent should be able to run on remote machines and travel freely from machine to machine. The Java language shows promise for permitting safe agents, since the Java interpreter does not let Java applets harm the computers they contact.
An individual who represents a seller, a buyer or both in the purchase or sale of real estate.