The Four Quadrants: A Salesforce-Driven Blueprint for Growing Insurance Agencies

Most insurance agencies are sitting on a goldmine of data, inside Salesforce, AMS platforms, spreadsheets, and inboxes. But when that data doesn’t drive action, growth stalls. Producers fall into reactive cycles. Leaders can’t scale what they can’t see.

Why?

The issue isn’t access to data. It’s activating it—turning it into workflows, behaviors, and measurable outcomes.

That’s the gap Salesforce is built to close—when it’s implemented with the right structure. 

At PS Advisory, we specialize in helping insurance agencies implement Salesforce in a way that reflects the real-world dynamics of distribution, retention, and operational scale. Our approach is rooted in a simple but powerful model: The Four Quadrants Methodology. 

In this blog, we’ll break down the Four Quadrants Methodology and show how it transforms Salesforce from just a CRM into a true engine for agency growth.

What Are the Four Quadrants?

The Four Quadrants are four categories of workflow and performance that every insurance agency must master to grow and scale. Each quadrant aligns directly with a Salesforce capability, and when properly implemented, each becomes a repeatable engine inside your CRM.

Here’s what the Four Quadrants look like at a glance:

Let’s break down how Salesforce powers each quadrant:

Quadrant 1: New Business – Build a Repeatable Prospecting Engine in Salesforce

Growth begins with net new clients. But producers can’t be expected to chase leads manually or manage a book in their inbox.

With Salesforce, we help you:

  • Create Sales Paths and Opportunity Stages tailored to insurance sales (quote requested, underwriting in progress, binding, closed-won, etc.)

     

  • Automate task reminders and follow-ups for lead nurturing

     

  • Track every producer’s pipeline, conversion rate, and activity volume

     

  • Deploy lead assignment rules that route prospects based on territory, product, or team

     

Outcome: Producers prospect with discipline, follow-ups don’t fall through the cracks, and sales managers gain visibility into pipeline health at every stage.

 

Quadrant 2: Cross-Sell & Upsell – Operationalize the Golden Quadrant

Selling more to existing clients is the fastest path to profitable growth—and the best retention strategy. But it doesn’t happen unless producers are prompted and empowered.

In Salesforce, we configure:

  • Cross-sell dashboards that highlight policies-per-client and identify white space

     

  • Automated alerts for key cross-sell moments (e.g. when a home policy lacks umbrella or a commercial client grows payroll)

     

  • Custom flows to trigger outbound campaigns from Account records (e.g. send email + task to call when opportunity is detected)

     

  • Campaign attribution to track which outreach led to upsell

     

Outcome: Cross-selling becomes structured, visible, and repeatable – not random or forgotten.

 

Quadrant 3: Stewardship & Retention – Build Lifecycle Value into Salesforce

Retention is earned between the claim and the renewal. Yet most agencies fail to log—and therefore learn from—their stewardship efforts.

With Salesforce, we help agencies:

  • Set automated renewal review workflows 90, 60, and 30 days before expiration

     

  • Use case records and timeline views to track every client interaction over time

     

  • Deploy service journeys that segment stewardship based on client tier (e.g., A clients get quarterly check-ins; C clients get automated updates)

     

  • Capture client feedback via integrated surveys that populate directly into the client record

     

Outcome: Retention moves from passive to proactive, and you get credit for the value you deliver all year long.

 

Quadrant 4: Scalability & Transparency – Use Salesforce as the Growth Infrastructure

Most CRM implementations fail because they mirror chaos. We implement Salesforce to replace chaos with structured, scalable workflows.

How we deliver:

  • Build out process builders or Flow automations for quoting, onboarding, policy renewals, and claims follow-up

     

  • Design dashboards by role: producers see their pipeline; leadership sees aggregate KPIs

     

  • Implement record-level visibility and permissions for cross-team collaboration

     

  • Ensure mobile access so producers can work from anywhere, with real-time data

     

Outcome: Your agency runs on a single source of truth that scales with you, not a patchwork of spreadsheets and inboxes.

 

What Makes This Different?

Most Salesforce implementations stop at setup. We go further. We build your Salesforce around the Four Quadrants model, ensuring it reflects the actual work of growing and running an insurance agency.

We don’t stop at setup – we design Salesforce to drive results.

A Platform Is Only as Good as the Workflows It Enables

Insurance producers don’t need more data; they need better workflows. Agency owners don’t need more dashboards; they need systems that scale.

With the Four Quadrant Method, our clients can increase new business, cross-sell and upsell opportunities, drive client value between claim and renewal, and promote transparency and accountability. This approach empowers brokers and agencies to fully leverage Salesforce, turning raw data into structured workflows that drive growth, retention, and a lasting competitive edge.

Take the Next Step:

If your current CRM isn’t helping your producers sell more or your team retain better, it’s time to evolve. Let’s talk about how the Four Quadrants model can help you drive more sales, enhance retention, and scale your business smarter.

At PSAdvisory, we partner with our clients to drive innovation, improve efficiency, and solve complex technical challenges. 

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