Seems like the conversation you'd like to have with such an agent is:

The bad way:

AUTHOR: How is your agency going to address the apparent conflict of interest here?

AGENT: What conflict of interest?

AUTHOR: Thank you, have a nice day. Maybe I'll see you at a convention sometime.

The good way:

AUTHOR: How is your agency going to address the apparent conflict of interest here?

AGENT: I'm glad you asked that. Here is what we are thinking along those lines...

AUTHOR: Wow, you really have thought about it. I feel much better.

TKA sounds like they have definitely taken Approach A.