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The untapped talent pool of people who are neurodivergent can address the challenges that agencies face in turnover, work management, talent shortages and staff capacity.
Posted: Jan 30, 2024
The product is a streamlined site pollution liability policy providing coverage enhancements that are relevant to middle market and Fortune 1,000 companies.
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
Couple the unique risk exposures of public entities with continued economic challenges such as inflation and labor shortages, and “Groundhog Day" may be set to continue.
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
Over the past 20 years, the number of individual specialty crops insured under crop insurance programs increased by 27%, with over 100 individual specialty crops currently insured under crop insurance programs.
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
Couple the unique risk exposures of public entities with continued economic challenges such as inflation and labor shortages, and “Groundhog Day" may be set to continue.
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
The product is a streamlined site pollution liability policy providing coverage enhancements that are relevant to middle market and Fortune 1,000 companies.
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
Over the past 20 years, the number of individual specialty crops insured under crop insurance programs increased by 27%, with over 100 individual specialty crops currently insured under crop insurance programs.
Posted: Jan 28, 2024
After a shopping cart was blown 30 yards across a parking lot into a client's car, the agent believes the windstorm damage is a comprehensive loss. The adjustor says the object is a collision loss because the object must be falling to be caused by a...
Posted: Jan 25, 2024
The premier event for independent agents will take place April 10-12 in Washington, D.C.
Posted: Jan 24, 2024
A short-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program through March 8 was included in the short-term continuing resolution passed by Congress last week.
Posted: Jan 24, 2024
Attacks on Bluetooth devices are a growing trend in the cybercrime world. Here are some of the common threats you and your clients should be aware of
Posted: Jan 24, 2024
"The current hard market conditions have been the most challenging hurdles to navigate in over 20 years," says indepedent agent Jeff Johnson. "There are so many factors playing into this hard market, which make placing business more difficult than ev...
Posted: Jan 21, 2024
The agency errors & omissions environment has become more complicated, and the result has led to several implications for independent agencies.
Posted: Jan 21, 2024
High-net-worth individuals and farmers looking to diversify their income streams through agritainment must also factor in the potential risks associated with these types of operations.
Posted: Jan 21, 2024
In the event of a claim—dog-related or otherwise—would the carrier be able to declare the policy void back to inception due to fraud or material misrepresentation by the applicant?
Posted: Jan 18, 2024
The Act would prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from pursuing enforcement against any person regulated by a state insurance regulator.
Posted: Jan 17, 2024
It's the biggest jump since 1976 and the 16th consecutive month of annual gains exceeding 10%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) consumer price index (CPI) report.
Posted: Jan 17, 2024
Here's how an agent can to explain this unique requirement to their surety clients.
Posted: Jan 16, 2024
If a customer of one of the tenants was injured in an auto accident in the parking lot, does the standard commercial general liability policy without the non-owned auto endorsement provide coverage for the landlord?
Posted: Jan 11, 2024
The Trusted Choice® Board of Directors annual meeting highlighted initiatives it implemented to support Big "I" members in 2023 and 2024.
Posted: Jan 10, 2024
The outlook for U.S. property & casualty insurance industry is more favorable than 2023, with expected strong premium growth and easing inflation pressures, according to report.
Posted: Jan 10, 2024
Agency leaders who address conflict directly, rather than sweep it under the rug, are taking a big step toward creating an environment where employees thrive and produce.
Posted: Jan 09, 2024
Here are some of the important general, state and federal trends to watch as we begin 2024.
Posted: Jan 09, 2024
Products offered on surplus lines paper provides coverage to a broader range of industries, including health care, education, private equity (PE) and venture-backed portfolio companies, nonprofit organizations, and more.
Posted: Jan 07, 2024
A customizable insurance product gives independent agents the ability to craft a special events package that will meet their clients' needs, whether it is for a large complex event or a smaller, less expensive event.
Posted: Jan 07, 2024