IA Magazine
The comments addressed the Federal Reserve Board’s request for public feedback on a proposal to expand the Main Street Lending Program to provide access to credit for nonprofit organizations.
Posted: Jun 24, 2020
Watch the video from Bob Rusbuldt, Big "I" president & CEO, and Jon Jensen, Big "I" chairman, providing updates on the Trusted Choice® COVID-19 Relief Fund.
Posted: Jun 24, 2020
Cyber insurance is now a significant line of business. But how significant is it?
Posted: Jun 23, 2020
Propelled by the coronavirus pandemic, the digital customer experience is key to an agency's strategies to improve client satisfaction and boost profitability.
Posted: Jun 22, 2020
As businesses begin to reopen and employees return to work, here are three ways agents can help clients.
Posted: Jun 22, 2020
Did you know that placing customers’ home and auto policies with a single carrier will help you grow your business while improving the customer experience?
Posted: Jun 21, 2020
Social distancing creates increased risks in a few areas. Are your clients covered properly?
Posted: Jun 21, 2020
From birthday parties to weddings and conventions to concerts, Eventsured offers coverage for the thousands of short-term events occurring across the country each day.
Posted: Jun 21, 2020
The D&O market saw a hardening at the beginning of the year: the coronavirus pandemic has caused even more disruption.
Posted: Jun 21, 2020
Three-quarters of Americans think they don’t need flood insurance, according to a new study.
Posted: Jun 21, 2020
Can the agent add one LLC, set up to own the building and rent to the other LLC, as a named insured to the other LLC's policy, which would include coverage for loss of rental income from the tenant?
Posted: Jun 18, 2020
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark 6-3 decision that includes sexual orientation as protected under Title VII. This means termination or other negative employment actions taken against an LGTBQ employee is against the law.
Posted: Jun 17, 2020
Companies that do not already meet laws protecting employees from sexual orientation discrimination may need to make changes to ensure compliance.
Posted: Jun 17, 2020
This week Bob Rusbuldt, Big “I” president and CEO, David Sampson, president and CEO of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) and Charles Chamness, president and CEO of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAM...
Posted: Jun 17, 2020
The Department of Treasury and Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a new EZ loan forgiveness application and revised full forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
Posted: Jun 17, 2020
As businesses begin to reopen and employees return to work here are 3 ways agents can help clients.
Posted: Jun 16, 2020
Before placing errors & omissions coverage with any carrier the agency is appointed to represent, consider these five factors.
Posted: Jun 15, 2020
Independent agent Brian Stauffenberg highlights the trend of coverage being reduced and being added back in for a price. Premiums are increasing hand-in-hand with wind and hail claims.
Posted: Jun 14, 2020
Internet libel, bicyclist collisions and more. Discuss these four risks with your clients in the time of social distancing.
Posted: Jun 14, 2020
Good things come in packages. Learn how you and your customers will win when you package home and auto policies with the same carrier.
Posted: Jun 14, 2020
As coronavirus forces homeowners to stay indoors and at home, it added yet another layer of complications to homeowners coverage among already complex and ever-changing home-usage patterns.
Posted: Jun 14, 2020
2020 will be a worse than average year for floods – but most Americans aren’t ready, according to a recent survey.
Posted: Jun 14, 2020
As many people spend more time at home, insurers and agents have an opportunity to introduce and underscore their value to homeowners.
Posted: Jun 14, 2020
One lesson learned from the global coronavirus pandemic is that our homes are a place of refuge. And now more than ever, keeping homes safe and maintained is critical to our security and comfort.
Posted: Jun 14, 2020
Company Bulletin 2020-15 issued June 8 by the Illinois Department of Insurance (IDOI) addresses recent riots and how the department expects insurance carriers to respond.
Posted: Jun 11, 2020