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A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT Three things agents can do to help clients return to work By Scott Carroll As businesses begin to reopen and employees return to work, insurance The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: BEING A TRUE PARTNER WITH YOUR CLIENTS (AND PROSPECTS) Know who they are—personally and professionally By Scott M. Wood You are an advisor, a consultant, a broker. You The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT’S BEEN Lessons for agencies after the COVID-I9 and civil unrest crises By Craig Most, CPIA, CIC The Grateful Dead’s famous countercultural music produced one The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
DEPENDENT STATUS DETERMINED COVERAGE STATUS An auto owner was insured under a personal automobile and a personal umbrella policy from the same insurer. The auto policy’s limit was exhausted, responding The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
Coverholders and Risk Takers By Frank Huver GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT Securing underwriting authorities requires a healthy mix of diligence and patience Like most parents, I was The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
Beyond Insurance By F. Scott Addis, Ashley Correll, Matt O’Neill, and Carolyn Smith UNCONSCIOUS BIAS Understanding the problem and four effective ways to eliminate it The world is waking up The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
To The Point By Gerry Pisciottano WHAT’S CHANGED IN A POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD? As important as that question is, maybe a better one is, “What hasn’t changed?” Businesses and their customers The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
Management by Coaching By Kimberly Paterson, CEC GETTING BACK UP TO SPEED How a trauma like COVID-I9 hurts individual performance, and what you can do about it Increasing numbers of The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
Public Policy Analysis & Opinion By Kevin P. Hennosy TRUST BUSTERS Giant robocall scam hurts consumers and ethical insurance producers Insurance is a business based on trust. So if a The post
Posted: Jul 28, 2020
Dig a Little Deeper By Dawn Jackson, AU, AINS BAD TIME FOR SWINE Is the culprit wind or virus? The Court Decisions column is one of the most popular parts The post BAD TIME FO...
Posted: Jul 27, 2020
ISO Emerging Issues Perspectives By Jared Dearth FACING VIRTUAL CHALLENGES Six questions brokers and agents should consider with underwriting-based remote collaboration The COVID-19 pandemic has shined a spotlight on many The post
Posted: Jul 27, 2020
Risk Managers’ Forum By Paul W. Burkett, JD, CPCU, CIC, CRM, ARM, ALCM WHAT’S INCLUDED? Should risk managers believe they’ll have coverage for COVID-I9 under standard business income and extra The post
Posted: Jul 27, 2020
Winning Strategies By Roger Sitkins RUNNING YOUR AGENCY BY DESIGN, NOT DEFAULT Get rid of complacency and establish and execute your agency’s way of doing business At a recent weekly The post
Posted: Jul 27, 2020
My aching head Alison Peterson was involved in an automobile collision on October 21, 2009, and sustained a whiplash injury. Peterson was not at fault. She had a policy with The post
Posted: Jul 27, 2020
Water, water everywhere In December 2008, Joan and Lucille Beseler returned home to find water on the kitchen floor near the sink. The water damaged the floors and cabinetry. The The post
Posted: Jul 27, 2020
Bad time for swine On January 18, 1990, Curtis O. Griess & Sons, Inc., purchased from Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Nebraska a policy to cover its livestock from The post
Posted: Jul 27, 2020
What you say or don’t say can may make or break your reputation. Today, you may want to fly lay low, and that’s okay. If not, here’s advice to help The post TOP 5 WAY...
Posted: Jun 30, 2020
Today, there are more types of coverage for more types of risk. When choosing the right protection, small businesses find there’s no substitute for the advice of a licensed, experienced The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2020
NAVIGATING FLORIDA BUILDERS RISK How to deal with challenging situations in a complex market By Dawn Gordon, CPCU The construction market in Florida has been robust in recent years and The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2020
ACTIVE SHOOTERS How these risks in Florida are shaping the future of the security insurance market By Tory Brownyard This spring, across the country, there is one risk on everyone’s The post
Posted: Jun 30, 2020
AGENCY OF THE MONTH “R” STANDS FOR RELATIONSHIPS Montana agency helps customers find financial freedom By Dennis H. Pillsbury Managing Partner Brandon Smith, of Glidewell Investments & Insurance Group (GiiG), The post
Posted: Jun 29, 2020
Young Professionals WORKING FROM HOME WITH KIDS Advice on preparing and scheduling your children’s day By Christopher W. Cook The COVID-19 stay-at-home orders began back in March, but as the The post
Posted: Jun 29, 2020
ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE A soft spot in the liability market looks to get harder as claims increase By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU Until now, architects and engineers The post
Posted: Jun 29, 2020
PLANNING TO REOPEN Zywave webinar shares tips for reopening office spaces after COVID-I9 stay-at-home orders end By Christopher W. Cook “Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” —Dwight Eisenhower In The post
Posted: Jun 29, 2020
Agency Partners BOLD IN STRATEGY Orchid Insurance brings deep-down underwriting to tough classes By Elisabeth Boone, CPCU How do you consistently achieve double-digit growth in what many experts believe is The post
Posted: Jun 29, 2020