Producer Compliance in California: The Top Three Regulatory Danger Zones May 15, 2017 By Mark B. Robinson Like Big Brother, California’s Department of Insurance is watching you. Okay, perhaps not literally — and certainly not all of...
Tech Talk: How to Use Digital Body Language May 15, 2017 By Tom Wetzel “When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on the language of the first.”...
My New Markets May 15, 2017 Live Music Venue Insurance Market Detail: Entertainment Risks’s (www.entertainmentrisk.com) coverage highlights include: AM Best “A-XI” rated carriers; able to quote...
Wholesale Associations NAPSLO, AAMGA Merging to Form WSIA May 15, 2017 By Andrea Wells Things are moving forward for a new insurance industry trade association for the wholesale, specialty and surplus lines insurance industry....
Political Talk Hurting Job Performance May 15, 2017 By Andrea Wells Don’t talk politics – it might hurt your on-the-job performance. That’s what a new survey by the American Psychological Association...
Organic Growth Under Pressure: Agencies Show Weakest Growth Since 2011, Reagan Consulting Reports May 15, 2017 Agencies and brokerage firms reported that their organic growth fell to 3.9 percent in the first quarter of 2017, the...
Surplus Lines Could Meet Your Insured’s Flood Coverage Needs May 15, 2017 By Norma Essary The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has been the topic of much debate in recent years, especially with the program...
A Risk Pool of One: How Technology Could Make Insurance Obsolete May 15, 2017 By Joseph S. Harrington, CPCU, ARP Will technology make insurance obsolete?” That was the stark question posed by William Hartnett, a former Microsoft and ACORD executive,...
Top 10 Technical Fouls to Avoid When Filing Environmental Claims May 15, 2017 By Veronica W. Benzinger Benzinger is chief broking officer and managing director at Aon Risk Solutions Environmental Practice. Claims are where the rubber meets...
The Wedge: The Scientific Selling Power of Yes, No and Maybe May 15, 2017 By Randy Schwantz My dad was a fighter pilot. He flew a P-47 Thunderbolt, one of the heaviest fighter planes ever built. The...