Articles by Christopher J. Boggs

Chris Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, is a veteran insurance educator. He is Executive Director, Big I Virtual University of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America. He can be reached at chris.boggs@iiaba.net.

Are You an Insurance ‘Expert?’

Have you ever noticed that true experts don’t refer to themselves, or even consider themselves, experts? However, others see them as and proclaim them to be experts. True experts worry more about what they don’t know than what they do …

How to Write Coverage for Condominium Associations and Individual Unit Owners

Completing the condominium insurance picture necessitates “jigsaw puzzle” tenacity. Quite a few pieces must be snapped together to assure the proper insurance picture is presented; any missing information can leave a gaping hole in either the association’s or unit owner’s …

What’s (Bad) Luck Got to do With It: Is Risk the Enemy?

Today is Friday the 13th! Not that I have paraskevidekatriaphobia, but a lot of people do – so much so that they are convinced something bad is going to happen today, just because it is the 13th and it happens …

Do’s and Don’ts of E&O Suits

Ask any agent who has suffered through an errors and omissions (E&O) suit and they will provide sage-like insight into the professional and even personal trials created by such an ordeal. Years ago I met an agent who, just four …

Halloween and Legal Liability for Ghosts, Ghouls, Goblins, and Other “Guests”

“Halloween pranks.” Google this phrase and more than 5 million results link to a myriad of ways to “mess with peoples mind” on Halloween. Some recommended pranks require a higher education to understand; some ideas are, well, strange; but some …

Product Liability: The Quest to Protect Us From Ourselves

Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death among teenagers and adults 15 to 44. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 43,000 people between 15 and 44 died in 2013 as a result of unintentional injury. …

Back to the Insurance Future: What Marty McFly Saw in 2015

According to my history book (or “future” book), well, at least the history taught by the movies, Marty McFly landed in Hill Valley today after skipping over the last 30 years. If you see him, compare notes with him regarding …

Insurance Rules For Valuing Damaged Or Destroyed Property

Replacement cost does not mean what the client believes or has been told. Insureds assume replacement cost translates into new stuff for old junk – because agents have told them that’s how it works. Well, to be fair this is …

10 Steps to Management Success

Recently I’ve been reviewing some of history’s “management fads.” You know, the ones that looked good for a time but ultimately proved to be worthless, detrimental to your employees or impossible to institute. Because of this walk down management school …

Four Key Business Income Concepts

Business income protection is of utmost importance for any insured suffering a catastrophic property loss. To fully understand business income coverage and the protection the policy extends, four key business income definitions and concepts must be understood: Business income; Period …