Reading Forms: Is It Really Necessary? April 24, 2019 By Chris Burand We are grateful for friend of the Academy, Chris Burand, President of Burand & Associates, LLC for this timely article....
The Lowdown: The Silent Battle Between Agencies and Companies April 23, 2019 By Chris Burand P&C insurance companies are scared. Not all are scared, of course. Some are big enough, some are smart enough, and...
How Errors & Omissions Lawsuits May Change April 1, 2019 By Chris Burand Artificial Intelligence and Private Equity Investments Will Play an Increasing Role Plaintiff attorneys, at least the smart ones, must make...
The Power of Trust and the Value of an E&O Audit March 4, 2019 By Chris Burand I have been completing E&O audits for almost 25 years now. My first experience was one of the oddest because...
A Regulatory Sandbox for Insurtechs? February 4, 2019 By Chris Burand A Regulatory Sandbox is the title given to the concept that regular regulations should not apply to insurtech companies. The...
How Property/Casualty Insurance Is Becoming Less Valuable January 7, 2019 By Chris Burand I wrote about this some months ago and received many interesting comments. I decided to follow up on the same...
How States Differ in Responding to Coverages and Their Application December 3, 2018 By Chris Burand I have done a tremendous amount of errors and omissions (E&O) work over the years, including serving as approved and...
Why It’s Important to Understand Your Carriers November 5, 2018 By Chris Burand I have been analyzing the insurance industry and individual insurers and agencies for a long time now. When I started...
Most of the Time, Nothing Goes Wrong and This Is a Big Problem October 1, 2018 By Chris Burand In Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises,” a character, Mike, was asked how he went bankrupt. “Two ways,” Mike said,...
5 Ways to Put Customers First and Ice the Cake with Insurtech September 3, 2018 By Chris Burand I was surprised to learn I was named one of the 50 most influential people in the United States/Western Europe...