Is Taking a Vacation a Good Way to Increase Agency Value? October 5, 2015 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak Summer is over and the kids are back in school. Many of us spent a week or two away from...
Underinsurance of Property Is Growing Global Challenge: Swiss Re Report October 5, 2015 The underinsurance of property risk – particularly natural catastrophe risks – has risen steadily over the past 40 years, even...
Gap Between Insured & Economic Losses Offers Business Opportunities: AIR October 5, 2015 A huge global gap between disaster-related insured and economic losses presents a growth opportunity for P/C carriers, says a new...
ACE Takes 24% Stake in CoverHound’s Online Commercial Insurance Plans October 5, 2015 By Don Jergler CoverHound has raised $33.3 million in a financing round led by ACE Group, which the company plans to use to...
Public’s Perception of Insurance Is Reality – Accept Reality October 5, 2015 By Chris Burand Perception is reality. The general public’s perception of reality relative to insurance is that personal insurance, especially auto, is a...
66% of Small Businesses Lack Business Interruption Coverage September 21, 2015 Nearly 75 percent of small businesses say they don’t have a disaster recovery plan in place. For companies with fewer...
Labor Department’s 6-Part Test for Classifying Employees, Independent Contractors September 21, 2015 The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a blog post with new guidance on classifying workers as employees or independent...
Don’t Get Trucked By Transit Coverage September 21, 2015 By Rebecca Roberts Changing Regulation and Enforcement Can Get Your Client T-Boned Take a drive down any highway in America and you won’t...
Which of These Competitors Should You Worry About? September 21, 2015 By Alan L. Shulman Just like everything else in the world, insurance sales competitors change with the times. Some are well-financed operations with a...
Declarations September 21, 2015 Hiring Miss Cleo “Miss Cleo does have quite the folk hero cast to her, and it was an interesting choice...