How Well Do Your Producers and CSRs Really Get Along? June 15, 2015 By Alan L. Shulman To foster growth, property/casualty agency managers need to actively encourage their employees to achieve a desirable level of mutual trust...
Declarations June 15, 2015 Uncharted Territory “Losing the qualification to self-bond and turning to the corporate surety market is uncharted territory.” —Robert Duke, chief...
Medical Malpractice Payouts Continue to Climb in U.S. June 15, 2015 For the second consecutive year, medical malpractice payouts in 2014 increased over four percent from the previous year. After declining...
E&O Insights: When Should You Offer an Umbrella? June 15, 2015 By Curtis M. Pearsall If one were to ask an agency how many of its personal and commercial accounts have an umbrella, most agencies...
Additional Insured Endorsements in Construction June 15, 2015 By Dwight Kealy To get on a job, contractors often have to show proof of insurance and name the individuals hiring them as...
The $6 Billion Medical Liability Epidemic: Data Breaches June 15, 2015 Cybercriminals are out to get the healthcare industry. Healthcare facilities and professionals are facing a surge in data breaches, security...
It’s Time for Congress to Prepare for Hurricane Season June 15, 2015 By Jimi Grande Thousands of Americans have been working to prepare their homes and businesses for this year’s Atlantic hurricane season which began...
The Risk of Data Breach in Agencies Today June 5, 2015 By Tom Wetzel Data breaches pose a serious threat to agents even though incidents involving large companies such as Target and Sony produce...
Turbulence Ahead June 1, 2015 By Andrea Wells The workers’ compensation industry fared well in 2014. Net written premium for workers’ compensation continued its upward trend, with 2014...
Market for Drone Insurance Expected to Take Off in Next 5 Years June 1, 2015 The use of drones could become common practice for almost 40 percent of businesses in fewer than five years, according...