E&O Insights: How to Minimize E&O When Selling Employee Benefits December 2, 2013 By Curtis M. Pearsall Agencies involved in the sales and service of employee benefits know that the issue of errors and omissions (E&O) is...
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Declarations December 2, 2013 Something for Nothing “Sometimes a few bad employees try to get something for nothing, scamming the people we serve. This...
Business Moves December 2, 2013 Eastern Insurance Group, Westover Insurance Eastern Insurance Group, an insurance agency and a subsidiary of Eastern Bank based in Natick,...
Best Agencies December 2, 2013 By Andrea Wells The independent agency system is strong and getting stronger. Thanks to a focus on specialization, investments in technology and staff,...
Report Shows Nearly 5 Million Homes Endangered by Wildfires December 2, 2013 More than 4.5 million U.S. households are at high or extreme risk from wildfire, according to new analysis by Verisk...
When Coverage Isn’t Enough: Managing Risk a Challenge for Insureds December 2, 2013 By Amy O'Connor Companies of all types and sizes are facing increased risks, but many are not putting adequate programs in place to...
Lexington’s Johnson on U.S. Surplus Lines December 2, 2013 The surplus lines industry experienced tough times in 2012. But that hasn’t been the story for 2013, says Jeremy Johnson,...
Program Market Growth: New Study Shows Business Up 10% December 2, 2013 Program insurance premium revenues increased 10.8 percent in 2012, more than three times the rate of premium growth in the...
Carrier Disintermediation of Agencies November 18, 2013 By Chris Burand A multitude of forces are causing many carriers to think of ways to disintermediate agencies. Healthcare reform is one. Some...