No Duty to Defend Doesn’t Mean No Duty to Indemnify, 5th Circuit Finds August 21, 2023 By William Rabb A federal appeals court has clarified, at least under the realm of Texas law, when an insurer has a duty...
Dodging Distractions: Focus on Relationships for Long-Term Agency Success August 21, 2023 By Tony Caldwell Life has never held more opportunities for our attention to be pulled away from what is most important. We have...
Facts Are Friends August 21, 2023 By Chris Burand Recently, a carrier’s representatives walked into one of my client’s offices. This carrier announced they needed a 25% rate increase...
Washington Dollar Tree Store Fined for Worker Safety Violations August 21, 2023 Dollar Tree in Washington faces $132,000 in fines for reported work safety violations including locked emergency exit routes, improper stacking...
Agency M&A Down 24% in First Half 2023: OPTIS August 21, 2023 Investment banking and financial firm OPTIS Partners said the count of agency mergers and acquisitions during the first half of...
California Firm to Pay $1M for Selling Devices to Thwart Truck Smog Controls August 21, 2023 A California company will pay $1 million for violating federal environmental laws by making and selling devices that defeated smog...
$40M Lawsuit by Virginia Teacher Who Was Shot: Civil Court or Workers’ Compensation? August 7, 2023 Lawyers for a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia board, argued that discovery should wait can...
The State of the MGA Market August 7, 2023 By Joe Guerrero With forecasts of turbulence for the U.S. economy at the end of last year, 2023 opened to a slow but...
5 Tips for Applying H2H Marketing to Your Insurance Business August 7, 2023 By Anita Nevins Human-to-human (H2H) marketing is a specialized approach that focuses on fostering authentic connections and establishing meaningful relationships with potential customers....
Six Strategies That Take Weeks Off Your Hiring Process August 7, 2023 By Mary Newgard Do you think your hiring process takes too long? Have issues with timing cost you time, money and the chance...