10 Things Agencies Should Expect from Carriers February 22, 2021 By Jodi Kelley Working for an independent insurance agency can be challenging, and the job is even tougher if an insurer does not...
Diversity, Resilience, Innovation Among Altmaier’s Priorities as NAIC President February 22, 2021 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s top insurance regulator has a busy year ahead, and it won’t just include overseeing his own state’s insurance market,...
E&O Risks to Agents Extend to Cyber February 22, 2021 By Tom Wetzel Agents are bracing for errors and omissions (E&O) claims stemming from the pandemic when insureds discover they carry inadequate coverage...
Evolving Compensation Practices to Meet Changing Employee Needs February 22, 2021 By JoJo Harris Hiring managers have had to transform many of their standard activities and procedures to accommodate today’s primarily virtual environment. From...
5 Questions to Ask Customers Considering a Family Farm Business February 22, 2021 By Patrick Wraight According to a March 2020 article by the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, agritourism operations in the U.S. generated more than...
Long-Term Vision Is Key to Agency Planning February 8, 2021 By Tony Caldwell Unfortunately, research indicates that most people will not keep their New Year’s resolutions. My theory is that this failure is...
Pandemic-Related Business Interruption, Cyber Top Business Risks for 2021: Allianz February 8, 2021 There was no escaping the coronavirus in 2020 and the pandemic will dominate the risk landscape again in 2021, according...
Surfacing Emerging Risks From Covid, Cyber, Civil Unrest, Mergers, and More… February 8, 2021 By Amy O'Connor and Andrea Wells Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, societal unrest and other market forces experienced...
The Myth of the ‘Surplus Lines Agent’ February 8, 2021 By Zach Lerner Increasingly, the world of insurance distribution has become highly specialized, utilizing technology and a multitude of parties to reach customers...
2021: The Year of Insurance Agency E&O Lawsuits February 8, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurance agents and brokers should prepare for a big agency errors and omissions (E&O) litigation wave to crash their shores...