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...
How Your Diversity & Inclusion Plan Can Positively Impact Recruiting February 22, 2021 By Mary Newgard Here are the top two statements insurance agencies said to me in 2020: “We need to find top talent.” “I...
Industry Trends to Exploit for 2021 February 22, 2021 By Catherine Oak and Bill Schoeffler The insurance industry is so intertwined with the economy and society. Any noticeable change in either will have impacts on...
It Could Have Been Worse. COVID-19’s Impact on Workers’ Compensation February 22, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson While it obviously presented challenges, 2020 is looking like it may not have been such a bad year for workers’...
LockTen: Top 10 Total Reward and Human Capital Strategies in 2021 February 22, 2021 By Kyle Anthony We’ve learned a lot in the past transformative year. The bottom line is: it’s not enough to just be a...
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...