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‘Employees Are the Heart of This Company’ at Ansay and Associates

For over 75 years, Ansay and Associates has invested in its future by investing in its people. “As a family owned and independent agency, we have the freedom to focus on long-term success rather than short-term gains,” said Mike Ansay, …

Long COVID Claims Still Impact California’s Workers Comp System, Report Shows

The impact and surge of long-term COVID on the California workers’ compensation system since 2020 has been prevalent, including long-term impacts on disability and long-term patterns of medical cost and treatment on long COVID claims. That’s from a report by …

Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources

There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency, according a panel on the topic at the …

Washington Paper Mill Fined Nearly $650K in Machine Operator Death

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries cited and fined a mill operator in Camas following an investigation into the death of a worker who was crushed by a packing machine that had no safety guards in place. The …

Update: What’s Going on With Condos?

The condominium building is an interesting form of owning property where an individual owns their unit, what is sometimes referred to as a box of air, and at the same time, becomes a part of the condominium ownership association, which …

In the Dark: Telling the Truth About Flooding Requires Accurate Maps and Strong Disclosure Laws

Hundreds of thousands of Americans already live in homes that have repeatedly flooded. To get a good handle on the extent of those losses, check out the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s web page that hosts an extensive dataset with information …

Employee Development, Community Are Key at G&G

G&G Independent Insurance has cracked the code. For the fifth straight year, G&G has been named a finalist in Insurance Journal’s Best Agencies to Work For competition. Five straight years of praise coming from inside the Fayetteville, Arkansas-based agency’s walls. …

Making Friends With the Future: Agency Tech Moving at a Faster Pace Than Ever Before

That used to be one of my biggest beefs as an agency owner — I have all of these pieces of tech and none of them talked to each other,” Vonda Copeland, co-owner and vice president of operations at Copeland …

Why Tech Matters in M&A

Technology and AI innovation makes an impact when it comes to merger and acquisition decision, according to Brooke DeWyze, chief development officer for Trucordia, formerly PCF Insurance Services. DeWyze, who spends her time at Trucordia evaluating independent agencies that are …

Employee-Owned CoVerica Goes the Extra Mile

Earlier this year CoVerica Insurance rolled out an employee-owned stock program, giving the agency’s staff an opportunity to become part-owners of the organization. That decision to become an employee-owned company gave CoVerica members an opportunity to buy into the company’s …

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