Exclusive Remedy: The Scope of Protection in Illinois September 3, 2018 By Francis M. Brady Section 5(a) of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act provides the damages an employer must pay for work-related injuries. It specifies...
Why Profit Center Accounting Is Important August 20, 2018 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak Is personal lines costing the agency money? How profitable is that new program business? What would happen to the bottom...
Prospecting: The No. 1 Source of New Production August 20, 2018 By Randy Schwantz If you’re a new producer and want to be successful, there is one thing you need to be very diligent...
How Surety Bonds Are Covering California’s Cannabis Industry August 6, 2018 By Michael Herranen As the cannabis industry fights for legitimacy across the United States, California is working to maintain its leadership in the...
Five Takeaways from California’s Watershed Privacy Law August 6, 2018 By Kaylee A. Cox and Joel E. Roberson California recently enacted a sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which is likely to have...
Q&A August 6, 2018 Q: I’m the new vice president of talent acquisition for a large regional agency in California. Prior to my arrival,...
The Declining Value of Insurance August 6, 2018 By Chris Burand Value is a relative term often specific to a given asset. For example, if the price of gold declines from...
‘A Pain Free Process’: Proactive Agency Recruiting August 6, 2018 By Mary Newgard 1 Make Decisions Driven by Data To know where you’re going, you have to know where you’ve been. Historically, how...
Sales Leaders and Training July 16, 2018 By Randy Schwantz Sales leaders have a tough job. They work with producers that are misplaced and burnt out. They work with underwriters...
Sam Walton’s 10 Rules to Run the Agency July 16, 2018 By Bill Schoeffler and Catherine Oak Sam Walton built the world’s largest retail store in the world: Walmart. In his autobiography, Sam Walton: Made in America,...