How to Properly Extend Insured Status Academy Journal · Jan 4, 2016 Odd but true: The agent called and asked the underwriter to amend the named insured. The insured had…
NOPE Says, ‘Stupidity Can Be Excluded!’ Academy Journal · Dec 22, 2015 Departments of Insurance across the country are bracing for the introduction of new commercial property policy language promised…
7 Simple Underwriting Questions Nobody Asks Academy Journal · Dec 14, 2015 First, let’s be clear – this is only a SMALL sampling of simple questions agents and underwriters fail…
Insurance Lies Clients Believe – And Pass on to Others Academy Journal · Dec 7, 2015 Myths, legends and lies are hard to dispel and correct, especially when doing so appears to financially harm…
Helping Independent Agents Compete and Evolve Cotality · Dec 3, 2015 Even with advancements in the direct-to-consumer channel, independent agents (IAs) continue to be a dominate distribution channel for…
Are You an Insurance ‘Expert?’ Academy Journal · Nov 20, 2015 Have you ever noticed that true experts don’t refer to themselves, or even consider themselves, experts? However, others…
How to Write Coverage for Condominium Associations and Individual Unit Owners Academy Journal · Nov 16, 2015 Completing the condominium insurance picture necessitates “jigsaw puzzle” tenacity. Quite a few pieces must be snapped together to…
What’s (Bad) Luck Got to do With It: Is Risk the Enemy? Academy Journal · Nov 13, 2015 Today is Friday the 13th! Not that I have paraskevidekatriaphobia, but a lot of people do – so…
Do’s and Don’ts of E&O Suits Academy Journal · Nov 3, 2015 Ask any agent who has suffered through an errors and omissions (E&O) suit and they will provide sage-like…
Halloween and Legal Liability for Ghosts, Ghouls, Goblins, and Other “Guests” Academy Journal · Oct 30, 2015 “Halloween pranks.” Google this phrase and more than 5 million results link to a myriad of ways to…