Last week, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins—best known for her work on Archenemy, Darlin’, and Blindfire—was killed on the movie set of Rust, after a prop firearm was discharged during filming. The firearm—which was discharged by actor Alec Baldwin, known for his roles...
Do you often cringe when you open an email and see a certificate request from one of your commercial clients? There are few things that cause more problems for insurance agents than requests for certificates of insurance. The requests and requirements seem to...
Gov. Phil Murphy signed A-4805 into law this week. The new law requires insurers to disclose critical information related to business-interruption coverage in commercial insurance policies to consumers. Requirements for insurers The new law serves to correct clients’...
Insurance for trucking risks can be extremely confusing to insurance agents unless they are prepared and knowledgeable about the coverage. In addition to general knowledge about the risk, insurance professionals must know the underwriting guidelines and...
When policyholders are facing nonrenewal or cancellation of their policies, it’s important that you—the agent—follow the rules when notifying them of the nonrenewal or cancellation. But, depending on the state in which you do business, the rules may differ. New York...
New legislation (S.7052) that would require complete disclosure of a defendant’s insurance documents in a personal-injury court case passed the state Senate and state Assembly on the last day of New York’s 2021 legislative session. What the bill would require If it is...
Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 243 to expand efforts to reopen the state by further reducing mask requirements. Effective Friday, June 4, workplaces not open to the public will no longer need to require employees wear face masks or adhere to social...
It has been well over a year since COVID-19 became part of our lives. Most of us no longer are having daily conversations with our clients about their business income coverage, and how it applies—or doesn’t apply—in a pandemic. However, the problem of coverage still...
Currently, there are 18 states (and Washington, D.C.) where recreational use of cannabis is legal and 37 states where medicinal use of cannabis is legal. New Jersey, New York and Vermont are among those states where recreational use of cannabis is legal, and...
Picture this: Mysterious music plays. A curtain pulls back. A shadowy man wearing a cloak emerges on stage. In his hand, he holds a hermetically sealed envelope. He states to the audience that he is a famous mystic, and he will psychically divine the answer to the...