PIANJ held its 40th Annual Golf Classic Oct. 2, 2023, to benefit Special Olympics New Jersey, at TPC Jasna Polana, in Princeton, N.J. The PIANJ Golf Classic—in partnership with the PIANJ Women’s Leadership Alliance—was proud to present Special Olympics New Jersey with...
Shark attacks: If you’re not with Jason Statham, an insurance policy may be the next best thing
If you are brave enough to have bought a ticket to Jason Statham’s latest action thriller, Meg 2: The Trench, then you might be familiar with what it would be like to take on a band of oversized, murderous sharks and other sea creatures in the pursuit of ocean...
NJYIP Fun Run raises over $80,000 for SONJ
The NJYIP 39th Annual Fun Run was held on June 6, 2023, on the Boardwalk outside the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. It was part of the Annual Conference hosted by PIANJ and PIANY. Over 70 runners participated in this year’s event—and fundraisers and sponsors...
Random insurance thoughts: Jurassic Park
You may be aware that Jurassic World Dominion was released earlier this month. Dominion is the (checks IMDB) sixth Jurassic Park/World movie. The release of JWD has caused me think about the “Jurassic” premise as whole. First, let me say I am a huge Jurassic Park fan....
Five funny holiday- and winter-time claims
After determining that everyone is safe and getting the claims process started, there are some claims submissions that can give an agent a belly laugh once he or she gets off the phone. Here are some comical examples of winter-season claims: No. 1: A very hungry pup....
PIA debates Halloween candy
Recently, PIA Northeast Government & Industry Affairs and Industry Resource Center staff—plus one mystery writer—were asked to make a case for their favorite Halloween candy, or in some cases, whatever candy was left after trick-or-treating was over. The choices...
Advertising in any galaxy, even ones far, far away
The modern insurance industry has been around for hundreds of years. Insurance advertising has been around for almost as long. Despite that, navigating the do’s and don’ts of insurance advertising is a constant source of confusion for agencies. And, that is most true...
A long time ago, in an insurance agency far, far away …
My name is Agens Makler of Makler & Daughters Insurance Agency—I am one of the daughters. My father started the agency in 3230 Lothal Year on the planet of Tatooine. And, anyone familiar with Tatooine knows that the planet has three things in abundance: sand,...
Did the owners of the RMS Titanic commit insurance fraud?
We know what really happened on this day in history: the R.M.S. Titanic—thought to be unsinkable—struck an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912, and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912—109 years ago. But, have you heard the insurance-fraud...