The answer to the question posed in the headline is because many excess- and surplus-lines insurance companies’ actions are covered by the contract. Have you ever asked yourself why E&S insurance carriers can cancel a policy with only 30 days’ notice when in most...
With spring underway, bringing large amounts of rain and snowmelt, it’s more important than ever that agents are doing their best to educate homeowners about flood insurance. Recent data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency indicates that the U.S. has...
Traditionally, a legacy is something that is handed down from one generation to the next. In the legal world, it is literally an amount of money or property left to someone. More philosophically, a legacy can be an idea, mission, or purpose that future generations are...
Did you know that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s substantial damage rule applies to any building damage … not just flood damage? That’s right, even common homeowners policy perils such as wind, fire and/or water damage could trigger the requirement for a...
While the headline of this article may sound like a fun little pun, let’s face facts: If insureds are not honest, there can simply be no effective insurance policy come claim time. As a commercial-lines agent and account executive for eight years now, I have...
In today’s business environment—especially during the pandemic—businesses needed to find a way to stay afloat. This means that accounts, both big and small, have had to find a way to expand their reach both domestically and internationally. Small- to medium-sized...
When we hear the term risk management, typically we think of enterprise businesses or large commercial businesses that have teams of risk managers—and which are way more sophisticated than small- to mid-sized businesses. The Oxford Dictionary’s definition of risk...