February 21, 2018
We are grateful for friend of the Academy, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, Executive Director, Big “I” Virtual University who provided this blog series about autonomous vehicles. Last week, Chris introduced us to …
February 14, 2018
This week (and for the next few weeks) we are grateful for friend of the Academy, Christopher J. Boggs, CPCU, ARM, ALCM, LPCS, AAI, APA, CWCA, CRIS, AINS, Executive Director, Big “I” Virtual University who provided this blog series about …
November 10, 2016
Google the phrase “business consultant” and more than 21 million hits pop up available for review. Granted some of these are links to descriptions of what a business consultant is, but the majority of possible sites link to websites for …
October 31, 2016
Halloween pranks. Google this phrase and more than 5 million results link you to a myriad of ways to “mess with peoples’ minds” on Halloween. Some of the recommended pranks require a higher education to understand; some ideas are, well, …
September 27, 2016
Professional employer organizations (PEOs) began their rise after the adoption of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 cleared a path for the creation and expansion of such entities. Between 780 and 980 professional employer organizations operate across …
September 12, 2016
Insurance Services Office’s (ISO’s) Business Auto Coverage (BAC) Form (CA 00 01) protects the named insured (“you”) against the financial consequences of its legal liability for bodily injury or property damaged not excluded by the policy and arising out of …
September 6, 2016
Coverage Part A of the Commercial General Liability (CGL) policy is limited in scope, extending coverage to claims arising out of only bodily injury (BI) and/or property damage (PD). Couple Part A’s limited scope with the CGL form’s absolute pollution …
August 8, 2016
Condominiums present a unique problem for insurance agents and underwriters. Two separate persons (one a legal person and the other a natural person) may “split” the ownership of contiguous property. Regardless of the client’s status as the association or individual …
July 26, 2016
“Legally obligated,” “legally responsible,” “legally must pay,” and “legally liable” are all insurance policy terminology referring to the same concept – legal liability. Legal liability is liability imposed by the courts through common law or by statute on any person …
July 20, 2016
Recently I wrote an article about Millennials, at least that’s what many assumed. The article actually focused on the mistakes being made in our attempts to entice Millennials to join the insurance industry. Some readers had knee-jerk reactions, and some …