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The Reason You Only Need One Auto Policy

This weekend was really good one for one of my sons. He got the all-too-rare opportunity to go see his girlfriend (who lives almost 350 miles from us). They both work and go to school, so their time is super …

4 Reasons Autonomous Vehicles Won’t Control the Roads for Some Time

Monday was the first day of the AAIS Main Event. The focus was about a focus on the future and all of the speakers that we heard talked about the future of insurance. We heard from folks at Insuretech companies …

Deductibles: Pest or Partner?

Stop me when you’ve heard this story before. A customer calls to report a claim. It’s a small business and they have a few delivery trucks running around their city. One of them was backing out of a customer’s driveway …

A Look at Risk. Are New Risks Really New?

“The more it changes, the more it’s the same thing.” Alphonse Kerr “It’s like deja-vu, all over again.” Yogi Berra The world is undergoing a pace of change unlike anything that we’ve experienced in history. Most of that change is …

Firearms: What is Our Responsibility?

Last week, we spent a little time answering the questions about how our homeowners’ policies cover firearms. Now let’s handle a question that’s a little more touchy. What do we do about it as insurance professionals? Question #3: What is …

How Does the Homeowners’ Policy Handle Firearms?

Once again, we find ourselves in the deeply political and emotional debate about guns, the second amendment, gun control, and safety. Last Friday, Florida’s Governor signed into law new gun control regulation designed to make schools safer. This is not …

Guest Post: Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Finale

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. If you missed any part of …

Guest Post: Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Part 3

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. In the prior two parts, Chris …

Guest Post: Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Part 2

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 …

Guest Post: Who Is Liable When No One Is Driving? Part 1

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 …

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