Declarations
Trucking “He was not working with the truck in any way and was not entering or exiting the truck. He had no purpose or connection with the truck other than the incidental contact that led to his unfortunate injuries and …
Trucking “He was not working with the truck in any way and was not entering or exiting the truck. He had no purpose or connection with the truck other than the incidental contact that led to his unfortunate injuries and …
Run Across America “If I can help inspire even just one person with diabetes to work toward a personally meaningful goal, one they had thought their diabetes precluded, I will have been a success.” —Kevin Powell, a 43-year-old runner and …
Overblown Uncertainty “Greece has the economy of somewhere like Alabama. I think the high degree of uncertainty coming out of Europe is overblown.” —Insurance Information Institute President and Chief Economist Robert Hartwig. During his talk at the annual Professional Liability …
A Changing Sea “The world has moved on; the world has changed, and I think possibly in the future we’re going to have to look at forms of security that the maritime industry haven’t been used to in the past.” …
Ryan on Leadership “Leadership is establishing a vision and getting others to buy into that vision, and when they buy into that vision, it’s establishing trust.” —Patrick Ryan, chairman and CEO of Chicago, Ill.-based Ryan Specialty Group. Ryan, who led …
Amish Appeal “We think there are important Kentucky constitutional issues that need to be resolved by this case.” William Sharp, an American Civil Liberties Union attorney representing Amish men in Kentucky who have been ordered to pay fines for refusing …
Scammers Go Online “A con artist can take advantage of how easily people share background and personal information online by using this information to make a highly targeted pitch to ‘friends’ within that social group.” —William White, Commissioner of Washington, …
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous. Seriously. Declarations Underpricing “If there is …
100 Agents “We’ve got a lot coming out in 2012.” —Jon Beckham, chief marketing officer at South Carolina-based Accident Insurance Co., who said the company is looking to add 100 agents in the 100 days through Oct. 12. AIC hopes …
Obesity Benefit “(It’s) a huge public health problem. In the space of a few decades, we’ve gone from having a very large percentage of occupations involving regular activity to one where those jobs are very rare.” —Russell Pate, a professor …