The home page of Otterstedt Insurance Agency’s website says, “It’s about people, not policies.” After more than 100 years in business, the agency seems to know that living up to this motto starts with its own people. “I have worked …
Recent court decisions across the South continue to shape the risk management landscape, from workers’ compensation to property insurance issues. Workers’ comp In South Carolina, the state Supreme Court recently upended decades of practice and joined the national debate over …
Global commercial insurance prices increased 15% in the third quarter of 2021, which was the same rate of increase recorded in the previous quarter, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released by insurance broker Marsh. While this is the …
On her family’s first trip since the pandemic began, 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos got on a vertical drop ride at a Colorado amusement park with her uncle, aunt and cousins last month. When the floor pulled away, everyone else fell in …
Let’s talk about producer accountability. The number one thing producers need to be held accountable for is their activity. But naturally, accountability is a tough situation. It’s those sweaty palms, lump in your throat, and difficult conversations no one ever …
You may have heard and even laughed about GEICO being sued by a Missouri woman who contracted a sexually transmitted disease (STD) as a result of unprotected sex in a GEICO-insured vehicle. Beyond the sheer inventiveness of the plaintiff, this …
In over 30 years of assisting agents and others in resolving insurance claims, some issues just keep coming up over, and over, again. One such dilemma involves “matching” issues, especially in homeowners insurance claims where hail or windstorm cause damage …
A Missouri woman is suing GEICO after contracting a sexually transmitted disease in a car insured by the company. The woman, identified in District Court documents as M.O., had a sexual relationship with the insured, M.B., in late 2017 including …
With locations in small towns throughout Northwest Ohio and Southern Michigan, Tiffin, Ohio-based UIS Insurance & Investments serves its clients with a small town sensibility and big city capabilities, and that combination suits its employees just fine. Responding to Insurance …
For the sharing economy and mobility sectors to continue to grow, they will need new forms of insurance, including programs to support gig-workers at scale, advises a report from insurance broker Marsh. According to the report, the COVID-19 pandemic is …
