Parting Shots

Ethical Business Practices Essential to Success in Today’s Marketplace

Many insurance companies are discovering a basic truth. Integrity in business is more than just the right thing to do–it is critical to success in an increasingly complex and dynamic marketplace. When I look at where we are these days–investigations …

Making the Case for Diversity on the ‘Top Deck’

The insurance industry has made great strides toward increasing diversity in the past decade. Although there is still room for improvement at the top, there are more doors open to Latins, people of color and women than ever before in …

Making the Case for Diversity on the ‘Top Deck’

The insurance industry has made great strides toward increasing diversity in the past decade. Although there is still room for improvement at the top, there are more doors open to Latins, people of color and women than ever before in …

Making the Case for Diversity on the ‘Top Deck’

The insurance industry has made great strides toward increasing diversity in the past decade. Although there is still room for improvement at the top, there are more doors open to Latins, people of color and women than ever before in …

Making the Case for Diversity on the “Top Deck”

The insurance industry has made great strides toward increasing diversity in the past decade. Although there is still room for improvement at the top, there are doors open to Latinos, people of color and women more than ever before in …

Distracted Driving: Steering Clear of Liability Risks

When an employee crashes, so does the bottom line. In many cases, it is employers who bear the human, economic, and legal costs associated with a crash. Consider the following scenario: Your employee is driving down the road talking on …

Do It Right the First Time: Surplus Lines Compliance

As a producer, keeping abreast of the surplus lines laws and regulations in your own state is often a difficult task. When one wanders across state borders, the challenge becomes even more daunting, sometimes requiring an entire staff of compliance …

Do It Right the First Time: Surplus Lines Compliance

As a producer, keeping abreast of the surplus lines laws and regulations in your own state is often a difficult task. When one wanders across state borders, the challenge becomes even more daunting, sometimes requiring an entire staff of compliance …

How Retail Agents Can Develop/Improve Relationships with Wholesalers

The answer is yes. And now for the question. Did you know that if your application is received by a broker/underwriter, and it is not complete, it goes to the bottom of his/her stack of new business? This is no …

Who’s Afraid of a Little Competition?

Five or fewer insurers control at least three-quarters of the small-group insurance market. This lack of competition contributes to double-digit premium increases for many small businesses and forces an increase in the number of their employees who are uninsured. Ah, …

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