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Why “Pandemic” is NOT Excluded in the Business Income Policy

There doesn’t need to be a “pandemic” exclusion in the business income policy. The absence of the word or an exclusion containing the word does not change the facts of…

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Forgive Them, They Know Not What They Do

Politicians want votes, lawyers want a percentage and business owners simply want their business to survive and thrive. These facts collided near the end of March 2020 when states began…

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Agent Development Facebook Live

Join us Thursdays throughout 2021 as we discuss agent development programs that can help your agency. Each Facebook live session offers a unique opportunity to listen and engage.

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COVID-19: Extended Business Income Coverage

Even though COVID risks have lessened, this article is still a great primer on extended cusiness income coverage. Following a business-closing loss, insureds suffer two income loss periods. Obviously, income…

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How Business Income Responds to COVID-19 in Under 975 Words

Before any insurance policy responds to a claim, the loss must first meet all the requirements of the insuring agreement. The insuring agreement is the broadest the coverage will ever…

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Five Areas the Best Practices Program Can Help Any Agency

Virtually every industry has a model for comparing results to other businesses in the same field. For the independent agency system, that model is the Big “I” Best Practices program.

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COVID-19: Lessons to be Learned in the 2020 ISO Emerging Issues Bracket Challenge

For the seventh time, the ISO Emerging Issues team has just completed our annual bracket challenge, in which insurance and risk management professionals around the globe weighed in on what…

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