Personal Lines

PAP Annotated Endorsements

The purpose of most endorsements is to amend policy forms by either broadening or restricting coverage. Other endorsements simply clarify the intent or scope of coverage. Finally, some endorsements are…

Auto “Gap” Coverage

Getting a new car is usually fun and exciting. But having a total loss on a new car causes a double-whammy: the extreme disappointment of the loss of a new…

Leasing a Company Car to Yourself

Your insured owns a company that has no auto coverage. For tax (or other) reasons, the company buys a car then leases it to the owner, your insured. He wants…

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Cash Management Services: What Difference Can They Make to an Independent Agency?

Independent agencies are not like many other businesses. They have unique cash management opportunities. A bank that recognizes this difference will offer a variety of specialized products, competitively priced, to help agents…

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Remote Deposit Offers New Road to Efficiency for Agencies

ATMs revolutionized banking more than 25 years ago and today online banking is now commonplace. And, now a new banking product, remote deposit, is being utilized to greatly improve business efficiencies,…

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Buy-Sell Agreements

Current working partners have to find a way and method of buying out a deceased or permanently disabled member. A well prepared Buy-Sell agreement prepares for this possibility. Once again,…

Federal Estate and Gift Tax Basics

Estate planning generally consists of a plan to distribute accumulated wealth upon death, using life insurance to protect survivors from financial distress, and minimizing taxes and expenses associated with this…

The Basics of Estate Planning

Estate planning can be defined as planning for the transfer of wealth (a large amount, a small amount, or something in between) at a person’s death, and the making of…

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Federal Deposit Insurance

Because a bank deposit is a loan from the customer to the bank, like any loan or contract in general, it’s quite possible that the bank’s promise to repay the…

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