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Thinking (Dreaming) of Retirement? 

Every agency owner we’ve ever met has days in which they would gladly hand the keys over to someone else and walk away from the agency business. No doubt the…

Five Top Tips to Prevent the Most Frequent Errors & Omissions Claims Against Insurance Agencies 

Insurance professionals face several challenges today, from staffing constraints to increasing errors & omissions (E&O) allegations. Of course, while staffing challenges can impact E&O claims, even your most respected customer service representative or your most influential…

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Five Top Tips to Prevent the Most Frequent Errors & Omissions Claims Against Insurance Agencies 

Insurance professionals face several challenges today, from staffing constraints to increasing errors & omissions (E&O) allegations. Of course, while staffing challenges can impact E&O claims, even your most respected customer service representative or your most influential…

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Improving Commercial Client Risk Management While Protecting Your Agency 

If you’re working with small-to-mid-sized businesses (those earning between $10 million to $1 billion in revenue or employing between 26 to 1,000 people), chances are most of your clients do…

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Back to Basics – What Is the Surplus Lines Market?

With today’s hard market, more agents place business with the surplus lines market. This article provides a basic overview of the importance of the surplus lines market, and some pitfalls…

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Workplace Bullying in the Insurance Industry

According to a 2021 survey from the Workplace Bullying Institute, about 30% of people experience bullying at work, and another 19% witness it. That means half of the workforce is…

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Back to Basics – What is the Excess and Surplus Lines Market?

There are two distinct marketplaces in today’s insurance arena: the admitted market – those insurers that are admitted to write insurance business in the state or country where the insured’s…

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