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Why Buy Auto Physical Damage Coverage?

Your insured declines to purchase physical damage coverage because his vehicle “isn’t worth much” and “I’m a good driver.” His vehicle is totaled by another vehicle whose insurer denies liability.…

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Big “I” Virtual University Articles ?Should the Agency Receptionist Be Licensed Who Should Be Licensed in the Agency Testing for Producers.. How to Find the Fourteen Percenters? Agency Management: Contracts…

Insuring “Other Structures” on HO-6 Condo Policies

An HO-6 condo form includes only Coverage A and C for direct damage to property…that is, no Coverage B. What if the insured owns a structure not attached to the…

Row of colorful, red, yellow, blue, white, green painted residential townhouses, homes, houses with brick patio gardens in summer

Coding, Rating, and Coverage

Do you know how to code and rate commercial lines accounts? Do you understand the difference between coding, rating, and coverage? If not or you’re not sure, then take a…

Growth charts and graphs. Pile of reports.

Oral vs. Written Binders

Unless there is a legal requirement, is there a reason to issue a written binder on an account? We posed this question to the VU faculty and got a mixed…

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