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Flood-Busters: Debunk Customers’ Most Common Flood Myths to Avoid E&O Claims

By: James Redeker Hurricane season is quickly approaching, which brings about thoughts of high winds, storm surges, and flooding. However, flooding is not confined to hurricanes. Flooding often happens in the…

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Avoiding Agency E&O Claims with Signed Documents – Safe, Safer, Safest

By: Virginia Bates Most agency errors & omissions claims have some commonality. This article presents a few examples you can use to prevent a potential claim against your agency when managing…

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Value-Added Services Could Pose an E&O Exposure

By: Nancy Germond Question: “I currently write a very nice tree service account, which is coming up for renewal in a couple of months. Last year, we had some stiff competition…

What Scares You?

Around my favorite time of year, Halloween, there are a lot of television shows and internet articles about scary things. It made me think that as an insurance agent errors…

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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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What Scares You?

Around my favorite time of year, Halloween, there are a lot of television shows and internet articles about scary things. It made me think that as an insurance agent errors…

halloween candy corns in a pumkin candy bucket

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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