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 client signatures.
Correctly naming your insured is only one issue that can get you sued. Our author highlights some key areas of concern for agents to prevent an errors and omissions claim.
Many agency problems arise over claims. The agent’s duty to report claims to the carrier can be one area that can generate many different scenarios and opinions. Failure to timely report a claim to the insurer can generate an errors and omissions claim or can damage your relationship with your insurer. Recommending your insured report…
Increasingly inclement weather, civil disobedience, electrical grid failures – all these problems can create a nightmare for insurance agents. Not only will these events impact your clients, but your agency’s staff and its agency management system may be unable to handle the flood of incoming calls and email requests for assistance. Every agency needs a…
COVID-related supply chain issues have dramatically increased the cost of building materials. The result, replacement cost limits on property policies may be too low for the foreseeable future. How should an agency respond when talking with their clients about this issue?
ISO’s Commercial Property Conditions (CP 00 90) gives the insured up to two years to file suit against the insurance carrier. Should the agent advise their insured on this limitation? The answer might surprise you.
COVID and the government actions that resulted were never anticipated, but now it has happened. Such government actions are now a known exposure, what must the agency do to going forward to address this new possibility?
In recent months, this has become a hot topic: Can our agency cancel or non-renew a nightmare client?
Insurance policies are subject to the standard law of contracts but beyond simple contract law, insurance contracts are bound by unique provisions and requirements specific to insurance. An understanding of these unique legal characteristics is necessary to understand the insurance contract.
Six “costs” in addition to the premium combine to develop the insured’s true total cost of risk: 1) Deductibles or Self-Insured Retentions; 2) The cost of uninsured or self-insured losses (intentional or unintentional); 3) Legal costs; 4) Loss control and safety costs; 5) Claims management costs; and 6) Opportunity costs. Do your clients understand these…
