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Property Valuations & Your E&O Exposure

Join Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Big “I” Professional Liability for a risk management webinar focusing on property valuations and your agency’s E&O exposure. All Big “I” members are invited to attend a complimentary new webinar, Property Valuations and Your E&O Exposure. 

Hardening Markets: Carrier Rehabilitation/Liquidation

Join Swiss Re Corporate Solutions and Big “I” Professional Liability for a risk management webinar focusing on the prominent issue of carrier rehabilitation and liquidation in the hard market. Learn what is causing the increase in carrier downgrades and how these downgrades lead to an increase in errors & omissions claims. Learn the do’s and don’ts…

Helping Hand: How to Support Your Remote Employees and Avoid Claims Against Your Agency

The COVID-19 pandemic brought a host of issues for everyone, both personally and professionally. For employers, keeping a business operational resented all kinds of challenges. Agencies have had to adapt to government orders and maintain the health and safety of employees. Some restrictions have been lifted, but the business world still hasn’t returned to the…

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I’m Going to Find Out Anyway, so You Might as Well Tell Me

Overlooking the error of a high-producing agent, for example, will only delay correction until the next mistake. There needs to be consistency from management – from receptionist to lead producer; all deserve respect, understanding and fairness in this situation. Management needs to be willing to look inward to see if there was something they could…

Less is More:  Overpromising on Your Agency Website is Bad for Business

Much ink—and a lot of webinar time—has been devoted to the topic of agency websites leading to errors & omissions claims in recent years. The message is simple: Our insureds are getting skewered in lawsuits because they make grandiose promises on their websites, which then become “star witnesses” against the agency. Your own words are…

So You’re Thinking About Selling (or Buying) an Agency?

At some point in your insurance career you may have to decide, is it time to sell my agency? Or, if you’re making a transition in your insurance career, the opportunity arises to consider whether you should purchase an agency. In both situations, one of the most overlooked and under-considered aspects is what to do…

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