Does your firm hire sub contractors? Do your third party vendors have proper protection to ensure you are properly covered? Often we find that this is not the case. …
Volunteering and Workers Compensation
The below is a blog from our partner HRthatWorks. It shows a great example of costly litigation with a case of an injured volunteer. Due to poor contracts and disclaimers …
Florida Sinkhole… Am I covered?
QUESTION: I saw the sink hole on the news. Am I covered? Here is your answer from the Massachusetts Insurance Agents Association: Long Story Short: No http://www.massagent.com/info/tt32013.pdf
Financial Services
When you mention risk management in the financial services industry one foremost thinks about protecting, hedging and diversifying investments. Because of the industries ever increasing scrutiny from public opinion and …
"I need a low price"
This cartoon video is an inside joke for the insurance industry. This may not be interesting to anyone outside the insurance world but it somewhat accurately shows the stereotypical relationship …
Storage Wars
The last thing an insurance broker should admit to the self storage industry is that they are “Storage Wars” junkie. It is not the found Picasso or never before seen …
But Only Part Of The Building Was Damaged!!!!!
How does a $20,000 property claim cost $100,000 to repair? Zoning Laws continually change and can vary greatly from town to town. Did you know that in some areas, …
New Law Affecting Staffing Firms
Back on August 7th of 2012, Governor Patrick signed into law an act that establishes a standard of information a temporary worker will be afforded before going to the job. …
Insurance Agents Have Large Impact on Massachusetts Economy
A recent Towers Watson study shows that Massachusetts Independent Insurance Agencies contribute over $1 billion to the state economy. And, almost just as important is the total contribution of …
Property Inspections…
An aspect of underwriting, and loss control for personal insurance includes an advisor being familiar with and viewing the property insured. The next step is to have an inspector from …