From Don Phin the CEO of our human resources partner: HRThatWorks: I recently reported on a California case in which a manager was fired partly because he and his …
Loss Assessment?
If you live in a condo association this is for you. The below article state that one in every six homeowners lives in some sort of association. With experience …
Disability
Often we field questions on Disability Insurance. This isn’t exactly on the front burner of many individuals but it should be discussed due to the frequency of claims. You …
Hired Exposures!
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, …