A burst city waterline causes water damage to the common area of a mall, which is insured under a proprietary Special Cause of Loss form. Can the carrier deny coverage based on the water exclusion?
Autonomous trucks are on the horizon, and the new technology they entail will hopefully improve safety. But that won’t happen any time soon—and certainly not soon enough to provide any relief to the current driver shortage crisis.
To succeed in the trucking insurance market, independent agent John Glinski III says “you either have to have both feet in or both feet out. You can’t really dabble in it.”
By: Volume 115, No. 6
In an underwriting alliance with Huntersure, LLC, QBE brings professional liability coverage to midsize to large architectural, engineering and contractor businesses.
How do you increase touchpoints with personal lines prospects and clients? Independent agents weigh in on their most successful outreach strategies.
Reasonable recommendations can result in uncovered losses. Which professional advisers are giving your customers insurance advice?
In personal lines, should you spend more time on developing new business than retaining current clients? Two independent agents debate the issue.
Investor uncertainty leading up to and following the 2016 U.S. election restrained merger & acquisition activity through the first half of 2017. But in the early part of 2018, it’s been a different story.
How do you think your clients or prospects would prefer to spend $1,000: a) toward a vacation of their choice or b) toward purchasing an insurance policy?
