As early as next month, the U.S. Supreme Court may announce its decision regarding several challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Timed just as the presidential election campaign season heats up, it may cause a bigger splash
Swimming Pools and the Homeowners Policy; Swimming Pools and the CGL Policy; When Residents Have No Contents Coverage (and Worse)
By: Volume 109, No. 4
Bo Govea makes a science of selling personal lines. Since starting Leawood, Kansas-based Community Insurance Consultants from scratch just three years ago, Govea has captured the home and auto business of many of Kansas City’s wealthiest residents.
There are times when being a manager can make you a media target. The larger your organization, the greater the odds of something embarrassing happening that ends up for the world to see on YouTube.
The BAP “Work You Performed” Exclusion; Debris Removal and Trees; Care, Custody or Control and Separation of Insureds
After several years of decline, new studies show contingency compensation is again on the rise. And it seems, so are the groups of agents and brokers who accept them. In a shocking reversal of position, it appears that Willis will accept “traditional cont
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is an essential public-private partnership that protects 5.7 million consumers and 22,000 participating communities from the dangers of floods and, without further congressional action, it is scheduled to expire
Recently, I ran into a 1904 quote about IIABA’s purpose: “The agency movement is built upon common loyalty to a common cause, the union of all agents in defense of the rights of a single agent…” I love that sentiment. It is our union—our numbers—that cont
A caterer at a celebrity wedding tackles Ace when he tries to take a picture at the private event. The caterer ponders if her CGL policy would provide coverage if one of her employees leaked a photo, but Ace notes she has another form of coverage to consi