At the direction of their accountant, a husband and wife transferred ownership of their secondary residence condominium unit to a closely held family-owned corporation, allegedly for tax purposes. Following a loss, the couple filed a claim for direct prop
Imagine your agency’s daily operations without standardized insurance forms. If the Senate’s majority leader and minority whip have their way, you won’t have to imagine it. Life without standard forms will be the new reality. As independent agents and
In spring, the thoughts of many a great agent turn to love…of the Big “I” Best Practices study. Every three years, a batch of invitations is sent to high-performing agencies around the country, asking them to participate in the study, which determines the
It’s a cold day in Miami, one of the few we enjoy each season before our neighborhoods warm up. This morning, The Miami Herald’s headline proclaimed “Baby It’s Cold Outside!” Our temperature at 8 a.m. was 53 degrees. OK, stop laughing. With my apology to
On my way home from karate class I spotted my friend Lydia pulled over on the side of the road behind a tow truck. It was easy to spot her light gray Honda, because it was hard to miss her vanity tag that read “LYSNPL8.”
By: Volume 104, No. 3
Agents’ grassroots activism is the source of power for the Big “I.” We’ve all heard the story many times: Independent agents are in every community. They are leaders in their communities, their churches, the local Chamber of Commerce, Little League, the B
On a sun-drenched Saturday, I took my nephew Milo to the public library. He liked to listen to the storytellers read to groups of children, and I liked showing all the single moms in attendance that Ace is a kid-friendly man. Inside the room, Milo raced
Thanks to new working relationships, agents are upping their market access.
The initial fanfare of the new Congress has passed, giving way to the serious business of governing. One of the most pressing items that the Big “I” will work on throughout 2007 is the fate of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act (TRIEA), the succes