The Hanover Launches Workers’ Comp Advantage
The new product is designed to simplify and accelerate the quoting and binding process for small business clients.
Commercial Lines
Should Overseas Virtual Assistants Be Included in a Workers Comp Policy?
A Missouri-based commercial lines client uses virtual assistants in the Philippines. Does the virtual assistants’ wages need to be added to the company’s workers compensation policy?
Safety Perception Gap Between Small Business Employers and Employees
While 63% of employers said they provide structured safety training, only 29% of employees report receiving it regularly—and 28% say they have never received formal workplace safety training.
Safety at Work: What’s Powering Workplace Safety Technology
Safety technology is a fast-evolving, dynamic field with advanced use of data analytic tools and artificial intelligence (AI) powering its evolution. Here are four common factors related to using safety technologies in the workplace.
Top 5 Most-Read Articles in Independent Agent in August
Agents wanted to know how to handle a demand to add language to a certificate of insurance (COI), as well as the top five workers compensation codes that agents get wrong.
Top 5 Workers Comp Classification Codes That Agents Get Wrong
Inaccurate coding can be a costly mistake. Here are the workers comp class codes that are most frequently reclassified by The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and what to use instead.
3 Ways Agents Can Offer the Best Advice to Workers Comp Clients
As the soft workers comp market continues, here are three risk management tips agents can provide to their clients to get the most out of their coverage.
Why Mental Health Is Emerging as a Key Workers Comp Concern
There is a growing recognition of the importance of mental health in the workplace, with many states enacting laws to include post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions under workers comp benefits.
Is There a Coverage Gap When BAP and Umbrella Have Different Renewal Dates?
A pallet manufacturing company has a business auto policy that renews in November and a commercial umbrella policy that renews in April.
License to Lead: Meet Young Agent Deuel Romero
“Spanish is my first language,” says young agent Deuel Romero. “I got into the industry when I saw a huge opportunity with the underserved demographic of the Hispanic business owner community.”
